Sierra Metals Announces Appointment of New Chairman
January 29 2021 - 9:06PM
Business Wire
Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT) (BVL: SMT) (NYSE AMERICAN: SMTS)
(“Sierra Metals” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Jose
Vizquerra Benavides has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Mr. Vizquerra is President,
CEO, and Director of O3 Mining Inc. and a Director of Osisko Mining
Inc. Mr. Vizquerra was also Head of Business Development for
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE: BVN), Peru’s largest,
publicly traded precious and base metals company from 2008 to 2011.
Mr. Vizquerra is an alumni of the General Management Program at the
Wharton School of Business and holds an MSc in Mineral Exploration
from Queens University and a B.Sc in Civil Engineering from UPC
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.
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Mr. Vizquerra replaces Alberto Arias who has been Chairman of
the Company since March 2013. The Board wishes to thank Mr. Arias
for his many contributions to the Company over the years. Mr. Arias
remains as a member of the Board.
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals Inc. is a diversified Canadian mining company
focused on the production and development of precious and base
metals from its polymetallic Yauricocha Mine in Peru, and Bolivar
and Cusi Mines in Mexico. The Company is focused on increasing
production volume and growing mineral resources. Sierra Metals has
recently had several new key discoveries and still has many more
exciting brownfield exploration opportunities at all three Mines in
Peru and Mexico that are within close proximity to the existing
mines. Additionally, the Company also has large land packages at
all three mines with several prospective regional targets providing
longer-term exploration upside and mineral resource growth
potential.
The Company’s Common Shares trade on the Bolsa de Valores de
Lima and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “SMT” and
on the NYSE American Exchange under the symbol “SMTS”.
For further information regarding Sierra Metals, please visit
www.sierrametals.com.
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2020 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and other risks
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Mike McAllister Vice President, Investor Relations Sierra
Metals Inc. Tel: +1 (416) 366-7777
Email: info@sierrametals.com
Luis Marchese CEO Sierra Metals Inc. Tel: +1 (416)
366-7777
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