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Mr. John Begeman, Director of Pan American Silver Corp. (since May 2023); Director of i-80 Gold Corp. (since April 2021); Director of Yamana (May 2007 to March 2023); Executive Chairman of Premier Gold Mines Limited (May 2006 to April 2021). John Begeman is a Professional Mining Engineer with over 40 years of mining experience. His extensive experience in the mining industry, combined with his background in precious metals operations, executive and project development management, provide valuable industry insight and perspective to both the board and management. He currently sits on the board of directors of i-80 Gold Corp. and Pan American Silver. Mr. Begeman previously served as the Executive Chairman of the board of Premier Gold Mines Limited, a director of African Gold Group, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Avion Gold Corporation, the Chief Operating Officer of Zinifex Canada Inc. and Vice President, Western Operations of Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp). Prior to his employment at Goldcorp, Mr. Begeman held various and progressive engineering and management positions with Morrison Knudsen Company's mining operations group throughout the western United States. His experience in executive leadership in international mining operations, permitting and community involvement assists the board and management with its ongoing business endeavours. His past environmental and social license analysis along with project risk assessment also form a broad base of experience that the board and management can draw on. Mr. Begeman holds a B.S. in Mining Engineering, an M.S. in Engineering Management and an MBA. He has completed the Rotman-Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) Directors Education program and is a member of the ICD with the ICD.D designation. He is also a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and is NACD Directorship Certified.

Sofia Tsakos is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company and is a member of the Company's Senior Executive Group. In this role, she has oversight over the Company's global legal and compliance matters. She is a proven leader in the mining industry with over twenty years of experience managing complex transactions and legal matters in jurisdictions around the world. Ms. Tsakos has been recognized as a leading mergers and acquisitions lawyer, having twice been a finalist for the Canadian General Counsel Awards under the category of Deal Making and also as a finalist for General Counsel of the Year, including winning the award for Deal Making in 2015. Prior to Allied, Ms. Tsakos served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Yamana Gold Inc. from December 2007 to March 2023, when it was acquired. Prior to joining Yamana, Ms. Tsakos was a partner practicing corporate securities law at a prominent law firm in Toronto. Sofia completed her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto and both her Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Windsor. Ms. Tsakos is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.

Jason LeBlanc is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. LeBlanc was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Yamana and has over 20 years of research-based and financial experience in the mining industry. During his time at Yamana, Mr. LeBlanc has held increasingly senior positions including most recently the position of Vice President, Finance since 2009. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Yamana in February 2017. Mr. LeBlanc also serves as a director of Premium Nickel Resources Ltd. Mr. LeBlanc has a Master of Finance from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Peter Marrone is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and a significant investor of Allied Gold Corporation, a company which he and his management team took public in 2023. Before Allied, he served as Executive Chairman of Yamana Gold Inc., a company he founded in 2003. With over 35 years of experience in mining, business, and capital markets, Mr. Marrone has founded and taken public several companies across various sectors. In his earlier roles as an investment banker and lawyer, he advised companies on going public and establishing necessary governance protocols. He has served on the boards of a numerous public companies and has provided guidance to businesses with a strong international presence. Before founding Yamana, the first company where he played a key leadership and entrepreneurial role as an investor and in taking public, Mr. Marrone was the head of investment banking at a major Canadian investment bank and practiced law in Toronto, specializing in corporate law, securities law and international transactions.

Johannes Stolz is Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Stoltz carries a dual qualification in mining and mechanical engineering. He has worked at various mining operations since 2005. He was responsible for significant growth and cost reduction in Tier 1 and Mid-Tier companies. He joined Allied in 2023 as the Vice President Operations and brings 30 years operational experience. Prior to Allied, Mr. Stoltz was involved in inter alia optimizing and ramping up Mogalakwena Platinum Mine and South Deep Gold Mine, as well as the development and commissioning of opencast mining operations in the Northern Cape in South Africa. Mr. Stoltz started as an apprentice fitter in 1995 and progressed to fulfill supervisory, managerial and senior managerial roles during his career in the mining industry. Mr. Stoltz brings with him a wealth of practical and theoretical underground and opencast mining experience, as well as leadership and entrepreneurial skillsets.

Don Dudek is the Chief Exploration Officer of the Company. Mr. Dudek is a geologist with over forty years of experience in numerous executive and technical roles with the last sixteen years focused on West African gold exploration and development including Mali, and with experience in Ethiopia. He also brings extensive exploration experience including senior roles with Endeavour Mining, Avion Gold Corporation and Aur Resources. Additionally, Mr. Dudek was a key member of the team that conducted due diligence on Allied's assets alongside the current management team prior to the Company's RTO Transaction.

Mr. John Beardsworth, Retired Senior Counsel, Member of Executive Committee and Partnership Admission Committee of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. John Beardsworth retired in 2021 as a senior partner of the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (Hunton), where he served multiple terms as a member of the firm's Executive Committee and Partnership Admission Committee. Mr. Beardsworth also served for ten years as Global Head of Hunton's Business Practice Group and he served as Chair of the American Bar Association's Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section. Mr. Beardsworth is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Dundee's Center for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy. With over 40 years of experience, he focused his practice on energy and infrastructure transactions and finance, particularly in the oil, gas, electricity, mining and infrastructure sectors. Prior to retiring, Mr. Beardsworth served as Hunton's relationship Partner for the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the Port Authority of Virginia, the U.S. Department of Energy and multiple sovereign Governments throughout the world, including many in Africa. In Chambers rankings, Mr. Beardsworth is one of two lawyers worldwide ranked with the highest Senior Statespeople designation for Africa Infrastructure Projects and Energy. Mr. Beardsworth is an internationally recognized author and speaker on the development and financing of energy, extractive industries, renewables and infrastructure projects with a particular focus on Africa and emerging markets. He is a co-author of the World Bank's ground-breaking treatise on resource-financed infrastructure and his work in Africa has been the subject of feature articles. Mr. Beardsworth has undertaken speaking and lecturing assignments in North and South America, Africa, Europe and Africa, generally with a focus on emerging market development and finance.

Gwennael Guillen is the Chief Sustainability Officer of the Company. Previously, Ms. Guillen was VP Sustainability for Endeavour Mining Corporation and prior to that, Teranga Gold Corporation. Ms. Guillen is an award-winning executive leader with over 25 years' experience including Environmental, Social and Governance (Sustainability), operating in challenging environments worldwide across three continents. Ms. Guillen is a certified corporate director with board experiences including as executive advisory in the board room of numerous TSX and LSE listed companies with degree qualifications in Chemical Engineering and Health and Environmental Engineering.

Gerardo Fernandez is the Chief Development Officer of the Company. Mr. Fernandez was previously Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Yamana, having worked in several leadership positions in operations, strategic planning and project development. Mr. Fernandez holds a Master of Business Administration (Nevada, USA) and degrees in Civil Mining Engineering and BSc. Engineering from the University of Chile.

Pierre Chenard has held various roles in both the corporate development and legal areas over the past 40 years. Mr. Chenard is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Manara Minerals Investment Company, a venture that is investing in mining assets globally. From February 2021 up until the closing of the RTO Transaction in September 2023, Mr. Chenard was Executive Director of Allied Gold Corp Limited. From April 2019 to February 2021, he was Executive VP, Corporate Development & Strategy at AngloGold Ashanti. Prior to that, Mr. Chenard spent 11 years with Rio Tinto Aluminum including 8 years as Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel and had previously served as Vice President and General Counsel at Alcan Inc. From 1988 to 2000, Mr. Chenard was Vice President and Head of Corporate Development at Cambior Inc., a Canadian mining company who had mining operations in various countries including Guyana and Suriname. Mr. Chenard earned Civil and Common Law degrees from McGill University and has been a member of the Quebec Bar since 1984.

Justin Dibb is the Vice-Chairman and a director of Allied Gold Corporation. Mr. Dibb was the co-founder of, and acted as Chief Executive Officer of, Allied Gold Corp Limited from 2011 until September 2023 when the Company completed a business combination that resulted in the listing of Allied Gold Corporation on the TSX. With over 20 years of international, operational and industry business experience throughout Africa, and through his vision and leadership, Mr. Dibb was the driving force behind the transformation of Allied Gold Corp Limited to an African focused mining group building toward gold production of one million ounces with an attractive growth profile. Prior to Allied Gold Corp Limited, Mr. Dibb co-founded Dominion Petroleum Ltd. in 2004 where he developed and executed on a strategic plan of acquiring and optimizing seven projects in various countries throughout Africa including Tanzania, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo before successfully listing on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of $240 million. Mr. Dibb was instrumental in raising $140 million for Dominion Petroleum Ltd. before its acquisition by Ophir Energy in 2011. Mr. Dibb studied Laws, Banking and Finance at Griffith University.

Richard Campbell is the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company. Mr. Campbell was previously Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Yamana for approximately 12 years. Prior to joining Yamana, Mr. Campbell enjoyed progressively senior roles during his 21 years at TD Bank Financial Group (TD). During his tenure at TD, Mr. Campbell worked in executive roles in the business as well as Human Resources, encompassing retail, wealth management, and wholesale/corporate banking. From April 1998 to February 2002, Richard completed international secondments in Hong Kong and London, UK with TD Waterhouse. In his role as SVP Human Resources, TD Canada Trust, Richard led a multi-functional team of HR professionals to develop, implement and execute all aspects of HR services supporting a 36,000 employee workforce across Canada. More recently, Richard's experience as SVP Human Resources with the Ontario Lottery Group has provided him with valuable and practical executive experience in the public service sector. Mr. Campbell holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Economics, and a Master of Arts in Economic Geography from Wilfrid Laurier University.