Tomas Iturriaga
Mexican miner Fresnillo created two new executive roles for its operations and projects, COO North and COO Central. Tomás Iturriaga, who has been leading the company’s operations over the last three years, will continue in his role as COO Central, overseeing the Fresnillo, Saucito and Juanicipio mines, together with the advanced exploration projects of Orisyvo and Guanajuato. To oversee the Herradura, Ciénega and San Julián mines, combined with the Tajitos, Rodeo and Capricornio projects, Fresnillo appointed Daniel Diez as COO North. He joins Fresnillo from Gold Fields where he led its Chilean operations overseeing the development of the Salares Norte project. Previously he held several senior leadership positions at Yamana Gold.
