First Majestic Appoints Guillermo Lozano as VP of Exploration

First Majestic (TSX:FR) announced the appointment of Guillermo Lozano as the Vice President of Exploration for the company’s growing Mexican projects.

As quoted in the press release:

Mr. Lozano has over 30 years of experience in the mineral resource industry in Mexico with extensive experience in exploration, development and production including open pit and underground operations. Prior to joining First Majestic, Mr. Lozano was with Silver Standard Resources, Inc. for a period of 10 years holding the position of Country Manager for Mexico and later promoted to the senior management team as Exploration Director. Mr. Lozano has also worked as Country Manager for Canplats Resources Inc. and was part of the team who discovered the Camino Rojo deposit which was later sold to Goldcorp. Additionally, Mr. Lozano worked for Kennecott Corp. and the Peñoles group. He holds a B.Sc. degree in Geology from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City, a Degree in M.Sc. Degree in Geology at the Missouri University at Columbia, and a MBA in Finance at the University of Texas at El Paso, in addition to a partial Ph.D. in Geology also at the University of Texas.

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