# Nikolay Hristov Senior Vice President, Sustainable Business Development ## Career chronology - **Issuer-reported role; DPM Chelopech from 2004, VP and GM from 2011, and senior sustainability leadership from Toronto from 2015; DPM announced departure at the end of April 2026.: DPM Metals Inc.** — Senior Vice President, Sustainable Business Development. [DPM reports record 2025 results and senior management update]() (p. 10, Hristov career) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported qualifications [exec-4.education] As reported by issuer · issuer reported · low materiality Issuer reports a mineral processing degree and PhD in ore enrichment from University of Mining and Geology, Sofia. Credentials were not independently verified with the institutions or professional registers. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer-reported qualifications, not independently verified. **Relevance:** Experience and credentials relevant to the role. [2010 Annual Report]() (p. 33, Hristov qualifications and appointment) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant career and role [exec-4.career] Dated and undated issuer biographies through 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality DPM Chelopech from 2004, VP and GM from 2011, and senior sustainability leadership from Toronto from 2015; DPM announced departure at the end of April 2026. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biography and dated roster; experience does not by itself prove individual contribution. **Relevance:** Context for role fit. [DPM reports record 2025 results and senior management update]() (p. 10, Hristov planned departure and career) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of reported qualifications and professional memberships was not completed. - Prior-employer outcomes and dates, and role-specific responsibility, remain incompletely corroborated. - Targeted local-language regulator, court and historical incident searches are incomplete; this screening is not a clearance. - DPM announced end-April 2026 departure; independent confirmation of the actual last day was not obtained.