Carlos Santa Cruz

Mr. Santa Cruz is a Mining Engineer with over 40 years of experience of strong international managerial background in mining operations at a senior level. He held positions with major mining companies, including Senior Vice-President of Australian and New Zealand Operations and Senior Vice-President of South American Operations for Newmont. He currently sits as Chairman of the Board for BISA Ingenieria de Proyectos S.A.. and Director for JRC Ingeniería y Construcción S.A.C. Mr. Santa Cruz is an Independent Mining Consultant and Part-time Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica and is a member of Industry Advisory Committees at Penn State and Piura University. Chairman of the Board for CIMADE, NGO oriented to promote sustainable mining and infrastructure megaprojects. Mr. Santa Cruz holds a Ph.D., Mining Engineering and M Eng., Industrial Engineering from Penn State University, as well as the Advanced Management Program from Harvard University. Mr. Santa Cruz is a Peruvian Citizen.