secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ (SCCO)
CIK:        0001001838
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-051713
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Southern Copper CEO Oscar Gonzalez Rocha passes; Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada appointed as new CEO
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- Oscar Gonzalez Rocha, President, CEO and Board member, unexpectedly passed away on April 13, 2026 after a 50-year career.
- Board appointed Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada as CEO on April 23, 2026; he continues as a Board member.
- No changes to Mr. Contreras Lerdo de Tejada's compensation were approved in connection with the appointment.
- Mr. Contreras Lerdo de Tejada's background was previously disclosed in the company's 2025 and 2026 proxy statements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000110465926051713/0001104659-26-051713-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000110465926051713/scco-20260423x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-051713

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