Southern Copper Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Southern Copper's CEO is Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada, appointed in Apr 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 0% of the company’s shares, worth ARS256.78M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.1 years and 12 years respectively.
Key information
Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada
Chief executive officer
US$215.6k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.0001% |
| Management average tenure | 1.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 12yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO
Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada (39 yo)
Engineer Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada is Chief Executive Officer of Southern Copper Corporation from April 23, 2026 and as its Non-Independent Director from May 28, 2021. He was Interim CEO of Southe...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Non-Independent Director | less than a year | US$215.59k | 0.00012% ARS 256.8m | |
| VP of Finance | 13.1yrs | US$515.08k | no data | |
| Comptroller | no data | US$301.50k | no data | |
| Vice President of Explorations | 1.1yrs | US$311.88k | no data | |
| Secretary | 10.1yrs | US$583.90k | no data | |
| Manager of Financial Planning & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SCCO's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Non-Independent Director | 5yrs | US$215.59k | 0.00012% ARS 256.8m | |
| Chairman of the Board | 26.5yrs | US$215.59k | 0.049% ARS 104.8b | |
| Independent Director | 15.8yrs | US$287.59k | 0.00012% ARS 256.8m | |
| Special Independent Director | 22.3yrs | US$215.59k | 0.0035% ARS 7.4b | |
| Special Independent Director | 22.2yrs | US$293.59k | 0.00026% ARS 556.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.1yrs | US$293.59k | 0.0013% ARS 2.8b | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$215.59k | 0.00062% ARS 1.3b | |
| Independent Director | 2yrs | US$308.88k | 0.00062% ARS 1.3b |
Experienced Board: SCCO's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/05/11 17:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Southern Copper Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Leonardo Correa | Barclays |
| Fawzi Hanano | Berenberg |
| David Radclyffe | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |