Aura Minerals Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Pedro Joao Zahran Turqueto to its board of directors, effective July 25, 2022. Mr. Turqueto is currently the Vice President of Copa Energia and leads the operations and strategy of the largest LPG distributor in Latin America. He is also in charge of the strategy at Rede Matogrossense de Comunicação, a media group that operates TV channels, radio stations and websites in the middle east of Brazil.

Mr. Turqueto holds a bachelor's degree in Law from PUC-SP and an MBA from Columbia School of Business in New York. Previously, Mr. Philip Reade had stepped down from the Board.