Company: SCCO
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0001558370-25-009748
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Company: SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
Filing Date: 2025-07-29
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.02
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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On July 24, 2025, the Board of Directors of Southern Copper Corporation (“ SCC” or the “ Company”) appointed Mr. Patricio Ovejas Simon as the Company’s new Executive Vice President effective July 24, 2025. Mr. Patricio Ovejas Simon is 37 years old. He has held executive positions in finance, information technology, operations and venture capital. He has a Bachelor´s degree in engineering from Universidad Anahuac and holds a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico. In addition, he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the McCombs School of Business in Austin, Texas.

From January 2022 to April 2025, Mr. Ovejas Simon served as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Information Technology at Grupo Cinemex, one of the largest entertainment companies in Latin America. During his tenure, he led a restructuring debt process, implemented a shared services model supporting U. S. operations, and directed multiple cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He was also responsible for overseeing enterprise-wide financial reporting, treasury, tax, and audit functions, while driving a strategic modernization of the IT organization. Previously, from June 2020 to December 2021, Mr. Ovejas Simon served as Chief Operating Officer of Fitpass, where he led the company’s expansion into Latin America and executed key operational efficiencies. From January 2019 to December 2019, he held the role of Chief Financial Officer at Mobile Virtual Network (MVNO) in Mexico and from February 2011 to December 2018, he served in key roles at a venture capital fund and a consulting firm in Mexico.

The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934. Accordingly, this information will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by Southern Copper Corporation pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as expressly stated in such filing.

ITEM 9. 01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (d)      Exhibits:                                                                                                             
   99.1      Press release of Southern Copper Corporation dated July 28, 202