Mr. Tumur-Ochir, a Mongolian citizen, has a wealth of global experience in the mining and oil and gas industry. Mr. Tumur-Ochir is responsible for new business acquisitions, development and government and community relations. He is also responsible for daily operations in Mongolia.
Under his guidance, Steppe Gold was awarded "The Investment of the Year Award" from the Ministry of Mining and Heavy Industry in 2019.
"The Mining Company of the Year" award by the Mineral Resource and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia in 2020.
The company's flagship project, "ATO Gold Mine" has been selected and received "The Development of the Year" award by Bloomberg Mongolia TV in 2021.
Mr. Tumur-Ochir is also a Director of TSX.V listed Ion Energy Limited.
Ms. Tsogbadrakh, a Mongolian citizen, is a founding member of the Steppe Gold team. She holds a master’s degree in finance, accounting, and corporate governance, and has professional certifications as a CPA and CPTA. She has over 10 years of experience in the financial sector and has held executive positions in the finance departments of publicly listed companies on the Australian and Canadian stock exchanges. Ms. Tsogbadrakh joined the Board of Directors of Steppe Gold in 2023, after being appointed as the Company’s President. Prior to this, she worked as the Vice President of Finance Department at Steppe Gold.
Mr. Dugeree holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law, finance, and accounting, with experience in mining, banking, and legal sectors. He was an executive in banking and finance from 2004 to 2015, led the Legal Department at Erdenet Mining Corporation SOE until 2019, and has been CEO of Boroo Gold LLC since 2021. From August 2024, he is also COO and a board member at Steppe Gold Ltd, and serves on the Banking Lawyers Association board and FRC Mongolia’s Monitoring Committee.
Mr. Erdenebaatar was appointed as director of the Company, following the completion of the acquisition of Boroo Gold LLC. Over the past 10 years, he has specialized in metals and mining sector mergers and acquisitions, project development, and operational efficiency.
Mr. Erdenebaatar holds an M.Sc. in Mega Project Management from Said Business School, Oxford University, UK.
Dr. Zamba, a Mongolian citizen, is currently serving as the Special Envoy of Mongolia on Climate change, National Focus Point of Mongolia for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) covering the coordination of activities related to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Dr. Zamba was the Minister of the Environment of Mongolia from 1990 to 1996 and Director-General of the National Agency for Meteorology, Hydrology and Environmental Monitoring from 1996 to 2001 and Ambassador of Mongolia to Japan from 2001 to 2005. From 2005 to 2001, he was working in New York as the Representative of the UN specialized agency-World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to the United Nations.
Dr. Zamba was also an advisor at the Office of the President of the United Nations Environmental assembly (UNEA) of UNEP in Ulaanbaatar (2014-2016).
Dr. Zamba received a Doctorate from Russian State Hydrometeorological University.
Dr. Jargalan, a Mongolian citizen, is an outstanding geologist with over 30 years of experience in the resources sector including base and precious metals and other commodities.
Dr. Jargalan is Professor and the Head of Mineral Exploration department at the School of Geology and Mining Engineering, Mongolian National University of Science and Technology since 2011. Dr. Jargalan teaches ore geology and metallogeny to Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate students. Prior to 2011, Dr. Jargalan worked as an associate professor at the Mongolian University of Science and Technology.
Dr. Jargalan completed her graduate study at the Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan in 2002. Dr. Jargalan received her Master’s Degree from Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan in 1999.
Mr. Haggarty, a Canadian citizen, has over 35 years of industrial experience both on-site and at a corporate level, involving several precious metal and copper producers, with a back background in project design, commissioning, start-up, metallurgy, process optimization, project management, reclamation, and closure.
Mr. Haggarty is the Managing Director of Haggarty Technical Services Corporation and a registered member of the Professional Engineers Ontario. Mr. Haggarty’s industry experience includes 24 years in operations and 14 years in corporate and EPCM-related roles. Most recently, Mr. Haggarty was Senior Director, Metallurgy at Barrick Gold Corp. Mr. Haggarty has worked at multiple mine sites around the world, including as General Manager of Barrick Gold’s Veladero heap leach project in Argentina. He is considered a technical leader in heap leach processing, implementation and optimization.
Mr. Haggarty received his Master of Engineering in Metallurgy, Mining, Mineral Processing from McGill University.
Ms. Lerner, a U.S. citizen, has operated a private tax accounting firm since 1986 and possesses an expertise in domestic and foreign tax planning, financial forensics, fraud prevention and dispute resolution.
Ms. Lerner is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Forensic (AICPA), Certified Forensic Accountant Homeland Security Level V and a graduate of the American College of Forensic Examiners.
Ms. Lerner is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American College of Forensic Examiners, National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Institute of Business Appraisals, National Conference of CPA Practitioners, and National Association of Tax Preparers.
Ms. Lerner is the former chairperson of Children’s Talent Development Fund, a not-for-profit charitable organization, director and treasurer of the Russian Jewish Congress and acts as a pro-bono consultant for Ukrainian refugees. She is fluent in English, Ukrainian and Russian.
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