Petri Salopera

Petri Salopera has over 20 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams in the fields of sustainability, external relations, social performance, and corporate social responsibility. Mr. Salopera has held senior executive positions at Goldcorp, Rio Tinto, BHP and most recently as Country Manager - Ecuador and Chile for Newcrest Mining. Mr. Salopera brings extensive field experience in Latin America on community relations, environment, sustainability, government relations and media. His wide range of expertise also includes other private sector entities, academia, and non-governmental organizations. Mr. Salopera obtained a Masters in Anthropology, Development and Latin American Studies from the University of Helsinki, Finland, and other postgraduate studies from the Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland, Australia.