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Responsible for the legal department in Chile at Kinross, one of the leading gold mining companies in the world, Ximena Matas stands out in the traditionally male-dominated mining industry for ‘always dealing with difficult legal issues related to the mining industry where Kinross plays an important role’, as one nominators states. In covering legal matters pertaining to the company’s extensive operations in Chile, Matas provides legal advice to a diverse spectrum of activities including acquisitions and disputes. The nominating source goes on to describe Matas as ‘a lawyer known for being creative, accessible and easy to work with’. An inspiration to women in business, Matas was an intendant for the Chilean government for two years prior to taking her current role in 2014.