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Peter
Kukielski
President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter Kukielski was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January, 2020 after serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 2019. Peter has more than 30 years of extensive global experience within the base metals, precious metals and bulk materials sectors, having overseen operations across the globe for companies. Most recently, Mr. Kukielski was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevsun Resources Ltd. from May 2017 until the acquisition of Nevsun in December 2018. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Kukielski was Chief Executive Officer of Anemka Resources, a private company backed by Warburg Pincus formed to invest in global mining assets. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Chief Executive, Mining for ArcelorMittal, responsible for 27 operating mines and three major development projects, distributed within 12 countries. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Kukielski was the Chief Operating Officer of Teck Resources, responsible for the copper, zinc, gold and the metallurgical coal operations and projects, in addition to overseeing the commercial function. From 2001 to 2006, he was with Falconbridge (originally Noranda) in senior roles, latterly including Chief Operating Officer, and in years prior he had various increasingly senior roles with other major mining companies, including direct experiences in engineering, commissioning and operating significant mines in a wide variety of international jurisdictions.
Cashel
Meagher
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Cashel Meagher was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2016, leading Hudbay’s international operating teams and responsible for business development, technical services, exploration and corporate social responsibility. Cashel was previously Vice President, South America Business Unit from 2011 to 2015, where he led the successful construction and ramp-up of the Constancia mine. Cashel has an extensive background in precious metal and base metal exploration, resource and reserve estimation, engineering studies, and open pit and underground operations. Prior to joining the company in 2008, he held several management positions with the Canadian operations of Vale Inco. Cashel holds a Joint Advanced Major in Geology and Chemistry from Saint Francis Xavier University and is a Professional Geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Steve
Douglas
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Steve Douglas joined Hudbay in June 2020 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for providing strategic financial direction to senior management and has direct responsibility for financial reporting, capital markets activities, treasury and taxation. Steve has over 25 years of resource industry and finance leadership experience. From 2014 to 2017, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Agrium Inc., a C$18 billion global fertilizer company, prior to its merger with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Integration Officer at its successor corporation, Nutrien Inc., until January 2019. Before joining Agrium, he held senior positions at Brookfield Asset Management and its related businesses during his 19-year tenure, most recently as Senior Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Brookfield Property Partners in Toronto. From 2003 to 2005, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Noranda Inc. and held the same position at Falconbridge Limited following Noranda’s combination with Falconbridge. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree from Laurentian University and holds CA and CPA designations from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.
Eugene
Lei
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy
Eugene was appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Strategy in January 2017, responsible for corporate strategy and optimizing Hudbay's portfolio of assets through acquisitions, divestitures, investments and partnerships, and overseeing the investor relations function. Eugene has over 20 years of global mining investment banking, corporate finance and corporate development experience. Since joining Hudbay in 2012, Eugene has progressed through several senior management roles and executive responsibilities. Prior to joining Hudbay, Eugene was Managing Director, Mining at Macquarie Capital Markets, acting as an advisor on numerous global mining merger & acquisitions transactions and structuring equity and debt capital markets financings. Eugene holds a Bachelors of Commerce (Honours) degree from Queen’s University. In 2015, Eugene received the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum’s CIM-Bedford Canadian Young (under 40) Mining Leaders Award.
Olivier
Tavchandjian
Vice President, Exploration and Geology
Olivier joined Hudbay in September 2017 and leads the execution of Hudbay's exploration strategy to create value through increasing the mineral reserves and mineral resources of the company. Olivier brings 25 years of experience in mineral resource and mineral reserve estimation and reporting, exploration, strategic and life of mine planning, technical support to operations and corporate development. His expertise covers a wide range of commodities including base and precious metals both for underground and surface mines in a diversified range of geographical locations. He was also closely involved in the successful development of multi-billion dollar greenfield projects and large mining expansions. Prior to joining Hudbay, Olivier was VP Resource Evaluation for Anemka Resources, the mining portfolio company of a large private investment firm. Olivier holds a Ph.D in Mineral Resources from the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi and is a Professional Geoscientist registered with the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Peter
Amelunxen
Vice President of Technical Services
As Vice President of Technical Services, Peter oversees Hudbay’s technical and operational processes. In this capacity he is responsible for managing internal and external project review, due diligence processes, project and operational governance, reporting and operational risk management. All engineering and geological standards and reporting responsibilities also fall within his mandate. Peter has experience working in various jurisdictions and is fluent in Spanish and English. He worked for 20 years in diverse roles including consulting, grinding and flotation circuit modeling, plant operations (Freeport McMoran), engineering, and laboratory testing and has authored many papers on the testing, modeling, and design of mineral processing systems. Peter completed his Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering at the University of Arizona, and his Master’s degree in Mining, Metals, and Materials Engineering at McGill University.
David
Clarry
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility
For a mining company, the measure of success is performance as well as production. As Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, David’s mandate is to develop, implement and monitor, and account for corporate standards for health, safety, the environment and community relations. Prior to joining Hudbay in 2011, David was principal at his own firm, Innotain Inc., providing sustainability and responsibility consulting services to the mining and energy industries. He also spent 18 years in a series of roles with the international engineering and consulting firm Hatch Ltd., serving lastly as Director, Climate Change Initiatives. David holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Engineering from Queen’s University, an MBA from INSEAD, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario.
Javier
Del Rio
Vice President, South America Business Unit
As Vice President of the South America Business Unit, Javier is responsible for strategic and operational performance in the region. He is also responsible for executive oversight of human and capital resources for the business unit and ensuring corporate standards are met in environmental management, health and safety performance, and community relations. Javier joined Hudbay in 2010 and was most recently Executive Director, Business Development – South America, with increasing responsibilities. Javier has over 25 years of mining experience and prior to joining Hudbay, Javier held management positions in business planning, optimization process, and business analysis with Newmont Mining Corporation in USA and Peru. Javier holds a Bachelor of Mining Engineer from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), and has a MBA with specialization on Finance from Daniels College of Business of Denver University.
Robert
Assabgui
Vice President, Manitoba Business Unit
Robert Assabgui was appointed Vice President, Manitoba Business unit in April 2018. As leader of the Manitoba Business Unit, Rob provides strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of Hudbay's activities in Manitoba. He is responsible for ensuring a high-performance, safety-focused culture that is capable of creating growth and adapting to change. Rob previously held the role of Vice President, Technical Services with Hudbay and during that time worked closely with the Manitoba operations. Rob is an accomplished Senior Operations Manager with over 30 years of progressive experience in operations, project management and engineering in the mining industry. Prior to joining the company in 2017, Rob was the Director, Mining at the Sudbury, Ontario operations of Vale Inco. Rob holds a Bachelor of Engineering, Mining from McGill University and is a Professional Engineer registered with the Professional Engineers Ontario.
Andre
Lauzon
Vice President, Arizona Business Unit
Andre Lauzon was appointed Vice President, Arizona Business Unit in April 2018. In this role, Andre is responsible for Hudbay’s strategic initiatives in the region and development of the Rosemont copper project, acquired by Hudbay in the summer of 2014. Andre helps manage human and capital resources and ensures corporate standards are met in environmental management, health and safety performance, and community relations and for identifying growth opportunities for Hudbay in the western United States. Andre previously held the role of Vice President, Manitoba Business Unit, where Andre provided strategic and operational leadership for all aspects of Hudbay's activities in Manitoba. Andre has over 24 years of domestic and international experience in technical, operations, and executive management, including the management of large scale mining and processing metals business units. Andre holds an Honours Bachelor degree in Geology and a Master of Science specialization in Geostatistics both from Laurentian University.