Age: 52

Date First Elected to the Board: June 16, 2010

MARTIN ANTONIO G. ZAMORA is the President and CEO of the Company. He is the President of all the mining subsidiaries of the Company and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of EPI and its subsidiaries. Before joining NAC in 2007, Mr. Zamora was the Philippine Country Manager and a Director of UPC Renewables, a global developer, owner and operator of wind farms and solar facilities. Prior to that, he worked for ten (10) years for finance and investment banking firms such as CLSA, Robert Fleming & Co. (UK), Jardine Fleming, and SGV & Co. He received his Bachelor of Science in Management from Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), his MBA from London Business School (UK), and his Masters in Organizational Psychology from INSEAD.

Listed companies of which Mr. Zamora is presently a director:

Philippines

1. Nickel Asia Corporation

Date First Elected to the Board: June 7, 2024

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).

Age: 51

Date First Elected to the Board: June 3, 2022

MR. HARVEY T. ANG is the President of Yeeloofa Development Corporation. Prior thereto, he was Business Development Manager of Exchange Properties Resources Corporation from July 2004 to July 2007. He was also the Export Director of Solid Mills, Inc. from July 1999 to October 2003. Aside from his experience in the real estate and textile industries, he has had significant experience in the logistics and retail and marketing industries. Mr. Ang obtained his Bachelor of Science in Management, minor in Legal Management, from the Ateneo De Manila University.

Age: 77

Date First Elected to the Board: August 04, 2022

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.

She previously served as Board Chair and Independent Director of PNB for 15 years and Undersecretary for the Department of Finance. She was the first Filipina Vice President in Citibank N.A., President of the Bankers Institute of the Philippines, Director of the Bankers Association of the Philippines, and of the Philippine Bible Society. She has co-authored and compiled several books on ethics, mentorship, and gardening, among others, and continues to be a regular columnist for Manila Bulletin and Business World.

Ms. Tarriela obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Economics, from the University of the Philippines, and obtained her Master’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Age: 51

Date First Elected to the Board: June 28, 2022

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.

Age: 57

Date First Elected to the Board: August 5, 2021

YUSUKE NIWA is the General Manager of the Nickel Sales and Raw Materials Department, Non-Ferrous Metals Division of SMM. He has more than thirty (30) years of experience in SMM's non-ferrous metals and materials businesses, specializing in the fields of accounting, project management and administration. He likewise held significant posts relative to the Sierra Gorda copper mine of SMM in Chile. Mr. Niwa is also an incumbent director of the Company's affiliates, THNC, CBNC and Nickel Asia Holdings, Inc. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Economics from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan.

Listed companies of which Mr. Niwa is presently a director:

Philippines

1. Nickel Asia Corporation

Age: 58

Date First Elected to the Board: May 20, 2019

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.

Listed companies of which Ms. Riingen is presently a director:

Philippines

1. Nickel Asia Corporation

Age: 43

Date First Elected to the Board: June 30, 2022

LEONIDES JUAN MARIANO C. VIRATA is a member of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Virata is the CEO of Cavitex Holdings Inc. and the Managing Director of MTC Investment Properties. Prior thereto, he was with the Broking Research team of Platinum Securities from 2006 to 2010. He is a member of the Makati Business Club. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts, Major in Philosophy of Religions from the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Date First Elected to the Board: June 7, 2024

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.