Omar Alarcón Saigua, new CEO of Bolivian state-owned YLB
YLB Press Release
This is an automated translation of the press release issued in Spanish
The Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy, Alejandro Gallardo, appointed on Monday Eng. Omar Alarcón Saigua as the new executive president of the National Strategic Public Company of Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB), replacing Karla Calderón.
The inauguration ceremony was held in the ministerial office, by Supreme Resolution, highlighting the extensive experience of the new authority in oil and gas platforms at an international level.
Since 2012, Alarcón has held positions at Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), where he held positions such as Head of Unit at the Ammonia and Urea Platform; Director of Operation and Maintenance of the “Carlos Villegas” Liquid Separation Plant and National Vice President of Operations at YPFB, as well as General Manager of YPFB Refining.
In recent months, he has been tasked with initiating the execution of one of the most important projects in the country, the implementation of the first biofuel plants in La Paz and Santa Cruz.
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