Juan Gavidia

Mr. Gavidia joined Orvana as an Advisory Country Manager in February 2016 and was named Vice President, Operations in August 2016. Mr. Gavidia is a mining professional with over 20 years of leadership experience spearheading business initiatives and providing operational support to projects in the United States, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Australia, Mexico and New Zealand. Prior to joining Orvana, Mr. Gavidia was an independent consultant to private clients, and his projects included general management and global business development in relation to gold and copper projects in Chile, Argentina and Germany. From 1994 until 2012, Mr. Gavidia worked with Newmont Mining in various positions of increasing responsibility, including as Operational Readiness Senior Project Manager for Newmont's Global Projects group in Peru and as Management Operating System Global Project Manager at Newmont's corporate office in Colorado. Mr. Gavidia holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru and a Master of Business Administration from the Pennsylvania State University.