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MR. OSCAR GONZALEZ ROCHA
Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha was born in Mexico. He is a civil engineer by
profession and a business man with over 36 years of experience in the mining
industry. During his professional career, Mr. Gonzalez Rocha has held different
positions with construction companies and has participated in large hydraulic dam
projects, as well as in important hydroelectric projects in Mexico and in the United
States.
Since 1976 Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha has been working in the mining industry.
As Director General of Mexicana de Cobre S.A. de C.V. and Mexicana de
Cananea S.A. de C.V., both wholly-owned by Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., he
was in charge of developing the “La Caridad” and "Cananea” metallurgic projects in
Sonora, Mexico until November 1999.
In late 1999, Grupo Mexico acquired ASARCO Incorporated, the majority owner of
Southern Peru Copper Corporation, a Delaware corporation with integrated mining
operations in Mexico and Peru and explorations in Peru, Chile, Ecuador and
Argentina. In December 1999, Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha was appointed
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Souther Copper Corporation.
Since 2002, he has been a Director of Grupo Mexico. In October 2004, Mr.
Gonzalez Rocha was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern
Copper Corporation. Mr. Gonzalez Rocha has been the Chief Executive Officer
and a director of Asarco LLC, an integrated US copper producer, and an affiliate of
Southern Copper Corporation, since August 2010.
Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha has been:
> Chairman of the American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME), Tucson,
Arizona. He is the first Mexican citizen to have been elected to that position.
> President of the Mining Association in Sonora, Mexico.
He is presently a Member of the Board of the International Copper Association
(ICA).
In Peru he currently serves as:
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Director of the Peruvian National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy,
as well as the National Society of Industries
Director of the International Chamber of Commerce
Director of the Tecnologico de Monterrey
Director of the Peruvian Cancer Society
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Director of the Instituto Superior Tecnologico — Arequipa (TECSUP)
Member of the Patronato de la Universidad del Pacifico
Member of the Patronato de la Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (UNI)
Director of Compajiia Minera Coimolache S.A.
Member of the Board — Fundacion Peri
Chairman of the Board of Inversiones Tulipan S.A. and Compajiia Minera
Los Tolmos S.A., both subsidiaries of Souther Copper Corporation
Chairman of the Board of Asociacion Civil Ayuda del Cobre
Director of Sociedad de Comercio Exterior (COMEXPERU)
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Awards,
Mr. Oscar Gonzalez Rocha holds a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the
Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (UNI) and since 2008 he has been Honorary
Professor of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
He is married to Mrs. Ruth Gonzalez (neé Barron). Mr. and Mrs. Gonzalez Rocha
have two daughters and four sons, all of them hold professional degrees.
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