Antofagasta PLC APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (0269W)
21 April 2021 - 12:00AM
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Antofagasta PLC
20 April 2021
NEWS RELEASE, 20 APRIL 2021
APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Antofagasta plc (the "Company") announces that the Board of the
Company has today appointed Mar í a Eugenia Parot as an Independent
Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Ms Parot has over 35 years of experience working for leading
engineering and consulting companies providing services to the
largest mining projects in Latin America in the areas of
environment, sustainability and mine waste management. For the last
15 years she worked with Canada-based global firm Golder Associates
("Golder"), retiring as Vice President of Latin America in February
2020, a position she held for four years, having previously been
Regional President for South America for six years and Managing
Director in Chile for two years before that.
During her time with Golder, Ms Parot served as a Director on
Golder's holding company board where she was a member of the Audit
and Finance and Investments Committees. She was also Chair of the
boards of Golder Associates South America Limited and Golder
companies in Chile, Peru and Argentina.
Ms Parot has a degree in Civil Biochemical Engineering from the
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and accreditation as
an Environmental Auditor from CDG (Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft).
Ms Parot is 61, is based in Chile and is a Chilean citizen.
Mr Jean-Paul Luksic, Chairman of the Company said today:
"Following a comprehensive externally-facilitated search process,
we are delighted that Mar í a Eugenia has accepted our invitation
to join the Board. Her technical background, providing services to
the mining industry with an emphasis on environmental and
sustainability matters, and considerable leadership experience will
be of great benefit to the Company in the years ahead."
For the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code, Ms Parot
is considered by the Board to be independent. Save as disclosed
above, there are no further disclosures required under Listing Rule
9.6.13(1) to (6) in respect of Ms Parot.
Investors - London Media - London
Andrew Lindsay alindsay@antofagasta.co.uk Carole Cable antofagasta@brunswickgroup.com
Telephone +44 20 7808 0988 Telephone
+44 20 7404 5959
Rosario Orchard rorchard@antofagasta.co.uk
Telephone +44 20 7808 0988
Media - Santiago
Pablo Orozco porozco@aminerals.cl
Carolina Pica cpica@aminerals.cl
Telephone +56 2 2798 7000
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