Bear Creek Mining Corporation announced that Mr. Paul Tweddle has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective March 1, 2018. Mr. Tweddle will be engaged on a full-time basis at the Company's offices in Lima, Peru. Mr. Tweddle meaningfully contributed to the growth of Rio Alto Mining as its VP of Finance and Commercial from the La Arena mine construction stage through 2015. Prior to working in the mining sector, Paul was the Global Macro Strategist at Dunheath Capital. Most recently he served as CFO for Oben Holding Group. The company thanks Mr. Steven Krause for the dedication and professionalism he brought to the role of CFO since 2012, and looks forward to Steven's ongoing support as an advisor to management and the board.