– SWITZERLAND, Baar – Glencore plc (LON: GLEN) announced the appointment of María Margarita Zuleta to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
“The Directors are very pleased to welcome María Margarita Zuleta to the Board. We believe that her broad legal, compliance and public service experience will bring additional balance to the Board. We also believe that it is helpful to have a Director join us from South America given our asset and projects base there. We look forward to benefiting from her skills and experience.” said Board chairman, Kalidas Madhavpeddi.
About María Margarita Zuleta
Since April 2019 María Margarita Zuleta has been Dean of the School of Government of Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. Having obtained her law degree in 1991, she began her career as a Colombian lawyer in private practice, becoming a partner of Brigard & Urrutia in Bogotá. In 2002 she was appointed as Deputy Minister of Justice in Colombia and in 2004 Director of the Presidential Program against Corruption. Between 2005-2012 she was General Counsel of Prodeco during its ownership by Glencore and Xstrata. In 2012, María Margarita Zuleta was appointed as the Director General of the National Public Procurement Agency of Colombia. Since 2017, she has been a professor at the School of Government at the Universidad de los Andes.
María Margarita Zuleta has served on the boards of several Colombian companies since 2005 and currently serves on the boards of Corficolombiana (listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange), Proindesa, and Aval Valor Compartido AVC.
About Glencore
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life. Through a network of assets, customers, and suppliers that span the globe, we produce, process, recycle, source, market, and distribute the commodities that support decarbonization while meeting the energy needs of today.
With over 150,000 employees and contractors and a strong footprint in over 30 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, our marketing and industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 50 offices.
Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing, and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics,s, and other services to producers and consumers of commodities.
Glencore is proud to be a member of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the International Council on Mining and Metals. We are an active participant in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.
For more: https://www.glencore.com/
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