Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., listed on the NYSE American and Toronto Stock Exchange. Over 35 years of public company experience in mineral resources including exploration, development, construction and operations in precious metals across North America. Developed the company from a minority owner of the closed Avino mine in 2001 to 100% ownership in 2006 and into commercial production in 2012; the company has since grown to 500+ employees with a market capitalization reaching as high as US$800 million, and in 2025 ranked 5th in the TSX 30 with +610% dividend-adjusted share price appreciation over three years. Experienced in M&A, capital markets, brokered and private placement financings, offtake agreements, at-the-market offerings and credit facilities totalling more than US$350 million in aggregate, and was the architect of strategic transactions between Coral Gold and the Cortez Joint Venture. Studied business and geology at Colorado State University and Simon Fraser University, and since the early 2000s has managed the Oniva International Services Group.

Chief Operation Officer of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. A professional geologist with over 42 years of experience in underground mining and regional exploration across Mexico, and a graduate of the University of Sonora (Geology, 1984) and the Colorado School of Mines (Mineral Exploration, 1998). Previously served as Avino's Chief Geologist before the mine's 2001 closure and rejoined in 2006 as Mine Exploration and General Manager, since leading key initiatives including the discovery of the San Gonzalo deposit in 2007, the rehabilitation of the 250 tpd flotation circuit and the development of a water treatment facility, with current efforts focused on expanding mill capacity to 2,500 tpd.

Chief Financial Officer of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (CPA) A Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant with over a decade of finance experience across mineral exploration, development, production and royalties in North and South America and Africa. Joined Avino in 2016 and became CFO in 2018. Career: CFO, Coral Gold Resources Ltd., through its real, completed Nov 2020 acquisition by Nomad Royalty Company for US$45.8 million; earlier, specialized in public mining companies at Deloitte LLP, Vancouver. Also currently serves as CFO of Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. (already tracked in this DB's existing records, not touched this batch).

Senior Vice President, Technical Services of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. A professional engineer and a 2007 graduate of the University of British Columbia with a degree in Metals and Materials Engineering, and a 2017 graduate of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business with a Master of Business Administration. Has 20 years of operational, engineering and commercial experience in the mining industry and has worked on mining projects across six continents, including silver projects from the Yukon to southern Argentina, with significant experience in operational commissioning, troubleshooting and optimization. At Avino he oversees the technical aspects of the company's operations including technical reporting, manages commercial relationships for Avino's products, and contributes to new project evaluations.

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. A mining development and exploration executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate development, capital markets and strategic transactions within the mining sector. Most recently served as Chief Development Officer of MAG Silver Corp., where over more than a decade he played a key role in advancing the company's project portfolio and corporate strategy, culminating in MAG Silver's US$2.1 billion acquisition by Pan American Silver. Previously held senior roles with Hecla Mining Company and Aurizon Mines Ltd. Holds a Bachelor of Science in Resource Economics (Honours) from the University of British Columbia and an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Corporate Secretary of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., having joined in December 2021. Over 25 years of experience in securities and corporate finance, bringing extensive expertise from 13 years as Corporate Secretary and Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Minco Silver Corporation, Minco Capital Corp. and other publicly traded companies. A certified Paralegal from Capilano University, she holds a Certificate in Mining Law (2019) and completed the Fundamentals of U.S. Securities Law at Osgoode Hall Law School (2021).

Head of Investor Relations of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. Over 26 years of experience with publicly traded mining companies in Canada and abroad, having joined Avino in 2016 after 17 years with Aurizon Mines Ltd., where she contributed until its CAD$796 million acquisition by Hecla Mining. From 2013 to 2016 she was based in London advising FTSE-listed companies on annual reporting and capital markets communications. Holds management and criminology studies from Thompson Rivers University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University along with the Canadian Securities Course, and is a member of CIRI and Women in Mining.