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Executive president

Compañía Minera Poderosa

Eva Arias is the executive president ( board and company ) of Compañía Minera Poderosa in Peru . Although coming from a family with a long history of being involved in mining , Arias is originally an architect by trade . Early on her career , she , along with two friends , opened a small – but successful – architecture and construction company . It was only in 1977 that she decided to join her family ’ s mining business and set about carrying on her father ’ s legacy . As executive president , Arias focuses on preparing her company , workforce and industry for the many challenges that are rapidly converging . These include social challenges around the mine ’ s relationship with its community , government and workers ; the challenges around operational efficiency with minimal environmental impact and the highest possible safety standards ; and the technology challenges highlighted by the pandemic , where ways of working and living have been transformed completely .

However , the most challenging moment of Eva Arias ’ mining life has been driving Poderosa ’ s recovery from crisis , where within three five-year cycles , she oversaw the evolution of the company from a bankrupt entity to the most profitable company in Peru by 2019 – not just in mining , but across all sectors .

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