Compañia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. announced that Mr. Igor Gonzales, Vice President of Operations of Buenaventura, is leaving the company effective April 30, 2017 due to personal reasons. Mr. Raul Benavides, Vice-president of Business Development, has been appointed to serve as interim VP of Operations upon his departure. Mr. Gonzales will continue to exercise his position as Buenaventura´s Board Member in accordance with the resolutions of the General Shareholders' Meeting held on March 28, 2017.