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Daniel Vanin was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Nyrstar in July 2019. He has worked in the mining industry for over 40 years in both underground and open pit mines, and with smelting operations in both Chile and Bolivia. During this time he has gained strong international mine and smelting development and management skills, coupled with
extensive experience of working around the world, including in Canada, Russia, Spain, and in several African and South American countries.
He joined Trafigura in 2011 as Mining Group Chief Operating Officer based in Seville, Spain. Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Iberian Minerals Corp. until the company was bought out by Trafigura. Daniel has also held senior executive and operational positions with Cambior Inc., RBG Resources PLC, Glencore and Lac Minerals Ltd. He was also Chief Operating Officer at High River Gold Mines.
Daniel works in English, French, Italian and Spanish. He is an Italian national who grew up and studied in Canada, graduating from McGill University with a degree in Mining Engineering.
