Diego Benavides Norlander

Mr. Diego Benavides is a founding executive of Minera IRL and has been working full-time with the Company since its incorporation in 2002. He is a lawyer by training with a graduate degree in corporate leadership and business administration. Mr. Benavides has held positions of Director and General Manager while incorporating several mining subsidiaries into Peru during the 1990s. Diego Benavides is one of the pioneers in Peruvian social conflict management. As a result, he was appointed an Honorary Member of the Community of Ollachea in 2007, a unique privilege.