Trans-Siberian Gold plc announced that Robert Sasson has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company. Mr. Sasson is Senior Managing Partner of UFG Asset Management. In accordance with the company's Articles of Association, Mr. Sasson will retire and seek re-election at the company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 26 June 2013.

The company also announced that Florian Fenner, a non-executive director of the Company since 2006, retired from TSG's Board of directors on 31 May 2013.