Golden Star Acquisition Corporation on August 8, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Konstantin A. Sokolov to serve as an independent director of the Board. Mr. Konstantin Sokolov, age 47, is the founder and Chairman of Gotthard Investment AG, which is a private equity firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, focusing on financial services, asset management and global real estate. Since 2011, Gotthard Investment AG advised and managed multiple investment funds, and partnered with leading Swiss and Lichtenstein banks to invest globally in energy and real estate assets.

Prior to that, Mr. Sokolov served as Managing Director of Centrica plc (British Gas and Direct Energy). Between 1997 to 2005, Mr. Sokolov served in senior leadership positions at Qwest Communication Inc., a pioneer in fiber optics. Mr. Sokolov holds Executive MBA degree from University of Chicago in 2005 and Master of Mathematics and Computer Science degree from St.

Petersburg State University in 1997.