Southern Copper Corp - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Southern Copper Corp’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Southern Copper Corp's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
German Larrea Mota-Velasco
Chairman Executive BoardMr. German Larrea Mota-Velasco has been the Chairman of the company since 1999. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the company from 1999 to 2004. Mr. Mota-Velasco also served as the Chairman, President and the Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Mexico SAB de CV (Grupo Mexico). He has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Ferroviario Mexicano SA de CV since 1997. Previously, he served as an Executive Vice Chairman and a Director of Grupo Mexico, and the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Empresarios Industriales de Mexico SA de CV (EIM) (holding) and Fondo Inmobiliario.
Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada
Director; Chief Executive Officer Executive BoardMr. Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company since April 2026. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, General Director, and Director of Commercial and Supply Chain at Americas Mining Corp. He also worked at worked at Murano Capital.
Raul Jacob Ruisanchez
Chief Financial Officer; Vice President - Finance; Treasurer Senior ManagementMr. Raul Jacob Ruisanchez has been the Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, and the Treasurer at the company since 2016. Prior to this, he served as the Comptroller of the company from 2011 until 2013; the Director of Controller and Finance at the Company’s Peruvian Branch; and the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern Peru Ltd. Mr. Ruisanchez previously served as the Vice President of the Peruvian National Mining, Oil and Energy Association and President of its mining chapter from 2021 until 2023.
Juan Fernando Nunez Chavez
Vice President - Exploration Senior ManagementMr. Juan Fernando Nunez Chavez has been the Vice President of Exploration at the company since 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Manager of Explorations at Southern Peru Copper Corporation.
Julian Jorge Lazalde Psihas
Secretary Senior ManagementMr. Julian Jorge Lazalde Psihas has been the Secretary of the company since 2009. He also has been a Director, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Asarco LLC since 2009. Mr. Psihas is General Counsel of Americas Mining Corporation. He was the General Counsel of Asarco Inc., the predecessor of Asarco LLC, from 2006 until 2009.
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