Antofagasta PLC BOARD CHANGES (5439N)
October 26 2016 - 10:16AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMANTO
RNS Number : 5439N
Antofagasta PLC
26 October 2016
NEWS RELEASE, 26 OCTOBER 2016
BOARD CHANGES
Antofagasta plc (the "Company") announces that Mr. Hugo Dryland
has notified the Board of his intention to retire from his role as
Non-Executive Director of the Company and that Mrs. Francisca
Castro was appointed a Non-Executive Director of the Company by the
Board on 25 October 2016. Both changes will take effect from 1
November 2016.
Mr. Jean-Paul Luksic, Chairman, said on behalf of the Board,
"Hugo has been a Director since 2011 and the Board has benefited
from his considerable experience and his valuable insights and
guidance on a wide range of matters. On behalf of the Board and the
entire Company, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to
Hugo for his service, and to acknowledge his contribution to the
Company during this time."
Mrs. Castro has more than 25 years' experience in several
industries, including mining, energy, finance and public/private
infrastructure projects in the USA and in Chile. Prior to her
appointment to Antofagasta's Board, Mrs. Castro spent eight years
at Codelco, most recently leading the company's Business
Development function. Before joining Codelco she spent 10 years
working in various roles in the Chilean Government. Mrs. Castro
began her career at the World Bank where she was based in
Washington DC for five years.
Mr. Jean-Paul Luksic further said: "On behalf of the Board, we
are very pleased that Francisca has accepted our invitation to join
the Board as a Non-Executive Director. She brings extensive Chilean
and international experience across the mining, energy and finance
sectors and I know her knowledge and expertise will be of great
benefit to Antofagasta."
For the purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code, Mrs.
Castro is considered by the Board to be independent. Save as
disclosed above, there are no further disclosures under Listing
Rule 9.6.13(1) to (6) required in respect of Mrs. Castro.
Notes to Editors
Mrs. Francisca Castro - full biography
Mrs. Castro, age 54, has over 25 years working in mining,
energy, finance and public/private infrastructure projects in the
USA and in Chile.
From 2007 to 2015 Mrs. Castro worked at Codelco, where she most
recently led the company's Business Development function. Between
1997 and 2007, she worked in various roles within the Chilean
Government, including in the Treasury, on a committee responsible
for the evaluation of management and corporate governance of
companies in the public sector, and in the Ministry for Public
Works. She began her career at the World Bank in Washington DC,
where she worked from 1991 to 1996.
Mrs. Castro has extensive Board experience, having previously
been a Director of Sociedad GNL Mejillones S.A., Complejo Portuario
Mejillones S.A., Ecometales Limited, SCM El Abra and Inversiones
Mineras Acrux SpA. She has also previously served as a Director and
Chairman of the audit committees of ENAMI and Polla Chilena de
Beneficencia.
Mrs. Castro has an economics degree from the University of Chile
and post-graduate studies in finance at the World Bank in
Washington DC. She is based in Santiago and is a Chilean
citizen.
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