Mr. Yuan is a current member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Mr. Yuan has also held the position of financial controller at Silvercorp Metals Inc. since 2010. Prior to joining the mining industry, Mr. Yuan had three years auditing experience with Grant Thornton LLP where he focused on audits of financial information and internal controls for Canadian companies. Mr. Yuan has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Laurentian University, Canada and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree from Tongji University, China. ABOUT NEW PACIFIC New Pacific is a Canadian gold and silver exploration and development company which owns the Tagish Lake gold project in Yukon, Canada and the RZY Project in Qinghai Province, China. For further information, contact: