NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION - Key Persons

Member of the Officers Team
Senior Vice President - Sustainability, Risk Management and Corporate Affairs Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Risk Officer

Koichi Ishihara

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Member of the Officers Team
Senior Vice President - Chief Commercial Officer

Kristine C. Victoria

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Geology

Ma. Fatima C. Mijares

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Member of the Officers Team
Vice President - Human Resources

Manuel B. Zamora

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Board Advisor
Member of the Board of Advisors

Maria Angela G. Villamor

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Member of the Officers Team
Senior Vice President - Finance Chief Financial Officer Treasurer

Marnelle A. Jalandoon

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Development Operations

Melchor C. Mananes

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Financial Planning and Analysis

Mr. Angelo Raymundo Q. Valencia - Chairman

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Chairman
Independent Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Risk Oversight Committee

Mr. Gerard H. Brimo - Chairman

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Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee

Mr. Gerard H. Brimo is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Chairman is responsible for leadership of the Board. He ensures the effective operation of the Board and its committees in conformity with the highest standards of corporate governance. He is accountable to the Board. The Chairman ensures that the Board sets an agenda that is focused on strategy, performance, and accountability taking into consideration the recommendations of the Directors and management. He assures the availability of training opportunities to all Directors, including an orientation program for first-time Directors. He ensures that the Board performance is evaluated at least once a year. Mr. Brimo still has executive functions, and works with the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to develop the strategy for the Company's future growth, including to identify opportunities for value-enhancing initiatives such as acquisitions and joint ventures, as may be deemed beneficial for the long-term interest of the Company. He will also oversee the Company's copper-gold initiatives. Mr. Brimo continues to represent the Company in the Chamber of Mines, of which he is the incumbent Chairman.

Mr. Jaime J. Bautista

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Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Risk Oversight Committee

MR. JAMES J.K. HUNG

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Independent Director
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Board Risk Oversight Committee
Member of the Nominations Committee
Member of the Related Party Transactions Committee
Member of the Sustainability Committee
Chairman of Asia Securities Global Group
Member of Sustainability Committee

MR. JAMES J.K. HUNG is the Chairman of Asia Securities Global Group (Hong Kong) since 1993 and Chairman of ASG Inspiration Laboratory (Singapore) Pte, Ltd. He served as Chairman of Asia Securities Inc. (Taiwan), Independent Director of Security Bank Corporation, director of Franklin Templeton Investment Fund (Luxembourg), Director of Franklin Sealand Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Shanghai, China), and Director of Vietnam Fund Limited (Guernsey). He obtained his Master in Business Administration, major in Finance, from Babson College in Massachusetts, USA.

MR. JOSE ISIDRO N. CAMACHO - Chairman

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Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee
Chairman of the Finance Committee
Member of the Officers Team
Non - Executive Director
Chairman of SunLife of Canada

MR. JOSE ISIDRO N. CAMACHO is currently Chairman of SunLife of Canada (Philippines), and Chairman of the University of Arts Singapore. He is a Senior Adviser to TPG Capital (Singapore), Neurocredit (Singapore), Paper Excellence Group, and SICPA (Switzerland); a Founding Member of Asia Peace and Reconciliation Council (Thailand), a Member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's International Advisory Panel (China), and an Independent Director of Sun Life Grepa Financial Inc., Citadel Pacific Limited, and Trans Diversified Group Inc. He is also the Chairman of Bangko ng Kabuhayan and Diniwid Beach Corp. Mr. Camacho was formerly Managing Director and Vice Chairman for Credit Suisse Asia Pacific. He joined Credit Suisse in March 2005 after a distinguished career in government and international banking. He was appointed Secretary of Finance for the Philippines in 2001, a position he held until November 2003. As Secretary of Finance, he led the country's economic team and supervised the fiscal and financial sectors. Prior to that, he served as Secretary of Energy for the Philippines where he was credited with the successful passage of the country's power sector reform legislation. He was also Chairman of Land Bank of the Philippines, Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, Trade Development and Investment Corporation (PhilExim), Home Guaranty Corporation, National Power Corporation (NPC), Power Sector Asset and Liability Management Corporation (PSALM), National Transmission Corporation (Transco), Privatization Council, Capital Market Development Council, and National Credit Council. Prior to joining the government, Mr. Camacho was a Managing Director and Chief Country Officer for the Philippines at Deutsche Bank, AG in Manila. Before Deutsche Bank, he worked for Bankers Trust Company for over twenty years in New York, Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines and Singapore. His last position at Bankers Trust was Head of Investment Banking for Southeast Asia and CEO for Singapore. Mr. Camacho was previously a board member of the National Gallery Singapore (2013-June 2021), the National Heritage Board of Singapore (2007-2013) and Sun Life Malaysia Takaful Bhd (2013-2019) and Sun Life Malaysia Assurance Bhd (2013-2022). He was also formerly a member of the Securities Industry Council of Singapore (2010-2017), the Securities Commission of Malaysia's International Advisory Group (2008-2010) and the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum's Group of Experts (2008-2012), and the Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Singapore (2007-2016). Mr. Camacho obtained his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics (cum laude) from De La Salle University in 1975. He received his MBA with concentration in Finance from Harvard University in 1979. In 2017, He was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Business Administration from Thailand's Eastern Asia University and was a recipient of Singapore's 2021 Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat).

Mr. Masahiro Kamiya

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Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Patrick S. Garcia

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Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Officers Team
Company 's Chief Audit Executive and Assistant Vice President
Company 's Chief Audit Executive. the Chief Audit Executive
Vice President - Internal Audit Chief Audit Executive

Mr. Patrick S. Garcia is the Company's Chief Audit Executive and Assistant Vice President for Internal Audit from May 1, 2020 to the present. Mr. Patrick S. Garcia is the Company's Chief Audit Executive. The Chief Audit Executive is primarily tasked with evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's governance and operations, the reliability and integrity of financial information, the safeguarding of assets, and compliance with laws, rules and regulations.

Mr. Philip T. Ang

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Board Advisor
Member of the Board of Advisors
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee

Mr. Shiro Imai

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Chairman of the Related Party Transactions Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Nominations Committee
Chairman and President of Sumitomo Metal Mining Philippine Holdings, Inc

SHIRO IMAI is the Chairman and President of Sumitomo Metal Mining Philippine Holdings, Inc., Coral Bay Nickel Corporation, and Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation. He has been with for Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. (SMM) since 1995. Prior to his assignment in the Philippines, he was the Manager of the Copper and Precious Raw Materials Department from June 2016 until September 2019 , and served as Chief Representative of SMM's London Office from July 2014 to May 2016 . He was also part of Nickel Sales and Raw Materials Department of the Non-Ferrous Metals Division from November 2009, the Sales and Marketing Section of the Advanced Materials Division from February 2001 until October 2009 , and the Sales and Marketing Section of the Electronics Division from April 1995 to January 2001 . Mr. Imai obtained his Bachelor's degree of Faculty of Economics from Tohoku University in Miyagi, Japan.

Ms. Florencia G. Tarriela

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Chairman of the Audit Committee
Independent Director
Member of the Board Risk Oversight Committee
Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Related Party Transactions Committee

FLORENCIA GOZON TARRIELA is the second female member of the Board, joining Ms. Maria Patricia Z. Riingen who is the first female Director of the Company. She is a Board Advisor of the Philippine National Bank (PNB), an Independent Director of the LT Group Inc., and a Director of PNB Capital & Investment Corporation, PNB International Investment Corporation, Gozon Development Corporation and Tulay sa Pag-unlad Inc., a microfinance nongovernment organization. She is also a liaison director to the Financial Executives Institute's Ethics and Financial Inclusion committees, a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors, a GoNegosyo mentor, and a member of the Filipina CEO Circle and Women Business Council Philippines.

Ms. Georgina Carolina Y. Martinez - Chief Compliance Officer

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Chief Compliance Officer
Member of the Officers Team
Senior Vice President - Compliance and Corporate Support Services Chief Compliance Officer Chief Governance Officer Assistant Corporate Secretary
Senior Vice President, Head of the Compliance

Ms. Georgina Carolina Y. Martinez, Senior Vice President, Head of the Compliance and Corporate Support Services Group, is the Company's Chief Governance Officer. The Chief Governance Officer is tasked with ensuring that corporate governance policies are disseminated, adopted throughout the organization and become an integral part of the Company's culture. In addition, she also ensures that the necessary systems are in place to monitor compliance. Ms. Georgina Carolina Y. Martinez also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company. She ensures the Company's strict adherence to all laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to the business.

Ms. Maria Patricia Z. Riingen

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Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Member of the Officers Team
Non - Executive Director
Vice Chairman

MARIA PATRICIA Z. RIINGEN was first elected as a Director of the Company on May 20, 2019. She is the President of Manta Equities, Inc (Manta) and Manta Foundation, Inc and a Director of Mantra Resources, Inc. She is also a Director of EPI. Prior thereto, she held various positions with the Western Union Company, and was the Senior Vice President and Regional Head for Asia Pacific. Her other previous roles were as Executive Director and a member of the Board of Directors at the Asian Development Bank, Vice President at Citibank N.A., and Brand Manager of Procter & Gamble. She is a member of the Young President's Organization (YPO). She was among Asia's Top 20 People in Cash Management selected by Finance Asia in 2011 for being one of the region's most influential power players and up-and- coming executives in the cash management industry. In 2013, Ms. Riingen was recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the World for her accomplishments as a Filipina senior executive working in a global company. In the same year, she received the Pinnacle Group's CSR Award for spearheading a range of initiatives for better access to financial services in the Philippines. Ms. Riingen obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, major in Marketing, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of the Philippines.

Philipp D. Ines

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Mining Business
Assistant Vice President - Resident Mine Manager / Newminco Pacific Mining Corporation

Remedios C. Camo

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Safety and Environment

Reynaldo M. Dela Rosa

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Community Relations

Rodrigo G. Gazmin

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Material Management

Rolando R. Cruz

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Member of the Officers Team
Senior Vice President - Chief Operating Officer
Vice President - Mining Business

Romeo T. Tanalgo

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Member of the Officers Team
Senior Vice President - Chief Security and Aviation Officer
Vice President - Security and Administrative Services and Officer - in - Charge

Gen. (Ret.) Romeo T. Tanalgo, Vice President-Security and Administrative Services and Officer-in-Charge of the Risk and Assurance Group, assumed the post of Chief Risk Officer effective 01 April 2021. He replaced Mr. Jose B. Anievas who retired on May 31, 2021. The Chief Risk Officer supervises the Company's Enterprise Risk Management System and spearheads its implementation, review and continuous improvement. He takes the lead in identifying key risks exposure relating to economic, environmental, social and governance factors that may affect the achievement of the Company's strategic objectives and developing risk mitigation plans for such risks. He communicates the top risks and the status of implementation of the Company's risk management strategies and action plans to the Board Risk Oversight Committee, and works with the President and CEO in updating and making recommendations to the Board Risk Oversight Committee.

Ryan Rene C. Jornada

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Member of the Officers Team
Vice President - Corporate and Regulatory Affairs and Community Relations

Salvador C. Cabauatan

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Facility Management

Teody A. Pascual

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Member of the Officers Team
Assistant Vice President - Service Management