Trans-Siberian Gold plc announced that Mr. Alexander Dorogov, who has been Finance Director of TSG's Russian subsidiaries since 2010 and the Company's Chief Financial Officer since 1 July 2017, has joined the Board of the company. Prior to joining Trans-Siberian Gold Management LLC in November 2008, he was Chief Financial Officer of the Alumina division of UC Rusal from 2005 to 2008. From 2009 till 2014 he also held positions of deputy CEO and CFO of Ferroalloys division of Mechel. Between 2001 and 2005 he held various senior positions with a private investment fund, supervising the acquisition of gold mines in Siberia and Far East Russia, and previously spent five years with United Financial Group.