About

Having been at the company since 2012, Felipe Marquez Robledo has an advanced understanding of the operations of AngloGold Ashanti, a South African headquartered international gold mining and exploration company which began actively exploring in Colombia in 2002. Having demonstrated his technical legal skills combined with a business-minded approach to senior management, he gained promotions to take on roles not limited to legal matters. Since April 2017, he has been the vice president corporate affairs and country manager for Colombia of the organisation, which has commissioned significant investment in various greenfield exploration projects in Colombia and has had two major discoveries, at “La Colosa” in the Tolima province and “Gramalote” in the Antioquia province. Marquez is still heavily involved in the legal processes of opening these mines and creating the partnerships the firm uses to facilitate these operations. For example, Gramalote, is pitched as a joint venture between AngloGold Ashanti (51%) and Vancouver-based B2Gold. The project, managed by AngloGold Ashanti, is expected to be the group’s first operating gold mine in Colombia. Over the course of his 20 year legal career Marquez has earned the respect of his peers and is considered one of the country’s premier in-house legal professionals.