阿雅金银矿业 AYA

Mr. Grou is a CPA CA, having received his Bachelor in Commerce degree from McGill University. He is a member of the Quebec Institute of Chartered Accountants. He was co-founder in 1980 and a partner until 2004 of Grou, La Salle & Associates (GLA). He developed a business valuation expertise, having several high-profile clients. At GLA, Mr. Grou coordinated and led the reverse take-over process related to several public companies, having successfully completed several transactions with mining, oil and gas, telecommunications and medical devices companies of which some were located in France, Cuba, Thailand, West Africa and China. In 2004, GLA was sold to a major international accounting firm. Prior to 1980, Mr. Grou worked with Ernst & Young (Montreal) for three years. In addition to his current directorships, Mr. Grou is/was part of a board of directors of several public companies, in natural resources, renewable energy and materials. Other public company directorships: Falcon Energy Material plc., Maclos Capital Inc.

Mr. Taub holds a BA in Languages from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). An entrepreneur in the life sciences field, he is also an investor in several pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Mr. Taub was previously the CEO and founder of a NASDAQ-listed company. He is currently the Chairman of the board of Nyxoah SA, since 2009. Other public company directorship: Nyxoah S.A. On January 14, 2026, the Corporation announced that Mr. Robert Taub, Chair of the Board would not stand for re-election at the Corporation's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders, and will retire from the Board at the conclusion of their current terms.

Elias Elias is Aya's Chief Legal & Sustainability Officer and Company Secretary since July 2020. He brings with him 18 years of legal experience, mostly advising West African-focused companies in the mining and energy sectors. Before joining Aya, Elias served as Vice-President, Corporate and Legal Affairs for SRG Mining Inc., a graphite exploration company based in Guinea; Vice-President, Legal and Corporate Affairs for Sama Resources Inc., a nickel-copper exploration company with an asset in Cote d'Ivoire; and as Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Windiga Energy Inc., an Africa-oriented renewable energy producer. Prior to that, he acted as legal advisor for SEMAFO, a TSX-listed gold producer in West Africa as well as for Gildan Activewear. Elias holds a civil law degree (summa cum laude) and a common law degree (cum laude) from the University of Ottawa and is a recipient of the Canada SSHRC Graduate Scholarship. He articled with Hon. Judge Otis of the Quebec Court of Appeal and has been a member of the Barreau du Quebec since 2007. Principal Occupation During the Five Preceding Years: VP Legal & Corporate Secretary of Falcon Energy Materials plc (since January 2018)

Mustafa El Ouafi, President-General Manager of Aya Gold & Silver Morocco S.A. (since April 2020), Deputy Managing Director of OCP S.A. (August 2015 to August 2019), President of OCP Africa (January 2017 to August 2019). Mustapha Elouafi was appointed to the role of General Manager-President of Aya Gold & Silver Morocco affiliates in April 2020. Mr. Elouafi is a recognized mining executive with almost 30 years in mining and senior management in Morocco and MENA. Previously, Mr. Elouafi was Managing Director of OCP S.A., the world's largest producer of phosphate and phosphate-based products. In parallel, Mr. Elouafi served as president of various affiliates of OCP Group including OCP Africa where he managed major project initiatives in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Rwanda. Mustapha joined OCP in 1992 and progressed to senior operational leadership roles including manager of the world's largest phosphate processing hub in Jorf Lasfar-Morocco where he managed more than 4,500 employees. He has served on the board of directors of over a dozen international privately held companies and associations in the chemicals and fertilizers, shipping, and international trading sectors. A graduate of the Mohammadia School of Engineering (EMI) in Morocco, Mr. Elouafi holds an Executive MBA from Ecole des Ponts Business School in Paris

Raphael Beaudoin is responsible for overseeing Zgounder Silver Mine operations and developing mining projects, including the ongoing expansion of the Zgounder Mine. With 15 years of mineral processing experience, he has held roles leading operations, metallurgy, maintenance, and power generation across various operations and projects in West Africa and Canada. Prior to joining Aya, Raphael was Vice-President, Operations, Metallurgy and Process Design at SRG Mining and director of operations at Sama Resources, two TSX-listed resource companies focused on West African projects. Before this, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Canadian Royalties Inc, with his last position as superintendent for its Nunavik Nickel plant concentrator. Raphael graduated from McGill University with a degree in materials engineering. Principal Occupation During the Five Preceding Years: Vice-President, Operations of Falcon Energy Materials plc (since August 2018)

Mr. Burzynski was appointed to the Board on April 14, 2025. Mr. Burzynski most recently served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Osisko Mining Inc., where he led his team in the discovery, development and sale of the Windfall Gold project to Gold Fields Ltd. for CA$2.2 billion. Mr. Burzynski has over 35 years' experience as a professional geologist on international mining and development projects. Mr. Burzynski was one of the three original founders of Osisko Mining Corp., which developed and sold the Canadian Malartic mine in 2014 to an Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Yamana Gold Inc. partnership for CA$3.9 billion, and created Osisko Gold Royalties (today a C$5 billion company). Mr. Burzynski was a co-winner together with Sean Roosen and Robert Wares of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)'s Prospector of the Year Award for 2007, and the Northern Miner's Mining Man of the Year for 2009; and the Prospector of the Year Award for 2024, among numerous other awards. Mr. Burzynski holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in geology from Mount Allison University, and a Master of Science in exploration and mineral economics (MINEX) degree from Queen's University. He is a registered P.Geo. in the province of Quebec, is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and is an Honorary Colonel with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was Chairman and a director of O3 Mining Inc. until January 23, 2025 when Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. acquired effective control of O3 Mining. Other public company directorship: Osisko Metals Inc.

Annie Torkia Lagace brings over 20 years of legal and financial experience, mainly within the mining and aerospace sectors. Up to recently, Ms. Torkia Lagace held the position of Senior-Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Bombardier Inc. Prior to that, she held several positions at Stornoway Diamonds, including Executive Vice- President, Finance and Corporate Services, and practiced law for more than 12 years in two leading Canadian law firms. She holds a civil law degree and a common law degree from University of Ottawa as well as an EMBA from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto and the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago.

Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk took up the position of Chief Financial Officer in May 2020. His involvement with Africa spans 10 years of his 15-year professional experience. Previously, Ugo was President and Chief Operating Officer of TSXV-listed SRG Mining. During this period, he led up the company's largest financing and advanced the company's graphite project in Guinea from PEA to bankable feasibility study. Prior to joining SRG, Mr. Landry-Tolszczuk served as director of operations for Windiga Energy, which develops, owns, and operates renewable energy power plants in Africa. Ugo also brings experience from the technology industry, having previously worked at Research in Motion (today Blackberry), ATI Technologies (today AMD) and Distech Controls (today Acuity Brands). A CFA charter holder, Ugo holds a bachelor's degree of applied science in computer engineering, management science option, from the University of Waterloo. Principal Occupation During the Five Preceding Years: President and Chief Operating Officer (January 2018 - February 2021) and Interim Chief Financial Officer ( February 2021- July 2024) of Falcon Energy Materials plc.

Ms. Ghislane Guedira Bennouna is the founder of Amplitude Conseil, a firm through which she offers senior finance consultancy services since 2021. She currently serves as a director and chair of the audit committees of RISMA and CDG Capital, since 2021, in addition to being a member of the Moroccan Privatization Valuation Body since 2019. Ms. Guedira served, for over a decade in leading executive roles within the OCP Group, the world's largest producer of phosphate and phosphate-based products and one of the largest phosphate, fertilizer, chemicals, and mineral industrial companies in the world by revenue. She initially joined the OCP Group as Advisor to the Chairman and CEO in 2010 and was promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2013. Previously, Ms. Guedira held the roles of Secretary General of Winxo in 2007 and several leadership positions at the Al Mada Group, a pan-African private conglomerate, from 1997 to 2006. She also worked as an Auditor at Arthur Andersen in Paris and in Casablanca for 5 years, after having graduated with a master's degree from the ESCP Business School in 1992. Other public company directorship: RISMA - since 2020.

Mr. La Salle, FCPA, MBA, has over 25 years of experience in the development and operation of mining projects in West Africa. In 1995, he founded Canadian-based SEMAFO Inc., which grew from a junior explorer to a +250,000 ounce-per-year gold producer in West Africa. Mr. La Salle has been, and remains, a key stakeholder, an investor, a chairman, a board member or an executive of many public and private sector companies, primarily in the mining, energy and clean tech sectors where he has been a strong proponent of transformational change and shareholder value creation. Other public company directorships: Sama Resources Inc, Falcon Energy Materials plc., GoviEx Uranium Inc.