Hochschild Mining plc announced that Dionisio Romero Paoletti, Chairman & CEO of the banking group Credicorp, will join the company's Board as a Non-Executive Director from 1 January 2018. Romero has been appointed as a nominee of the Company's majority shareholder Pelham Investment Corporation, which is controlled by Eduardo Hochschild, pursuant to the rights granted to Pelham under the Relationship Agreement. The Company also confirms that with effect from 1 January 2018: Michael Rawlinson will assume the roles of Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee to succeed Enrico Bombieri following his retirement from the Board; Eileen Kamerick will become a member of the Remuneration Committee; and Graham Birch, Eileen Kamerick, Michael Rawlinson and Dionisio Romero will join the Nominations Committee.