Board

Mr. Liu is the Chairman of Ka An Development Co. Limited (“Ka An”), a long-term shareholder of Eastplats. Mr. Liu’s career has been focused on business investments and international trade in China, Hong Kong, and North America. After completing his studies in accounting at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics in 1994, Mr. Liu started his career in the automobile sales and distribution sector. He was an early partner and investor in renowned technology companies. A decade ago, Mr. Liu began following the global mining industry. His current investments span across mining, automobile sales, banking, and shipping industries. Mr. Liu brings over two decades of expertise in business investment and financing enterprises. Ka An continues to be fully committed to ensuring the successful management and operation of the Company.

Ms. Ng is an accomplished CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant), CGA with an extensive financial management background that includes work with several publicly listed mining companies. She has over 25 years of experience in mining, information technology, biotech, and insurance. With a background in many different business sectors, including the financial operations of multi-million dollar companies, Ms. Ng is well-versed in a variety of industries.

Ms. Ng previously worked as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for publicly listed companies in both mining and information technology. In mining, she served as CFO at Mesa Uranium Corp., and as Corporate Controller at both Nevada Copper Corp. and American Bonanza Gold Corp. She also provided controllership and consulting services to Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. and various other companies in a wide range of fields. Ms. Ng’s experience in mining, oil, and gas extends back to her time as a Senior Manager at a mid-sized CPA firm in Vancouver, where she worked closely with publicly listed companies for a number of years.

Alex Guan has over 30 years of experience in the metallurgical and mining industry and brings his significant experience and knowledge in metals manufacturing and trading, especially in South Africa, to Eastplats. He is the director of White Compass Pty Ltd. since 2014, a trading and consulting company in commodity and art, based in Australia.

Prior to 2014, Alex was the Chief Representative in China for Metalmin, a supplier of quality ferroalloys, minerals, and reclaimed products to the steel, chemical and foundry industry. Prior to his role at Metalmin, Alex was the Deputy General Manager of Sinosteel Raw Materials Company, part of the state-owned Sinosteel Corporation, in charge of commodity trading, and General Manager of Sinosteel Ferroalloy Company, in charge of the ferroalloy business of Sinosteel Corp.

Alex was educated in China, obtaining his Bachelor of Management and International Trade from Northeast University and his MBA from Tsinghua University.

Mr. Chen is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant (“CPA”) with over 20 years of experience in accounting, finance, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and management reporting, with a strong focus on the mining industry. He served on the board and audit committee of a Canadian copper producer for over 10 years, including more than one year as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Chen is currently a partner at a U.S. CPA firm that specializes in the audit of publicly listed companies in both Canada and the United States. His areas of expertise include IFRS and U.S. GAAP financial reporting, internal controls over financial reporting, and corporate governance. Mr. Chen brings a strong combination of technical knowledge and executive leadership to the board, with a proven track record of driving financial performance and strategic execution in the resource sector.