Announcement • Jun 02
Titiminas Silver Inc. Announces Appointment of Dr. Robert J. Mcdonald as an Independent Director, Effective May 28, 2026
Titiminas Silver Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Robert J. McDonald to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director, effective May 28, 2026. The appointment further strengthens the Company's governance as Titiminas advances the Madre Sierra Silver mine in central Peru towards key technical and corporate milestones, including the maiden NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment. Dr. McDonald brings to the role more than 30 years of executive, advisory and board experience across the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors, with a particular focus on Peru. He currently serves as Business Development Manager at Fortescue, one of the world's largest iron ore producers and a major Australian mining and energy group, where he previously held the role of General Manager Perú with Fortescue Future Industries and Fortescue Metals Group from November 2020 to May 2024. Past senior roles include Presidential Advisor to the Government of Peru, General Manager of the National Society of Mining, Oil and Gas, and Energy ("SNMPE"), President of the Infrastructure Committee at Peru's investment promotion agency ProInversión, CEO of Orica Peru, and Independent Director of Alta Copper. His background combines extensive private-sector executive experience with senior public-sector and industry-association leadership, providing Titiminas with strong independent governance oversight and deep stakeholder networks across Peru. Dr. McDonald is a Cambridge-educated economist with a PhD in Management Sciences from ESAN (Lima, Peru) -- awarded Summa Cum Laude -- and additional doctoral research at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He was an Academic Visitor and Visiting Fellow at the Latin American Centre, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford. He is a native Peruvian and a British citizen, and is multilingual in English, Spanish, Portuguese and German. His executive experience includes: Fortescue -- Business Development Manager (since June 2025; previously 2020 – May 2024 General Manager with Perú Fortescue Future Industries and Fortescue Metals Group), responsible for the group's activities in Peru across mining and energy industries. Fortescue is a major Australian mining and energy group and one of the world's largest iron ore producers. Presidential Office of the Republic of Peru -- Presidential Advisor (2018 – 2020), responsible for selecting and monitoring fast-track progress of 40 priority national projects, and President of the Pro Transportes y Comunicaciones Committee at ProInversión (2018), overseeing major infrastructure concessions including railways, highways, telecommunications backbone and regional broadband networks. SNMPE -- General Manager (2017 – 2018) of Peru's leading industry association representing the mining, oil and gas, and energy sectors. Orica Peru -- CEO (2005 – 2012), leading the Peruvian operations of the global mining services company, including the development of an industrial-grade ammonium nitrate project in Ilo and Moquegua. ProInversión -- President of the Infrastructure Committee (2001 – 2005), responsible for the concession of regional and international airports, the Port of Callao, and the sale of mobile telecommunications spectrum. Alta Copper -- Independent Director (2024 – 2025). Three of the projects with which Dr. McDonald has been associated have received Declarations of National Interest by the Government of Peru. He has participated in approximately 25 M&A transactions across various industries and geographies. He is a Founding Partner of the Research & Do Institute (RADI) and has held academic positions at the Universidad de Lima Postgraduate School, where he served as Director of Corporate Engagement and is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of the Master's programme in Logistics and Operations.
