Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Hochschild Mining PLC

21 September 2023

 

             

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21 September 2023

Hochschild Mining appoints Independent Non-Executive Director

Hochschild Mining PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanna Pearson as an independent Non-Executive director with effect from 1 October 2023.

Joanna was formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the FTSE 100 company, Endeavour Mining plc (2020 - 2023), and, prior to that, was an audit partner at Deloitte LLP, Vancouver for 12 years where she conducted multinational audit engagements for US and Canadian listed companies primarily in mining and emerging markets.

Since June 2021, Joanna has been a Non-Executive director of Goldshore Resources Inc., a junior resource exploration company listed on the TSX-Venture exchange in Canada, where she also chairs the company's Audit Committee.

Joanna is a Chartered Professional Accountant of British Columbia.

Eduardo Hochschild, Chair of the Board, said:

"I would like to welcome Joanna to the Hochschild Board.  Her skills and experience ensure that the Board remains well-equipped to be able to discharge its financial reporting and risk management responsibilities. We look forward to working together as we enter the final stages of construction at Mara Rosa and implementing our growth strategy."

Other than as disclosed above, there are no additional matters to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13R with respect to Joanna's appointment.

On joining the Board, Joanna will become a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees, and the Board will comprise three non-independent Directors and six independent Non-Executive Directors.

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Enquiries:

Hochschild Mining PLC

Raj Bhasin                                                                                                                 [phone]

Company Secretary

Hudson Sandler

Charlie Jack                                                                                                               [phone]

Public Relations

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About Hochschild Mining PLC

Hochschild Mining PLC is a leading precious metals company listed on the London Stock Exchange (HOCM.L / HOC LN) with a primary focus on the exploration, mining, processing and sale of silver and gold. Hochschild has over fifty years' experience in the mining of precious metal epithermal vein deposits and currently operates three underground epithermal vein mines, two located in southern Peru and one in southern Argentina. Hochschild also owns the Mara Rosa Advanced Project in Brazil as well as numerous long-term projects throughout the Americas.

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LEI: 549300JK10TVQ3CCJQ89

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