Lord Daresbury

Chairman

Auriant Mining AB

Malpas, UK

Lord Daresbury’s Biography

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Peter Daresbury is Chairman of Auriant Mining, a listed gold producer.

Peter is a businessman who, throughout his career, has held Board positions in a range of listed and unlisted companies. In addition to his position at Auriant Mining, he is a Director of Far East Antimony Ltd, a mining company in Russia. He is also Chairman of Jockey Club Catering and Sen - Space TV.

Previous Board roles include: Chairman at Nasstar plc, a leading cloud service provider, Chairman of Stellar Diamonds plc, Director of Bespoke Hotels, Chairman of Mallett, Senior Advisor at Fleming Family & Partners, Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee of PHD Equity Partners and Chairman of The North West Business Fund. He was Founder and Chairman of Highland Gold Mining, which he guided through an AIM listing. As Chief Executive of The Greenalls Group plc, he led the company into the FTSE 100. He played key roles in the listings of Evraz and Kazakhgold. He also led the revival of the famous Aintree Racecourse, where he was Chairman for twenty five years and he was, until recently, a Steward of the Jockey... Peter Daresbury is Chairman of Auriant Mining, a listed gold producer.

Peter is a businessman who, throughout his career, has held Board positions in a range of listed and unlisted companies. In addition to his position at Auriant Mining, he is a Director of Far East Antimony Ltd, a mining company in Russia. He is also Chairman of Jockey Club Catering and Sen - Space TV.

Previous Board roles include: Chairman at Nasstar plc, a leading cloud service provider, Chairman of Stellar Diamonds plc, Director of Bespoke Hotels, Chairman of Mallett, Senior Advisor at Fleming Family & Partners, Chairman of the Investment Advisory Committee of PHD Equity Partners and Chairman of The North West Business Fund. He was Founder and Chairman of Highland Gold Mining, which he guided through an AIM listing. As Chief Executive of The Greenalls Group plc, he led the company into the FTSE 100. He played key roles in the listings of Evraz and Kazakhgold. He also led the revival of the famous Aintree Racecourse, where he was Chairman for twenty five years and he was, until recently, a Steward of the Jockey Club. He also served as Chairman of Haydock Park Racecourse from May 2015 until January 2020.

Lord Daresbury is an accomplished sportsman, has ridden in the Grand National and rode over 270 winners as an amateur jockey. He was Champion National Hunt Amateur Jockey twice and whilst at Cambridge University achieved a double blue, in Fives and Real Tennis. moreless

Lord Daresbury’s Background

Auriant Mining AB

Chairman

2012 - Present

Stockholm, SE

Auriant Mining AB is a Swedish junior mining company, focussed on gold exploration and production in Russia. The company is listed on the Swedish NASDAQ OMX First North Premier stock exchange and is currently Russia’s largest, publicly traded, junior gold producer.

Far East Antimony Ltd

Director

Far East Antimony is a UK company with interests in an Antimony mine in the Chita region of Russia, close to the Chinese border. The mine is very high grade with the capability of becoming one of the most significant producers of Antimony in the world. Antimony is a rare metal with important uses in a growing number of industries.

Nasstar PLC

Chairman

2005 - Oct 2019

Telford, UK

Nasstar PLC was established in 1998 and is one of the leading managed IT service providers in Europe with a particular focus on tailor-made cloud hosted solutions and fully-managed professional services. Nasstar PLC has four wholly owned subsidiary brands: Nasstar (UK) Limited, Denara Holdings Limited (which owns Nasstar Group Limited), Kamanchi Limited and Modrus Limited.

Haydock Park Racecourse

Chairman

May 2015 - Jan 2020

Haydock, UK

Haydock Park Racecourse is one of the major racecourses in the country. It combines the best of flat and jump racing and hosts some of the most popular events in the Northern Racing calendar.

The Jockey Club

Steward

2013 - Dec 2018

London, UK

The Jockey Club is the largest commercial group in British horseracing. Its assets include Cheltenham, Aintree, Epsom Downs and Newmarket racecourses. Governed by Royal Charter, and with all profits invested back into the sport, The Jockey Club focuses its resources, influence and assets on ensuring the sport remains the best in the world.

Jockey Club Catering

Chairman

2009 - Present

Newmarket, UK

Jockey Club Catering is a venture partnership between Jockey Club Racecourses, the UK's leading racecourse and venues group, and Compass Group UK & Ireland. It was formed in 2009 and provides top quality catering, hospitality and service at fifteen racecourses nationwide.

Stellar Diamonds plc

Chairman

Jan 2008 - Jan 2018

London, UK

Stellar Diamonds was an AIM-listed diamond exploration company established in 2005 with assets in Sierra Leone and Guinea, West Africa.

Bespoke Hotels

Director

Feb 2011 - Oct 2017

Warrington, UK

Bespoke Hotels was founded in 2000 and has become one of the UK's largest hotel management companies. It has grown to represent over 200 properties worldwide and currently stands as the UK’s largest independent hotel group.

Mallett PLC

Chairman

2007 - Dec 2014

Newbury, UK

Mallett was established in 1865 and has since grown to be one of the world’s foremost brands for fine and decorative arts. Mallett specialises in the highest quality English and continental furniture and has an international clientele of private individuals, museums and interior designers. The company was sold to Stanley Gibbons in December 2014.

Aintree Racecourse

Chairman

1988 - 2014

Liverpool, UK

Aintree Racecourse is part of The Jockey Club and home to the Grand National, a race which has a worldwide TV audience of 600 million. The Lord Daresbury held the Chairmanship for 25 years, during which time he handled two major crises, one in 1993 (the year of the void race) and the other in 1997 (the year of the IRA bomb threat).

North West Business Finance Ltd

Chairman

Mar 2010 - 2012

Warrington, UK

North West Business Finance Limited is an independent, private sector, not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, established to oversee the delivery of The North West Fund. This is one of the largest public sector VCLFs in Europe and the largest in the UK.

Tewlint Services Ltd

Chairman

2005 - 2011

Tambov, RU

Tewlint Services was set up to acquire and farm land in the Tambov region of Russia, 250 miles southwest of Moscow. The land and other assets were successfully sold in 2011.

Highland Gold Mining Ltd

Founder & Executive Chairman

2002 - 2004

Saint Helier, JE

Highland Gold Mining Limited was set up for the purpose of acquiring, consolidating and developing a portfolio of quality gold mining projects in the Russian Federation with good growth potential.

The Greenall's Group Plc

Managing Director, Chief Executive

1981 - 2000

London, UK

Lord Daresbury was Chief Executive from 1993-2000, managing the Group which emcompassed franchised, tenanted and managed pubs & restaurants, De Vere Hotels, G&J Greenall, Cellar 5, Tavern Wholesaling and Stretton Leisure.

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Other Business Interests

The Cheshire Lieutenancy

Deputy Lieutenant

1994 - 1994

The High Sheriffs' Association of England and Wales

High Sheriff of Cheshire

1992 - 1992

Malpas, UK

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Current Board Positions

Sen Corporation

Non-Executive Chairman

Apr 2019 - Present

London, UK

Sen's vision is to democratise space by streamlining real-time videos of our ever-changing planet, to billions of people. Its aims to help people, governments and industry to understand and respond better to the planet.

4C Labs

Board Member & Advisor

4C Labs is a medical cannabis start-up company. The company's aim is to deliver high quality medications via user-friendly technology.

Previous Board Positions

Timico

Non-Executive Chairman, Deputy Chairman

2014 - 2017

Newark-on-Trent, UK

Timico is an independant service provider specialising in managed networks, managed hosting and unified communications solutions for mid-size businesses. Lord Daresbury held the role of Non-Executive Chairman from 2014-2016 and was Deputy Chairman until February 2017.

Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners Group

Senior Advisor

2005 - 2013

London, UK

Lord Daresbury worked closely with Stonehage Fleming (then Fleming Family & Partners) as a Senior Advisor. During this period he also sat on the Investment Committee of Stonehage Fleming Private Equity which offers clients of the main family office the opportunity to invest into high growth smaller UK companies through their dedicated fund programme.

Sumatra Copper & Gold Plc

Non-Executive Director

2007 - Mar 2011

Jakarta, ID

Sumatra Copper & Gold was established in the United Kingdom in 2006. It is a gold and silver producer with a range of highly prospective tenements in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia within a world-class epithermal gold province. It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2009.

KazakhGold Group Ltd

Non-Executive Chairman

2005 - 2007

London, UK

KazakhGold is one of the leading gold producers in Kazakhstan with mining rights to the largest gold reserves in the country.

EVRAZ Plc

Non-Executive Director

2005 - 2006

London, UK

EVRAZ is a steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in Russia, Ukraine, the United Stated, Canada, the Czech Republic, Italy and South Africa. It is among the top steel producers in the world and the Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

De Vere Hotels

Non-Executive Chairman

2000 - 2006

London, UK

Lord Daresbury championed the successful transformation of The Greenalls Group Plc into De Vere Hotels following the sale of the pub and restaurant businesses. This revitalised the Group to become a luxury hotel and leisure company.

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Previous Advisory Roles

Credit Bank of Moscow

Advisor to the Board

Nov 2017 - Mar 2022

Moscow, RU

Credit Bank of Moscow was founded in 1992, and is headquartered in Moscow.

Philanthropy

The Countryside Foundation for Education

Chairman

1990 - 2000

Hebden Bridge, UK

The Countryside Foundation for Education, now Countryside Learning, is a charitable institution that aims to educate, inform and inspire children, parents and teachers so they can enjoy and appreciate the countryside and have a greater understanding of the wide range of issues surrounding it.

Lord Daresbury’s Education

Eton College

Magdalene College, Cambridge

MA (Hons) History

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