Volcan is a company committed to the principles of Good Corporate Governance, permanently seeking to raise the professional level of each of its organizational units in order to improve the efficiency of its processes and the transparency of information shared with the Company’s stakeholders.
Volcan began mining operations as Volcan Mines in the heights of the Ticlio pass on January 26th, 1943. In 1975, the Company changed its name to Volcan Compañía Minera S.A. In 1998, after the merger with Empresa Minera Paragsha S.A., the Company’s name changed once again to Volcan Compañía Minera S.A.A.
The Company is engaged in the exploration, production, and processing of its own ore and ore from subsidiaries that carry out extraction, concentration, treatment, and commercialization of all products and concentrates.
Year of birth: 1969
Gender: Male
Director since May 2024. Mr. Mallo has specialized in the Oil & Gas sector in its different stages, exploration, development and exploitation. He is a Director at Phoenix Global Resources Plc and Refinor, and has been a director at Ketsal S.A., Kilwer S.A., Integra Oil & Gas S.A.S. and Grecoil S.A., among other Argentine and foreign companies. He also fulfilled an important role in the energy sector, holding management positions at Edenor, the most important electricity distributor in Argentina, and Andina PLC.
He has accompanied and promoted the expansion of Integra Recursos Naturales, fulfilling a fundamental role in Integra Lithium and Integra Rare Earths, and in key ventures for the development of the sector, such as the Potasio Río Colorado (PRC) project in Malargüe, Mendoza, and the recent acquisition of Minera Aguilar, which has allowed the reactivation of the production and export of silver, lead and zinc.
Mr. Mallo holds a law degree from the Universidad Católica of Argentina and obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) with honors in 1999 from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, United States.
Year of birth: 1971
Gender: Male
Director since May 2024. Mr. Juan Verde is a recognized international strategist for the private and public sectors. He designs innovative solutions to attract foreign investment, establish strategic alliances, and specializes in sustainable economics. Mr. Verde is a member of President Biden’s Presidential Export Council, an advisory body to the White House on issues related to foreign trade and the competitiveness of the United States in international markets. In the private sector, he has been a consultant to various prestigious companies and institutions, such as Google, Cisco, SAS, American Express, Banco Santander Investments US, the Inter-American Development Bank, Harvard University, and the Banco Mundial. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Hispasat, the main satellite communications operator in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, and a member of the Advisory Board of Airbus. In the public sector, he has worked with the governments of the United States, Lithuania, and Gibraltar, as well as with numerous presidents, governors, and mayors in Latin America. Juan Verde holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree Cum Laude in Political Science and International Relations from Boston University. He has also completed additional studies at Georgetown University and Tufts University. He has also served on the boards of directors of companies and universities such as Harvard University, Abengoa and the International Board of Lithuania.
Year of birth: 1979
Gender: Male
Director since October 2023 and General Manager since november 2023. Mr. Herrera was Zinc South America Asset Manager at Glencore having joined the group in June 2010. He has held the position of vice president of business development at the mining company Sinchi Wayra (a former subsidiary of the Glencore Group) in the city of La Paz, Bolivia for the period from 2015 to 2020 and has previously been part of the trading team at the Glencore offices in Baar, Switzerland. He is director of Perubar S.A. since March 2020. Mr. Herrera is a Business Administrator from the Universidad de San Andrés in Argentina and an MBA from Dartmouth University (Tuck) in the United States of America.
Year of birth: 1984
Gender: Female
Director since May 2024. Ms. Marcó currently works as an attorney at Integra Capital S.A., in charge of legal advice on reorganizations, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and is also in charge of the Legal, Institutional Relations and Human Capital Department at Hidrocarburos del Norte S.A. Previously, she was an associate at the Bruchou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi Law Firm in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ms. Marcó holds a law degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Year of birth: 1954
Gender: Male
Director and member of the Executive Committee since March 1996 to November 2023. Previously he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and since April 2010 to september 2023 Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Mr. Picasso is also Chairman of the Board of Reactivos Nacionales S.A., Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Compañía Minera Poderosa S.A. and Cosco Shipping Ports Chancay Perú S.A., he is a Director of Bodegas Vista Alegre S.A., Compañía Minera Chungar S.A.C., the Sociedad Nacional de Mineria Petroleo y Energia – SNMPE and Cemento Polpaico S.A. (Chile), he is also a member of the Chilean-Peruvian Business Council (CEChP). Previously, he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Embotelladora Latinoamericana S.A.A. (Coca-Cola) and Director of Compañía Minera Atacocha S.A., EXSA, S.A., Castrovirreyna Compañía Minera, Compañía Molinera del Perú S.A., Compañía de Seguros La Fénix Peruana S.A., Bolsa de Valores de Lima, Acción Comunitaria-ACP.
Year of birth: 1962
Gender: Male
Director since May 2024. Mr. Rufino was a first instance secretary in the commercial court, partner at Llerena & Asociados Abogados, and is currently a partner at the Romero Carranza, Rufino & Monsegur Law Firm. He was a member of the commission for the reform of the Civil and Commercial Code of the Argentine Nation created in 2019, and is an arbitrator for the Electronic Open Market.
He also teaches Commercial Law at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and the Universidad de Palermo. He specializes in corporate debt restructuring, acquisitions and structuring of investment vehicles, representing companies, high-net-worth families and entrepreneurs in local and international transactions. He is a partner at the Romero Carranza, Rufino & Monsegur Law Firm.
Mr. Rufino is a lawyer from the Universidad de Buenos Aires and completed postgraduate studies such as the Program of Instruction for Lawyers and Negotiation Workshop at Harvard Law School Cambridge, USA.
These committees are responsible for decision-making and management of the following economic, social, and environmental aspects. There ares two types of strategic committees: Board committees are made up of Company directors, while operational committees are comprised of Company executives.
The Executive Committee studies and resolves matters entrusted to it by the Board of Directors except for the rendering of accounts, awarding provisional dividend distributions, the presentation of financial statements to the anual obligatory General Meeting of Shareholders, and specific powers granted by the General Board to the Board of Directors in compliance with Article 38 of the statute.
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The Audit Committee supports the management of an adequate compliance with the Company’s standards of Corporate Governance. The committee monitors the Company’s compliance with the strategic management of corporate risks, therefore guaranteeing the existence of an adequate internal control system.
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The Human Resource Committee ensures that the Company maintains an organizational structure in accordance with the needs of the business, promoting meritocracy and encouraging the professional development of the Company’s executive staff.
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The Safety, Health, Environment and Social Responsibility Committee defines annual objectives and improvement initiatives on community, environment, safety and occupational health issues.
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