BEAR CREEK MINING CORPORATION Bear Creek Mining Corporation announced that Mr. Fernando Ragone has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 18, 2023. Mr. Ragone is a mining finance leader with 28 years of experience that spans the gamut of financial functions including complex corporate financing transactions, financial reporting, business development and M&A, treasury, management accounting, cost reductions and business improvements. He has accomplished several multi-component financing transactions raising over $3.5 billion in total value.
A strong leader and strategic thinker, Mr. Ragone has held senior executive positions at numerous large companies in Canada, Peru, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Australia and Europe. He most recently held the position of CFO at Baffinland Iron Mines, before which he served in senior roles at First Majestic Silver, leading the Finance and Business Improvement teams. Prior to that, he spent 14 years at Glencore working in several countries and roles culminating in his position as CFO for Glencore North American Zinc. Mr. Ragone started his career as an external auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Fluent in English and Spanish, Mr. Ragone is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an accounting degree from the National University of Tucuman, Argentina and an MBA from the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile.
