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CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS AT THE 2017 AGM
CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS AT THE 2017 AGM.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0355G Antofagasta PLC 24 May 2017 \n\nNEWS RELEASE, 24 MAY 2017\n \n \nCHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS AT \nTHE 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING\n \n \nAntofagasta plc (the \"Company\") today released the script to be used by the Chairman, Jean-Paul Luksic at the Company's Annual General Meeting that commences at 10:00am today. \n \nThank you for joining us today.\n \nAs you can see, all of your directors are in attendance, as well as several members of senior management including our Group CEO Iván Arriagada, our Vice President of Institutional Relations Francisco Veloso and Mauricio Ortiz, the General Manager of our Transport Division. As you know, Ivan succeeded Diego Hernández in the role of Group CEO in April 2016, having previously served as the CEO of our mining division, and has led the Group's drive for increased cost discipline and improved performance of the operations.\nThere have also been a number of changes at Board level and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Francisca Castro, who joined the Board as an independent non-executive director in November last year. Francisca has considerable experience in mining, energy and finance and has worked in various roles in Chile and internationally. She has already made significant contributions to the Board and the Audit and Risk, and the Remuneration and Talent Management Committees and has been recommended by your Board for election by shareholders today. \nFrancisca filled a vacancy created by Hugo Dryland's resignation. Hugo had been on the Board since 2011 and I would like to thank him for his valuable insights and guidance on a wide range of matters and for the significant contribution he has made to the Company during his time on the Board. \nIn September, Ollie Oliveira succeeded Bill Hayes as our Senior Independent Director. Ollie has been a member of the Board since 2011 and Bill will stay on the Board as a Non-Executive Director, but is no longer designated as independent. \nWithin the Board Committees there have also been a number of changes and Ollie is now Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, and Vivianne Blanlot is now Chairman of the Sustainability and Stakeholder Management Committee. \n \nBefore proposing the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting, I would like to highlight briefly An...