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CAP Board of Directors

EXECUTIVES AND DIRECTORS

JUAN ENRIQUE RASSMUSS Chairman
JUAN ENRIQUE RASSMUSS

Industrial Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with an outstanding international career in Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay.

Since 2016, he has been leading his family’s companies in the mining, energy and industrial sectors, contributing with his vision and experience.

In 2009 he joined the board of directors of the publicly traded company Invercap S.A.; in December 2018 he joined CAP’s board of directors, which he has chaired since May 2023; and in November 2019 he joined the board of directors of Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP).

Committed to business and social development, he sits on the board of directors of the mid-sized mining company CEMIN, of Rassmuss Foundations and of the Chile-Peru Business Council. He also collaborates with Endeavor Chile, supporting high-impact entrepreneurship in the country.

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ROBERTO DE ANDRACA A. Vice President
ROBERTO DE ANDRACA A.

Commercial engineer from Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Usach) and MBA from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

He has been linked to CAP for almost two decades, joining its board of directors in 2017 and where he has held roles such as Infrastructure Manager. He is currently also a director of Invercap, Cintac S.A Huachipato and Hotchili Limited. He is also a founding partner and president of the consultancy firm ZENO.

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JORGE SALVATIERRA Director
JORGE SALVATIERRA

Civil industrial engineer, with a major in chemistry, from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and MBA from Saint Louis University.

After 12 years working in the financial sector as a senior executive at American Express Bank and Chicago Continental Bank, he entered the telecommunications and information technology sector, holding the position of Corporate CEO at VTR, among other positions.

He also has extensive experience in cybersecurity, having held leadership positions in companies such as Optiglobe Communications, Darby Technology Ventures and Quintec.

He has been a member of several boards of directors, including Latam Airlines, Telefónica del Sur, Chilgener (now AESGener), Startel (now Movistar), Entel, and Canal 13, among others. In March 2018, he joined CAP S.A.’s Board of Directors, where he was chairman from April 2021 to May 2023. Currently, he also serves as a director of Invercap and Huachipato.

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CAROLINA SCHMIDT Director
CAROLINA SCHMIDT

Commercial engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with vast experience in the public and private sectors, especially in matters of sustainability, environment, ESG and gender in Chile and Latin America.

Her career in the public sector includes her performance as Minister of Environment, as well as her leadership of the Ministry of Women and Gender Equity and the Ministry of Education. Likewise, during 2019, 2020 and 2021 she was president of COP 25 on Climate Change, a period in which she promoted global public-private cooperation for climate action, developing the first public-private alliance for carbon neutrality by 2050 and promoting the role of Climate Champions, bringing together 122 countries and more than 3,000 global companies and investors.

She has also served as CEO at Calaf S.A., CCU Foods, Revista Capital and Copesa media, and has served on the boards of directors of ENERSIS, Viña Tabalí, Compañía Americana de Multiservicios (C.A.M.) SRL and of the Municipal Theatre.

She joined CAP S.A.’s board of directors in May 2023. In addition, she is currently a member of the board of directors of Engie, Imagina, Fondo de la Naturaleza de Chile and the council of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in the United States.

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PATRICIA NÚÑEZ Director
PATRICIA NÚÑEZ

With a specialization in Mining Law, she studied at Universidad de Chile School of Law, where she graduated as the best student of her generation, receiving the Pedro N. Montenegro award in 1988. After being awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 1996, she completed her postgraduate studies abroad, receiving a Master of Laws degree from Yale Law School in 1997. She was also named one of the ten most reputable mining lawyers in the world in the British ranking Who’s Who Legal.

She was the first female chair of the Mining Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), and later served as a member of the Council, Secretary, Vice-President and President of the Energy, Natural Resources, Environment and Construction Section of that institution.

She was also a Trustee at Large of the think-tank «Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation» (United States), and is currently a member of its International Committee. She is also a member of Women in Corporate Directors; of ICARE’s Legal Circle and G-20 Directors Circle, and of ESE’s Directors Circle, Universidad de Los Andes.

She is currently a director of CAP S.A, which she joined in 2021; she chairs the board of the Chilean-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and is a board member of Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP); ICARE; Inversiones Forestales Vista Hermosa SpA; Salfacorp S.A; and Belén Educa Foundation.

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ANDRÉ SOUGARRET Director
ANDRÉ SOUGARRET

Mining Civil engineer from Universidad de Chile and MBA from Loyola College-UAH.

He has an extensive background in the mining sector. He served as executive president of Codelco, executive vice president of the National Mining Company (ENAMI) and as CEO of Antofagasta Minerals’ Minera Esperanza and Minera Centinela. He also stood out for his role in the rescue operation of the 33 miners trapped in the San José Mine in 2010.

He joined CAP S.A.’s board of directors in April 2024. He is also a director at Teck Quebrada Blanca, Gasco S.A. and Woodtech S.A., as well as serving as an external consultant to the Alza Group.

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KOJI UCHINO Director
KOJI UCHINO

Koji Uchino has an outstanding track record in the mineral resources sector, particularly in copper and iron ore. Throughout his career he has held senior positions at Mitsubishi Corporation, including general management of the Strategic Planning Office in the Mineral Resources Investment Division and the Iron Ore Department and management of the Nagoya branch in Japan, from which he led key initiatives in planning and development of mining investments globally.