Corporate and legal director | Silver Mountain Resources/Sociedad Minera Reliquias S.A.C.

Cristian Cadenillas
Corporate and legal director | Silver Mountain Resources/Sociedad Minera Reliquias S.A.C.
Career Biography
Cristian is a qualified lawyer from the Universidad Privada del Norte (UPN) –
Cajamarca, holding a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Political Science.
He holds a Master’s degree in Mining Law and Extractive Industries and a
Postgraduate Diploma in Mining and Environmental Law from the Universidad
Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). He also holds an International Diploma
in Environmental Management from Universidad ESAN and the Universidad
Regional Autónoma de los Andes (UNIANDES). He further complemented his
education with the Harvard Business Summer Seminar at Harvard University.
Cristian stands out for his negotiation skills, effective communication, and
strategic management of institutional relationships, as well as his ability to
resolve conflicts and make decisions. He has strong expertise in compliance
with environmental regulations and permitting within the mining and
hydrocarbons sectors, with extensive experience representing administrative
sanctioning procedures in the energy and mining sector, environmental
offences, and coordination with State entities.
As Corporate and Legal Director at Silver Mountain Resources / Sociedad
Minera Reliquias S.A.C., he leads a team of nine professionals within the legal
department and other professionals involved in the management of the
company’s corporate and regulatory affairs. He also directly advises Senior
Management on strategic decision-making, designing the regulatory and
labour strategy to ensure the continuity of mining operations. During his
tenure, he has successfully implemented corporate labour policies and led the
reorganisation of the human resources department.
In his current position at Silver Mountain Resources / Sociedad Minera
Reliquias S.A.C., he designed the social management policy aimed at
achieving social sustainability and compliance with commitments to
communities; implemented two permanent social service centres known as
“Casa Reliquias”; implemented corporate labour policies during the first two
months of his tenure; and redesigned the human resources department,
strengthening the organisational structure and the company’s internal
processes.
Previously, he served as Corporate and Regulatory Legal Manager at Silver
Mountain Resources, where he led the social management, environmental,
regulatory, and legal areas. During his tenure, he secured three key
environmental permits for operations in less than ten months; led community
negotiations that enabled the execution of a usufruct agreement for surface
land for mining purposes for a period of 20 years; and contributed to the
reduction of administrative contingencies by approximately five million soles.