José Nicolás de Bernardis Cuglievan is on the board of Compañía Minera Poderosa SA. In his past career he occupied the position of Chief Executive Officer for Volcan Compania Minera S.A.A. and Chief Executive Officer for Nexa Resources Atacocha SAA.

He received an undergraduate degree from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, a graduate degree from the University of Esan and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin.