Miner Chaarat Gold Limited (LON:CGH) has announced three senior management hires.
Vladimir Shvetsov is taking up the role of vice president for geology and exploration, replacing Dusty Nicol, who will continue to work closely with the company.
Vyacheslav Pilipenko, meanwhile, has been appointed vice president for government relations and security.
In the same statement, the company, which has operations in Kyrgyz Republic and Armenia, said it brought on board Frances Robinson in January as company secretary.
Shvetsov brings with him over 40 years’ mining industry experience and has headed up the geological departments of a number of major gold mining companies including GV Gold and Nord Gold as well as helping found Severstal’s gold business.
Pilipenko has 15 years’ experience and has worked for aluminium giant Rusal and state-owned energy company InterRAO, as well as serving for seven years with the presidential administration of the Russian Federation.
Finally, new company secretary Robinson is a qualified lawyer in England and Wales and has more than 15 years' experience as a FTSE company secretary.
Chaarat chief executive Artem Volynets said: "I am very excited to welcome new members to our management team, all of them are a great addition to our company."