Management

Isac Burstein (43)

VP Business Development

Isac Burstein joined the Group as a geologist in 1995. Prior to his current position, Isac served as Manager for Project Evaluation, Exploration Manager for Mexico, and Exploration Geologist. He holds a BSc in Geological Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, an MSc in Geology from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Krannert School of Management, Purdue University.

Ignacio Bustamante (37)

Chief Operating Officer

Ignacio Bustamante joined Hochschild in 1992 and, prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer in January 2008, served as General Manager of the Peruvian operations. Between 1998 and 2003 he worked as Chief Financial Officer of Cementos Pacasmayo. Subsequently, he worked for Zemex Corporation, a subsidiary of Cementos Pacasmayo, based in Atlanta, Georgia, serving first as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Business Development and later as its President. Ignacio holds a BSc in Business and a BSc in Accounting from Universidad del Pacífico in Peru and an MBA from Stanford University. Ignacio is also one of Hochschild's representatives on the Board of Lake Shore Gold Corp., a Toronto listed gold company, in which Hochschild has a 40% interest.

Raymond Jannas (55)

Vice President, Exploration & Geology

Raymond Jannas joined Hochschild in 2007 after working for eight years at Gold Fields Limited where he served as Worldwide Project Generation Manager between 2006 and 2007 and as South America Exploration Manager. Raymond has over 30 years of experience as a geologist throughout the Americas. He holds a BSc in Geology from the Universidad de Chile and an MSc and PhD in Geology from Harvard University.

José Augusto Palma (41)

Vice President & General Counsel

José Augusto Palma joined Hochschild in July 2006 after a 13 year legal career in the United States, where he was a partner at the law firm of Swidler Berlin and later worked for the World Bank. He also served two years in the Government of Peru. José has Law degrees from Georgetown University and the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico and is admitted to practice as a lawyer in Mexico, New York and the District of Columbia. Prior to his appointment as Vice President & General Counsel in October 2008, José served as Senior Adviser to the Executive Committee.

Eduardo Villar (36)

Vice President, Human Resources

Eduardo Villar has been with the Group since 1996. Prior to his current position, he served as Human Resources Manager, Deputy HR Manager and Legal Counsel. Eduardo holds a Law Degree from the Universidad de Lima and an MBA from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.