By Alex MacDonald
LONDON--Chilean copper miner Antofagsta PLC (ANTO.LN) said on
Wednesday it has appointed Iván Arriagada Herrera as chief
executive of Antofagasta Minerals, the group's mining division, as
of Feb. 16.
Mr. Arriagada, 51, has been vice president of administration and
finance at the world's largest copper miner, state-owned Codelco,
since 2012. Before that, he held various positions at BHP Billiton
Ltd (BHP), including president at the Chilean copper operations
Pampa Norte, vice president of production for the base metals
division, and chief financial officer for the base metals
division.
Mr. Arriagada spent a large part of his career in the crude oil
industry with Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RSDB.LN), working in the
finance, business, and project development divisions with postings
in the United Kingdom, Argentina and the United States. He has also
served on the boards of Sonami, Consejo Minero and Fundación
Chile.
Diego Hernandez, group CEO of Antofagasta said Mr. Arriagada's
appointment "will allow me, as Antofagasta CEO, to mainly dedicate
myself to driving the company's development initiatives and its
future."
Mr. Hernandez previously served as CEO of Antofagasta Minerals
from 2012 and in August 2014 became group CEO as well.
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