Governance Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

SQM

US8336351056

Specialty Chemicals

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Jul. 21	Wesfarmers to Spend Up to US$500 Million on Lithium Mine Expansion	DJ
Jul. 14	Deutsche Bank Adjusts Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. Price Target to $98 From $105, Maintains Buy Rating	MT

Executive Committee: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

Manager

Positions heldSince

Ricardo Ramos Rodríguez

Chief Executive Officer

2018-12-31

Macarena Briseño Correa

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

Wouter Pulinx

36 year

General Counsel

Natalia Pizarro

Human Resources Officer

2018-10-31

Gonzalo Aguirre T.

General Counsel

2016-03-31

Frank Biot

Sales & Marketing

2016-04-30

Gerardo Andrés Illanes González

Director of Finance/CFO

2018-12-31

Isabel Bendeck

Investor Relations Contact

Composition of the Board of Directors: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

Director

CommitteesSince

Gina Ocqueteau Tacchini

Chairman	2025-05-28
Independent Dir/Board Member	2022-04-25

Patricio Contesse Fica

Governance Committee

2018-03-31

Hernán Alberto Büchi Buc

77 year

Governance Committee

2017-03-31

Tie Xu

Governance Committee

2025-05-28

Georges Antoine de Bourguignon Arndt

64 year

Governance Committee

2024-04-23

Gonzalo Guerrero Yamamoto

Director/Board Member	2025-05-28
Independent Dir/Board Member	2025-05-28

Ashley Luke Ozols

Director/Board Member

2021-11-30

Antonio Gil Nievas

Director/Board Member
Independent Dir/Board Member

Latest Appointments: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

25-06-02	Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. Announces Board Changes	CI
24-03-20	Sociedad Química Y Minera De Chile S.A. Announces Resignation of Xu Tieying from Board Member, Effective as of April 24, 2024	CI
23-04-04	Sociedad Química Y Minera De Chile S.A. Announces Resignation of Ashley Luke Ozols as Board Member, Effective as of April 21, 2023	CI
21-12-13	Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. Announces Resignation of Board Member Robert J. Zatta Effective December 21, 2021	CI
19-04-26	Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. Announces Board and Committee Appointments	CI
18-12-06	Sociedad Qu Mica Y Minera de Chile S.A. Announces Board Resignations	CI
18-10-31	Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. Appoints Ricardo Ramos as Deputy Chief Executive Officer	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Antonio Schneider Chaigneau

Director/Board Member

2022-04-25

2024-04-25

Kelly O'Brien

Investor Relations Contact

2011-09-30

2023-04-30

Alberto Salas Muñoz

Chairman

2018-03-31

2022-04-25

Laurence Golborne Riveros

Director/Board Member

2018-03-31

2022-04-25

Francisco Ugarte Larraín

Director/Board Member

2019-03-31

2022-04-25

Qi Dang

Director/Board Member

2021-11-30

Robert J. Zatta

Director/Board Member

2019-03-31

Andrés Yaksic B.

Compliance Officer

2019-03-30

Patricio de Solminihac Tampier

Chief Executive Officer	2015-03-17	2018-12-30
Chief Operating Officer	1987-12-31	2015-03-17

Mark Fracchia

Director/Board Member

2018-12-04

Darryl S. Stann

Director/Board Member

2018-01-23

2018-12-04

Robert Kirkpatrick

Director/Board Member

2015-04-23

2018-01-23

Joanne L. Boyes

Director/Board Member

2015-03-31

2018-01-23

Fernando Rodolfo Massú Tare

Director/Board Member	2017-04-17	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2017-04-17	-

Juan Gerardo Jofré Miranda

Director/Board Member	2017-04-17	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2017-04-17	-

Pauline de Vidts Sabelle

Human Resources Officer	1995-12-31	2016-04-30
Corporate Officer/Principal	2016-04-30	2017-04-10

Irina Axenova

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Public Communications Contact	2016-12-31	-

Matías Astaburuaga Suárez

General Counsel	1989-01-31	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	2016-08-31

Julio Rebolledo D.

Director/Board Member	2016-04-26	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2016-04-26	-

Wolf von Appen Berhmann

Director/Board Member	2005-04-30	2016-04-24
Independent Dir/Board Member	2005-04-30	2016-04-24

Raul Puerto M.

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2015-12-31

José Antonio Merino

Corporate Officer/Principal

2015-12-31

Julio Cesar Ponce Lerou

Chairman

1980-12-31

2015-04-23

Edward Waitzer

Director/Board Member	2015-04-23	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2015-04-23	-

A. Hans Dieter Linneberg

Director/Board Member	2015-03-31	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2015-03-31	-

Arnfinn F. Prugger

Director/Board Member

2015-03-31

José María Eyzaguirre Baeza

Director/Board Member

2001-11-30

2015-03-17

Alejandro Montero Purviance

Director/Board Member

2013-04-24

2015-03-17

Wayne Brownlee

Director/Board Member	2001-11-30	2015-03-17
Corporate Officer/Principal	2009-08-09	2010-06-21

Patricio Contesse González

Chief Executive Officer

1980-12-31

2015-03-15

Jaime San Martín Larenas

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	1994-12-31	2010-06-22
Corporate Officer/Principal	1994-12-31	2013-07-31

Eduardo Novoa Castellón

Director/Board Member	2010-06-21	2012-12-31
Independent Dir/Board Member	2008-03-31	2012-12-31

Juan Antonio Guzmán Molinari

Director/Board Member	2012-12-31	2015-03-31
Chairman	2012-12-31	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	2012-12-31	-

Pablo Hernandez Mac-Donald

Corporate Officer/Principal

2012-12-31

Kendrick Taylor Wallace

Director/Board Member

2001-11-30

2012-04-04

José Antonio Silva Bafalluy

Director/Board Member

2001-11-30

2008-04-29

José Francisco Sánchez Figueroa

Compliance Officer

2019-02-28

Christian Puebla C.

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2011-02-08

Pablo Piasni

Public Communications Contact

2007-03-31

Camila Merino Catalán

Chief Administrative Officer	1990-12-31	2006-12-31
Human Resources Officer	1990-12-31	2006-12-31

Mauricio Cabello Cadiz

Corporate Officer/Principal

1999-12-31

Juan Carlos Barrera Pacheco

Corporate Officer/Principal

1995-12-31

Daniel Guillermo Jiménez Schuster

Public Communications Contact	2010-06-23	2011-02-10
Corporate Officer/Principal	1990-12-31	2016-05-17
Sales & Marketing	2016-05-17	-

Carlos Nakousi Salas

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

1988-12-31

Luis Eugenio Ponce Lerou

Director/Board Member	-	-
Chairman	2016-04-25	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	1981-12-31	-

Daniel Yarur Elsaca

Director/Board Member

2003-03-31

Carolina García Huidobro

Public Communications Contact

Felipe Encinas

Public Communications Contact

Fernanda Guerra

Public Communications Contact

2010-08-31

Patricio Vargas Muñoz

Public Communications Contact

2010-08-31

Mary Laverty

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Public Communications Contact	2010-06-22	-

Carolina Pavez

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-11

Avi Milstein

Director/Board Member

Maurice le Fort Rudloff

Corporate Officer/Principal

Jorge Araya Cabrera

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

Mark Fones

Public Communications Contact	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	2013-06-17

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	16
Female	4

Of which Executive Committee

Male	6
Female	2

Of which Directors

Male	7
Female	1

Revisions

Recommandations analystes

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Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

Évolution objectif analystes 1 an

Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

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Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA (SQM), is a producer of potassium nitrate and iodine. The Company produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and certain industrial chemicals. Its segments include specialty plant nutrients, industrial chemicals, iodine and derivatives, lithium and derivatives, potassium, and other products and services. Specialty plant nutrients are fertilizers that enable farmers to improve yields. Industrial chemicals have a range of applications in chemical processes, such as the manufacturing of glass and industrial nitrates. Iodine and its derivatives are used in the X-ray contrast media and biocides industries, among others. Lithium and its derivatives are used in batteries, greases and frits for production of ceramics. Potassium chloride is a commodity fertilizer that is produced and sold by the Company across the world.

Employees

7,773

Sector

Specialty Chemicals

Calendar

Aug. 18 - Earnings release - Q2 2026

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