Board of Directors
Molymet’s Corporate Governance is structured around principles, rules and mechanisms
established in the company’s policies aimed at generating sustainable value for its
stakeholders. The company is distinguished by its excellence in governance and by a team
that acts based on the corporate values it has defined.
Eduardo Guilisasti Gana
President
Academic background:
Civil Electrical Engineer from Universidad de Chile.
Participation on other Boards:
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Universidad de los Andes.
Karlheinz Wex
Vice President
Academic background:
Bachelor of Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria.
César Amadori Gundelach
Director
Academic background:
Civil Industrial Engineer with a major in Chemistry from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and MBA from the School of Management of the same university.
Juan Benavides Feliú
Director
Academic background:
Commercial Engineer and Auditor Accountant from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Participation on other Boards:
He is a member of the Board of Directors of CIAL Alimentos S.A., as well as of Elqui Partners SpA and Fundación Parque Acuyo. He is also president of Grúas & Equipos Cruz del Sur S.A.
Luis Felipe Cerón Cerón
Director
Academic background:
Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master of Science in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
Participation on other Boards:
Member of the Board of Directors of Sigdo Koppers S.A.
Karen Ergas Segal
Director
Academic background:
Commercial Engineer with a major in Economics from Universidad de Chile and Master in Political Studies from Universidad de los Andes.
Participation on other Boards:
He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Scotiabank Chile and Uruguay, Paz Corp S.A., and the Instituto de Directores de Chile, IdDC.
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Philippi
Director
Academic background:
Civil Engineer with a major in Hydraulics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Participation on other Boards:
He is a member of the Superior Council of Universidad Finis Terrae.
Ulrich Lausecker
Director
Academic background:
Economist at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.
Participation on other Boards:
Member of the Board of Directors of Plansee Holding AG
Jorge Méndez Mackenna
Director
Academic background:
Commercial Engineer from Universidad de Los Andes and Master in Business from Babson College, USA.
Participation on other Boards:
He is Presidente of the Board of Directors of Hoteles Cumbres.
Enrique Ostalé Cambiaso
Director
Academic background:
Commercial Engineer from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile and Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
Participation on other Boards:
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Falabella S.A.
Board Committees
Directors and Audit Committee
Formed in accordance with the provisions of article 50 bis of Law No. 18,046.
Its members are:
Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Philippi, President
Karen Ergas Segal
Ulrich Lausecker
People's Committee
Enrique Ostalé Cambiaso, President
Juan Benavides Feliú
Karlheinz Wex
Finance committee
Karen Ergas Segal, President
Luis Felipe Cerón Cerón
Senior Management
Edgar Pape Arellano
Chief Executive Officer
Industrial Civil Engineer from Universidad de Chile. He holds a Master's degree in
Financial Management from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Chile and a Master of
Science in Mineral and Energy Economics from Curtin University, Australia.
Ricardo Araya Cereceda
Vice President of America Operations
Civil Electrical Engineer from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile. He
holds an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, USA.
He is also certified in Lean and Design Thinking.
Claudia Avendaño Rozas
Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Risk
Chartered Accountant from Universidad de Concepción, Chile. She has an MBA
from Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.
Gonzalo Bascuñán Obach
Vice President of Development
Commercial Engineer from Universidad Finis Terrae, Chile.
Rodrigo Ceballos Argo
Commercial Vice President
Civil Industrial Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He holds
an MBA from the University of Cambridge, UK.
Miguel Dunay Osses
Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
Lawyer from the Universidad de Chile and Master´s in Law from the University of
California, Berkeley, United States.
Carolina López Castillo
Vice President of People and Communications
She is a labor and organizational psychologist from the Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Chile. She also has a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management
and Administration from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Jorge Ramírez Gossler
Vice President of Finance
Commercial Engineer from Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.
General Managers of Productive Units
Ricardo Araya Cereceda
General Manager of MolymetNos S.A.
Civil Electrical Engineer from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile. He
holds an MBA from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University, USA.
He is certified in Lean and Design Thinking.
Vanessa Devillaine Curotto
General Manager of Inmobiliaria San Bernardo S.A.
Commercial Engineer with a major in Economics from Universidad de Chile.
Pablo Herrera Núñez
General Manager of Carbomet Energía S.A.
Civil Engineer in Electricity from Universidad de Santiago de Chile. He holds a
Master's degree in Energy Economics from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa
María, Chile.
Alfredo Ortega Terán
General Manager of Molymex S.A. de C.V.
Bachelor's Degree in International Trade from the University of Kino, Mexico.
Eduardo Riquelme Álamos
General Manager of Complejo Industrial Molynor S.A
Statistical Engineer from Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile. He holds a Master's
Degree in Organizational Management with mention in Finance from the same
university.
Henning Uhlenhut
General Manager of Molymet Germany
Metallurgical Engineer from the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany. He
holds a PhD in Physical Metallurgy and a Master's degree in Materials Technology,
both from the same university.
Nele Van Roey
General Manager of Molymet Belgium
Engineer in Biology and Environmental Technologies from the University of Ghent,
Belgium. She is certified in environmental coordination and risk prevention. In
addition, she has advanced level in Lean Management certification.
Corporate Structure
By-laws and Corporate policies
According to Chilean regulations in force, the operation of Molibdenos y Metales S.A. Shareholders’ Meeting and Board of Directors is regulated by Law No. 18,046 on Public Limited Companies and its New Regulations for Public Limited Companies (Supreme Decree of the Ministry of Finance No. 702 of 2011), also in its Bylaws and pertinent regulations emanating from the Financial Market Commission (former Superintendency of Securities and Insurance), including the Corporate Governance Practices and the Information Management Manual.
Also, Molymet’s corporate governance is not only ruled by the applicable laws; the company’s behavior is also guided by essential values and principles and a strong sustainable perspective.
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