The legal director of Barrick Pueblo Viejo, Juana Barceló was promoted to be president of the northeastern gold mining operation in Sánchez Ramírez province. This makes her the first woman to direct a mining company in the Dominican Republic and the first for the Canadian mining company.
Barceló is a native of eastern province Hato Mayor. She joined the company in 2009 as legal director after working as a legal advisor for the company since its start in 2003. Barrick reports she had been also involved in the implementation of key plants with transversal impact in all the operation.
Barrick reports that her predecessor, Méjico Ángeles- Lithgow had resigned his position as president of Barrick Pueblo Viejo and executive director for Barrick Dominican Republic to develop other professional interests. He had been appointed in June 2017.
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Listin Diario
12 March 2018
