Highland Gold Mining Ltd. announced that executive directors Alla Baranovskaya and Sergey Mineev and non-executive director Eugene Tenenbaum are standing down from its Board of Directors with effect from April 9, 2015. Ms. Baranovskaya and Mr. Mineev will remain as valued members of the management team in Russia. In addition, the company announced, with effect from April 9, 2015, the appointment of Mr. John Mann to the Board of Directors as an executive director.

Mr. Mann currently serves as the company's Head of Communications. Mr. Mann is a professional of 20 years in the fields of public relations, public affairs and investor relations, 18 of which were spent in the CIS region.