Jonathan Cherry was appointed President and CEO of Perpetua Resources and joined the Board effective March 14, 2024. Mr. Cherry joined Perpetua Resources with over three decades of extensive mining industry experience including permitting, capital raising, project development, joint venture formation and operations. He most recently served as President, and CEO of PolyMet Mining Company ( PolyMet ) from July 2012 to November 2023 and as Chairman of the board of directors of PolyMet from June 2020 to November 2023. During his tenure at PolyMet, the North Met project received the highest rating the Environmental Protection Agency has ever given to a mining project. Additionally, Mr. Cherry played a leading role in negotiating a joint venture with Teck Resources prior to PolyMet s sale to Glencore. Before joining PolyMet, Mr. Cherry served as Vice President, Environment and Government Affairs, Resolution Copper, at Rio Tinto from 2010 to 2012; General Manager, Eagle Mine, at Rio Tinto from 2004 to 2010 (the United States only primary nickel-copper mine); and Senior Project Engineer at Kennecott Utah Copper from 2001 to 2004 Mr. Cherry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Montana Technological University. He is a member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, has served on the Board of Trustees for the American Mining and Exploration Association and for Highland Copper, a TSX-listed mining company, and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Our Board believes that Mr. Cherry is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive executive leadership and management experience, and his experience in the mining industry including permitting, capital raising, project development and joint venture formation.