Poniachik steered the negotiations that helped Chile to become a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), being the first South American nation accepted in the group.
“Karen brought a wealth of experience, wisdom and insight to our board gained through her distinguished career and many contributions to mining in Chile,” Lundin Mining chairman Adam Lundin said in a statement. “She will be greatly missed by many.”
Since 2011 and until her death on Oct. 12, Poniachik was the director of the Columbia Global Center in Santiago, Chile’s capital, where she promoted research on issues such as climate change, gender equality, health and innovation.
In addition, the senior executive had been appointed by President Gabriel Boric as one of the new representatives of Chile in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC), a body that provides APEC leaders with perspectives, private sector…
