– PERU, Lima – Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN | LM: BUE), Peru’s largest publicly-traded precious metals mining company, today announced the appointment of current CFO, Leandro Garcia to assume the role of CEO, effective September 1, 2020, succeeding Víctor Gobitz who resigned as the CEO, effective August 31, 2020, to pursue another professional opportunity.
“I am very proud of the organizational depth which enables Buenaventura to promote capable executives from within,” said Board Chairman, Roque Benavide. “Leandro Garcia brings a wealth of highly relevant experience thanks to his successful sixteen-year tenure at Buenaventura, most recently as our Company’s trusted CFO, and knows our Company intimately.”
Roque Benavides, added: “Mr. Gobitz has made many important contributions to Buenaventura during his tenure with the Company, including our successful De-bottlenecking Program and related upgraded methodology to evaluate greenfield projects, as well as various improvements to our cost structure and associated capital efficiencies-all of which are clearly resonating. These core competencies will continue to serve the Company well moving into the future. On behalf of the Board, I thank Victor for his leadership, commitment and contributions to Buenaventura over the last four years.”
Victor Gobitz added, “It has been a great privilege to lead Buenaventura, and I am proud of what we have accomplished. With the support of our hard-working and dedicated team, we have positioned our operational infrastructure to meet changing market demands. I am confident Buenaventura will achieve continued success under Leandro’s capable leadership.”
About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is Peru’s largest, publicly-traded precious and base metals Company and a major holder of mining rights in Peru. The Company is engaged in the exploration, mining development, processing and trade of gold, silver and other base metals via wholly-owned mines and through its participation in joint venture projects. Buenaventura currently operates several mines in Peru.
The Company owns 43.65% of Minera Yanacocha S.R.L, an important precious metal producer and 19.58% of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, an important Peruvian copper producer.
For more information: https://www.buenaventura.com/es/
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