Sierra Metals Inc. announced the appointment of Jean Pierre Fort to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2024. Mr. Fort will succeed Jose Fernandez-Baca who is retiring from the Company effective June 30, 2024. Mr. Fort brings more than a decade of financial and operational experience as Sierra Metals' incoming CFO.

He joined Sierra Metals in 2023 as head of business development and corporate finance. Previously, he was chief financial officer and head of corporate development at Silver Mountain Resources Inc., where he was instrumental in leading a successful initial public offering, multiple private placements and cost reduction initiatives while establishing the company's capital markets strategy. Prior to that, he was an associate in the mining and metals investment banking team at RBC Capital Markets in Toronto and worked in finance, investor relations, and supply chain operations at Volcan Compañia Minera, a Peruvian-based precious and base metals producer.

Mr. Fort holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Universidad de Lima in Peru and a Masters of Business Administration from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.