has served as our Chairman of the Board since December 1999, Chief Executive Officer from December 1999 to October 2004, and as a member of the Board of Directors since November 1999.  He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Mexico (holding) since 1994.  Mr. Larrea has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano S.A. de C.V (railroad company) since 1997.  Mr. Larrea was previously Executive Vice Chairman of Grupo Mexico and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1981.  He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Empresarios Industriales de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (holding), Compañia Perforadora Mexico, S.A. de C.V., (drilling company), Mexico Compañia Constructora, S.A. de C.V. (construction company) and Fondo Inmobiliario (real estate company), since 1992.  He founded Grupo Impresa, a printing and publishing company in 1978, remaining as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until 1989 when the company was sold.  He is also a director of Banco Nacional de Mexico, S.A. (Citigroup), which forms part of Grupo Financiero Banamex, S.A. de C.V., Consejo Mexicano de Hombres de Negocios, and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

has served as our President since December 1999 and our Chief Executive Officer since October 21, 2004.  He has been our Director since November 1999.  Previously, he was our President and General Director and Chief Operating Officer from December 1999 to October 20, 2004.  He was a Director of Grupo Mexico from 2002 to January 2009.  Previously he was General Director of Mexicana de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. from 1986 to 1999 and of Mexicana de Cananea S.A. de C.V. from 1990 to 1999.  He was an Alternate Director of Grupo Mexico from 1988 to April 2002.

has served as President of Minera Mexico since September 2001 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Copper Minera Mexico and our Chief Operating Officer since April 12, 2005.  He also served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 1999.  He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of AMC since September 7, 2007.  Mr. Garcia de Quevedo initiated his professional career in 1969 with Grupo Mexico.  He was President of Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano S.A. de C.V., and of Ferrocarril Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. from December 1997 to December 1999, and General Director of Exploration and Development of Grupo Mexico from 1994 to 1997.  He has been a director of Grupo Mexico since April 2002.  He was also Vice President of Grupo Condumex for eight years.  Mr. Garcia de Quevedo was the Chairman of the Mining Chamber of Mexico from November, 2006 to August, 2009.

has served as our Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since January 2, 2008.  He has held various Treasury functions with Grupo Mexico from 1992 to July 31, 2000.  On August 1, 2000, Mr. Guerrero was transferred to Asarco, an affiliate Company of Grupo Mexico.  He was the Vice President Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Asarco until May 3, 2006.  Mr. Guerrero held a key financial role with Southern Peru Limited, a subsidiary of the Company until December 31, 2007. 

Has served as our Comptroller since October 27, 2011. He has held various positions focused primarily in financial planning, corporate finance, shareholder and investor relations and project evaluation with the Company since 1992. In September 2011, he was appointed Director of Controller and Finance of the Company’s Peruvian Branch and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern Peru Limited, one of our subsidiaries. In 2010, Mr. Jacob was considered by Institutional Investor among the top three investor relations executives of Latin America. He is currently a member of the consulting board of the MBA program (Finance) of the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima, Peru. Until March of 2010, he was President of the Strategic Studies Center of IPAE, an entrepreneurial association. Between 2004 and 2006, he was the President of the Finance Affairs Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of Peru.

was appointed Vice President, Commercial on November 21, 2008.  Mr. de los Heros has held several positions with the Company since 1983 including holding the position of Commercial Director of SPCC from 1999 to 2008.  Mr. de los Heros directs the Company’s commercial operations worldwide from the offices in Peru, Mexico and the United States.

has served as our Vice President, Projects since April 25, 2002.  He has been Corporate Director of Engineering and Construction of Grupo Mexico since April 1995.  Previously, he was Director of Engineering and Construction of Industrial Minera Mexico S.A. de C.V. from 1985 to 1995.

has served as our Vice President, Exploration since April 2002.  He has been Corporate Director of Exploration of Grupo Mexico since 2002.  From 1990 to 2001 he was Director of Exploration of Mexicana de Cobre, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Martinez has held several other managerial positions within Grupo Mexico and its predecessor, Asarco Mexicana.