– CANADA, Toronto – Hudbay Minerals Inc. (TSX: HBM / NYSE: HBM) announced the appointment of current independent director David Smith as Chair of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2025, succeeding Stephen A. Lang who remains on the Board as an independent director.
About David S. Smith
David Smith joined the Board as an independent director in May 2019, bringing nearly 40 years of financial and executive leadership experience in the mining sector. He has had a career on both the finance and the supply sides of the mining business, with extensive international experience in the acquisition, sale, development, financing, and operations of base and precious metal operations. David Smith previously served as CFO and EVP at Finning International Inc., a major equipment supplier to the mining industry. Before Finning, he held senior executive positions at Placer Dome Inc. and Ballard Power Systems and worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He is also a director and Chair of the Board of IAMGOLD Corporation and has extensive prior board experience with public mining companies.
About Hudbay
Hudbay is a copper-focused mining company with three long-life operations and a world-class pipeline of copper growth projects in tier-one mining jurisdictions of Canada, Peru, and the United States. The company’s operating portfolio includes the Constancia mine in Peru, Snow Lake operations in Manitoba, and the Copper Mountain mine in British Columbia. Copper is the primary metal produced by the company, complemented by significant gold production. Hudbay’s growth pipeline includes the Copper World project in Arizona, the Mason project in Nevada, the Llaguen project in Peru, and several expansion and exploration opportunities near its existing operations.
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