Stockholm, 2012-11-13 16:48 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Auriant Mining AB (“AUR” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Max Yacoub joined the management team Nov.12 as Chief Investment Officer. Max will be based in Moscow and will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions, and investor relations.
Max graduated in 1992 from Birmingham University, UK with degrees in Manufacturing Engineering and Economics. He also received an MBA from Harvard Business School. Max has spent most of his career in Russia and the CIS, working on investments and private equity as well as economic reform issues with the Governments of Belarus and Ukraine. Prior to joining the Company he was Head of Office Belarus for the International Finance Corporation (IFC is a member of the World Bank Group) overseeing business development for one of the largest investors in Belarus, as well as providing in depth advice to the Belarus government on private sector development. Previously at IFC Max was also an Investment Officer focusing on gold mining investments in Russia and the CIS.
Preston Haskell, Chairman of the Board
tel: +46 768 905 549
e-mail: preston.haskell@auriant.com
Denis Alexandrov, Member of the Board and CEO
tel: + 7 985 222 66 74
e-mail: denis.alexandrov@auriant.com
