The President of one the Colombian branch of multinational mining company Drummond resigned Tuesday.
Augusto Jimenez, the President of the U.S. based Drummond Company, resigned after helming the position for 23 years.
ElColombiano.com expects current Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Jose Miguel Linares to succeed Jimenez.
Jimenez reportedly will remain on the board of directors after leaving his presidential position on December 31.
Since Drummond began its operations in Colombia in 1995, it has experienced its fair share of controversy. In March, a former AUC member testified before a U.S. court that Drummond paid paramilitaries $1.5 million to murder union leaders.
Just six months later, an unidentified criminal group attacked a Drummond convoy injuring six of its employees.