– PERU, Lima – Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN | BVL: BUE.LM), Peru’s largest publicly-traded precious metals mining company, today announced the appointment of Raul Benavides to its board of directors, effective immediately, replacing Dr. José Mriguel Morales Dasso, who has retired from the board.
“We are pleased to welcome Raul to the Buenaventura board of directors. His addition complements our board’s considerable skills, and we look forward to the continued benefit of his extensive experience at our Company and valuable perspective as we execute our strategy, drive profitability and enhance value for all Buenaventura shareholders.” said Board Chairman, Roque Benavides.
He added: “Buenaventura has been very fortunate to have José Miguel serve our Company for the last 50 years. He has been a highly effective director, having made considerable contributions not only as a board member but also as our General Counsel. We will miss his strong leadership and wise guidance but would like to extend our gratitude and best wishes to him in his retirement.”
About Raul Benavides
Raul Benavides joins the board of directors with a tenure of 40 years at the Company. In his latest role,, he served as VP, Business Development, since 2011.
Mr. Benavides holds a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Missouri—Rolla, a master’s in Mining Administration from Pennsylvania State University, and he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He has served as President of the Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru and is the Founder of Peru’s Mine Safety Institute. He is also the Founder and Chairman of Peru’s Centro Tecnológico Minero vocational school of mining.
About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
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 (Orcopampa*, Uchucchacua*, Julcani*, Tambomayo*, El Brocal, La Zanja,, and Coimolache). The Company owns 43.65% of Minera Yanacocha S.R.L (a partnership with Newmont Mining Corporation), an important precious metal producer,, and 19.58% of Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, an important Peruvian copper producer. For a printed version of the Company’s 2019 Form 20-F, please contact the persons indicated above, or download a PDF format file from the Company’s web site. (*) Operations wholly owned by Buenaventura.
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