Southgobi Announces Change of Chief Financial Officer, Resignation of Chief Operating Officer, Appointment of Vice President of Public Relations and Re-Designation of Vice President of Sales
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February 10, 2021
SOUTHGOBI ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER, RESIGNATION OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,
APPOINTMENT OF VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC
RELATIONS AND RE-DESIGNATION OF VICE PRESIDENT
OF SALES
VANCOUVER – SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX: SGQ, HK: 1878) (“SouthGobi” or the
“Company”) announces that effective from February 10, 2021, (i) Mr. Weiguo Zhang (“ Mr.
Zhang”) has tendered his resignation as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”);
(ii) Mr. Aiming Guo ( “Mr. Guo” ) has tendered his resignation as the Company’s Chief
Operating Officer (the “COO”) and a member of the Health, Environment, Safety and Social
Responsibility Committee (the “HESS Committee”); (iii) Mr. Alan Ho (“ Mr. Ho”) has been
appointed as the Company’s acting CFO; (iv) Mr. Munkhbat Chuluun (“ Mr. Chuluun”) has
been appointed as the Vice President of Public Relations and as a member of the HESS
Committee; and (v) Mr. Tao Zhang has been re -designated from Vice President to Vice
President of Sales.
Mr. Zhang has resigned as CFO due to other work arrangements. Mr. Zhang has confirmed
that he has no disagreement with the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and
that there are no matters relating to his resignation that need to be brought to the attention of
the shareholders of the Company and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Board expressed
its great gratitude to Mr. Zhang for his leadership, guidance and commitment to the Company
since his appointment in June 2018.
Mr. Guo has resigned as COO due to other work arrangements. Mr. Guo has confirmed that
he has no disagreement with the Board and that there are no matters relating to his resignation
that need to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company and the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange. The Board expressed its great gratitude to Mr. Guo for his commitment
and efforts on behalf of the Company since his appointment in June 2018.
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Mr. Ho, age 37, previously held the position of Controller of the Company, has over 15 years
of financial accounting, auditing and co rporate finance experience. Prior to joining the
Company in 2013, Mr. Ho was the audit manager in Ernst & Young, overseeing the audits of
numerous public companies in diverse industries. Mr. Ho holds a Bachelor of Economics and
Finance from the University of Hong Kong and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors. He is also a
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).
Mr. Chuluun, age 61, has served as President and Executive Director of the Company’s
wholly-owned subsidiary SouthGobi Sands LLC ( “SGS”) since September 2015. He joined
SGS as an advisor in 2013 and was later appointed as interim President and Executive
Director and General Manag er of Government Relations and Compliance . Prior to joining
SGS, Mr. Chuluun was the Project Director of Asia Development Bank, the Coordinator of The
World Bank and the Deputy of Prosecutors of Mongolia. Mr. Chuluun is the New Zealand
Honorary Consul -General in Mongolia and serves on the Board of AmCham Mongolia
(American Chamber of Commerce), and Public Administration magazine, and is the President
of the Mongol -New Zealand Friendship Society. Mr. Chuluun holds a Master of Social
Sciences in Public Administration and Public Policy from the University of Waikato, Hamilton,
New Zealand, a postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration from the Academy of
Management, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and a Bachelor of Law from the Institute of the Ministry
of Internal Affairs, Leningrad, Russia.
The appointment of Messrs. Ho and Chuluun as executive officers of the Company has been
approved by the Board upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board, which is comprised of al l independent non -executive
directors, by reference to each of their respective duties and responsibilities as well as the
prevailing market conditions.
Mr. Mao Sun, the Lead Director of the Board, said, “The Board is very pleased to announce
the appointment of Mr. Ho as acting CFO and welcome Mr. Chuluun to the Company’s senior
management team. We look forward to benefiting from their knowledge and varied work
experience. The Company’s senior management team has the support of China Investment
Corporation and China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd., the Company’s two largest
shareholders.”
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About SouthGobi
SouthGobi, listed on the Toronto and Hong Kong stock exchanges, owns and operates its
flagship Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia. SouthGobi produces and sells coal to customers
in China.
Contact:
Investor Relations
Office: +852 2156 1438 (Hong Kong)
+1 604 762 6783 (Canada)
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.southgobi.com