Sierra Metals Inc. announced the appointment of Ms. Wendy Kaufman to its board of directors as an independent non-executive director, effective August 21, 2023. Ms. Kaufman is a senior financial executive and corporate director with over 25 years of experience leading junior and mid-tier publicly traded companies, largely in the resource sector. She currently serves as Chief Financial Officer of Canada Nickel Company Inc. which is focused on the development and financing of a large-scale nickel deposit in Canada and is a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of BZAM Ltd. and ADAPT.

Previous to Canada Nickel, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Pasinex Resources Limited and Primero Mining Corporation and was Vice President, Finance and Treasury at Inmet Mining Corporation. Ms. Kaufman brings extensive knowledge in the areas of liquidity, capital structuring, financial management and planning and corporate governance geared to support growth strategies. She also has expertise in public company accounting and reporting, corporate strategy, capital markets, acquisitions and integration.

Ms. Kaufman is a CPA, CA and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University.