Sierra Metals Announces the Appointment of Dawn Whittaker to Its Board of Directors
February 24 2022 - 5:45PM
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Sierra Metals Inc. (TSX: SMT) (BVL: SMT) (NYSE AMERICAN:
SMTS) (“Sierra Metals” or ““Company”) announces the appointment of
Ms. Dawn Whittaker to its Board of Directors effective
immediately.
Ms. Whittaker is a legal professional with over 30 years of
experience in corporate law. She has provided legal counsel in
domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and corporate
finance transactions, including take-overs, joint ventures and
strategic alliances, and in commercial transactions, corporate
governance, directors’ and officers’ liabilities and shareholder
rights. She retired as a Senior Partner from Norton Rose Fulbright
in June of 2018 where she served as the Canadian Head of the firm’s
mining practice.
Having served on numerous boards and committees throughout her
career, Ms. Whittaker has a wealth of experience with both public
and private companies and as a member of governance, audit,
compensation and strategic review committees. She is currently
Chair of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee
for Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. and previously served on the
Board of Directors for Detour Gold and Kirkland Lake Gold. In
addition, she is currently the Vice President of the Board of
Directors for the Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto where she
is a member. She has also served on the Board of the Canadian
Mental Health Association and was on the Nominating and Governance
Committee of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer
Society.
Jose Vizquerra, Chairman of Sierra Metals, commented: “On behalf
of the Board and Management, I would like to welcome Dawn to the
Sierra Metals Board of Directors. Dawn’s expertise in legal and
governance matters complements the skills and experiences of our
Board, making her a valuable addition as an independent director.
We believe Dawn will provide important perspective and will help
execute the Company’s corporate strategic goals and deliver maximum
value for shareholders.”
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals Inc. is a diversified Canadian mining company with
Green Metal exposure including increasing copper production and
base metal production with precious metals byproduct credits,
focused on the production and development of its 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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This press release contains "forward-looking information" and
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Canadian and
U.S. securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information").
Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to,
statements with respect to the date of the 2021 Shareholders'
Meeting and the anticipated filing of the Compensation Disclosure.
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Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ
from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including,
without limitation, the risks described under the heading "Risk
Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated March 18,
2021 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and other risks
identified in the Company's filings with Canadian securities
regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, which filings are available at www.sedar.com and
www.sec.gov, respectively.
The risk factors referred to above are not an exhaustive list of
the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking
information. Forward-looking information includes statements about
the future and is inherently uncertain, and the Company's actual
achievements or other future events or conditions may differ
materially from those reflected in the forward-looking information
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the date the statements are made, and the Company does not assume
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