André Sougarret is a Chilean mining engineer who is currently the CEO of Codelco.[1][2] Previously he led the rescue efforts of the 2010 Copiapó mining accident,[3][4] and has been director of El Teniente mine,[3] and executive vice-president of Empresa Nacional de Minería.[2] Following his leadership in the rescue of the 2010 Copiapó mining accident's 33 miners he was named "engineer of the year" and "mining engineer of the year" by the Chilean engineers' association.[5] In the movie The 33 Sougarret was portrayed by Gabriel Byrne.[5] The film incorrectly portrays Sougarett halting the rescue operation due to safety concerns, a decision he did not make in the real rescue effort.[6][7]

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  1. ^ Reyes, Verónica (2022-07-01). "Codelco fundamenta cierre de Ventanas, pero alude que siempre se les apuntó por sobre otras empresas". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "Chile's Codelco names Andre Sougarret as new CEO". Reuters. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  3. ^ a b "André Sougarret, líder en el rescate de "los 33", asume gerencia de Mina El Teniente". Emol (in Spanish). 2017-03-13.
  4. ^ Sequera, Vivian; Writer, Associated Press (2010-10-15). "Straight-talking engineer was behind Chile rescue". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ^ a b "El nuevo rescate de André Sougarret". La Tercera (in Spanish). 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  6. ^ González, Nicolás (7 August 2015). "10 diferencias entre la película "Los 33" y lo que realmente ocurrió en la mina San José" [10 differences between the movie “The 33” and what really happened in the San José mine]. El Líbero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Ministro Golborne: El acceso por la chimenea ya no es una opción" (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa (Chile). 7 August 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.