Manuel Bezanilla
Chairman of the Board
Manuel Bezanilla is Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARAUCO, since April 23, 2013, having served as Second Vice-Chairman from May 4, 2007 until April 2013. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Board of Forestal Arauco and as member of the Boards of Pesquera Iquique-Guanaye S.A., AntarChile and Inversiones Siemel S.A. He is also a partner at law firm Portaluppi, Guzmán y Bezanilla. Mr. Bezanilla holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
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Roberto Angelini
First Vice-Chairman
Roberto Angelini is the First Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARAUCO since May 4, 2007, having served as Director since April 30, 1986. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Board at Empresas Copec, COPEC, AntarChile, Corpesca S.A., Pesquera Iquique-Guanaye S.A., Inversiones Alxar S.A. and Servicios Corporativos Sercor S.A. He also serves as a member of the Boards of Forestal Arauco, Empresa Pesquera Eperva S.A., Orizon S.A. and Inversiones Siemel S.A. Mr. Angelini holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
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Jorge Andueza
Second Vice Chairman
Jorge Andueza is the Second Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of ARAUCO, since April 23, 2013, having served as Director since April 11, 1994. He is also Chairman of the Board at Inversiones Siemel S.A. and Orizon S.A., and serves as a member of the Boards of COPEC, Empresas Copec, Forestal Arauco, Empresa Pesquera Eperva S.A., Corpesca S.A., Pesquera Iquique-Guanaye S.A., Organización Terpel S.A. and Servicios Corporativos Sercor S.A. Mr. Andueza holds a degree in Civil Electrical Engineering from Federico Santa María Technical University.
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Alberto Etchegaray
Alberto Etchegaray is a member of ARAUCO’s Board of Director since April 11, 1994 and served as Chairman of the Board from January 4, 2005 to May 4, 2007. He is also a partner at Domet Ltda., Chairman of the Board of Inversiones La Construcción S.A. and Red Salud S.A., and Vice Chairman of the Board of Salfacorp S.A. In addition, he served as Minister of Housing for the Government of Chile between 1990 and 1994. Mr. Etchegaray holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Pontiifical Catholic University of Chile.
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Jorge Bunster Betteley
orge Bunster is a member of ARAUCO’s Board of Directors since April 2017, having served as Director between April 1994 and March 2010, when he voluntarily resigned to become General Director of DIRECON until 2012 and later went on to serve as Minister of Energy for the Government of Chile until March 2014. In addition, he serves as a member on the Boards of COPEC, Orizon S.A. and Empresa Pesquera Eperva S.A. Mr. Bunster holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and an MBA from IESE Business School of Navarra University, Spain.
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Eduardo Navarro
Eduardo Navarro is a member of ARAUCO’s Board of Directors since September 25, 2007. He is also Chief Executive Officer of Empresas Copec and Pesquera Iquique-Guanaye S.A., and serves as Chairman of the Board of Abastible S.A. and Duragas S.A. and member of the Boards at COPEC, Solgas S.A., Corpesca S.A., Orizon S.A., Inversiones Alxar S.A., Inversiones Laguna Blanca S.A. and Inversiones del Nordeste S.A. Mr. Navarro holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics, and a Masters in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
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Franco Mellafe
Franco Mellafe is a member of ARAUCO’s Board of Directors since April 21, 2015. He also serves as member of the Board of Forestal Arauco and Inversiones Angelini y Compañía Limitada. Mr. Mellafe holds an MBA from Babson College and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Gabriela Mistral University. Before he became a Board member, Mr. Mellafe worked for twelve years in different occupational positions at ARAUCO.
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Timothy C. Purcell
Timothy C. Purcell is a member of ARAUCO’s Boardo of Directors since April 26, 2005. He is also a Founding Partner of Linzor Capital Partners, LP. and member of the Boards of Komax, S.A., Tip de México, S.A. de C.V., and Corporación Santo Tomás. In addition, he serves on the Board of Enseña Chile, and is a Trustee of International House in New York and the Chilean chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Mr. Purcell holds a BA in Economics from Cornell University, a Masters in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the Wharton School.
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Juan Ignacio Langlois
Juan Ignacio Langlois is a member of the Board of Directors of ARAUO since April 26, 2016. He is also Partner at the Tyndall Group and member of the Boards of Metrogas S.A. and the Instituto Chileno de Administración Racional de Empresas (ICARE). In addition, he serves as alternative director of Minera Las Cenizas S.A. Mr. Langlois holds a degree in law, graduating with the highest distinction from the Univerity of Chile School of Law. He also holds an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Alfonso Valdes
Managing Director Arauco Europe Cooperatief
Alfonso joined Arauco’s wood products sales department in 1994 to be in charge of the EMEA markets. In 1997 he relocated to Japan to open the company’s first office in Asia in order to develop and expand Arauco’s wood products sales in that market. In 2002 he returned to the company’s headquarters in Santiago and joined the Pulp Sales Division to support the increasing expansion. In 2006 he was appointed as head of Arauco’s office in Europe, based in The Netherlands, to lead Arauco’s European sales activities.
Alfonso is a Civil Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Santiago. Before Arauco Alfonso worked in the banking industry with 3 years at Banco Edwards and 3 years at American Express Bank in Santiago.
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Matías Domeyko
Chief Executive Officer
Matías Domeyko is ARAUCO’s Chief Executive Officer since 2005, having served in a number of responsible positions within the company since 1987, and as Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Domeyko holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Chile.
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Cristian Infante
President & Chief Operating Officer
Cristián Infante is the President & Chief Operating Officer of ARAUCO, since July 2011. He joined ARAUCO in 1996, and since then worked in the sales areas of the Pulp, Timber and Forestry business areas. He later went on to serve as Managing Director of Corporate Management & Development and Managing Director of the Atlantic Region. Mr. Infante holds a degree in Civil Industrial Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
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Gianfranco Truffello
Chief Financial Officer
Gianfranco Truffello is the Chief Financial Officer of ARAUCO. He joined the company in 1994, serving as Financial Managing Director of Arauco Argentina S.A. and as Assistant Financial Manager of ARAUCO. Mr. Truffello holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Iván Chamorro
Senior Vice-President Forestry & Woodpulp Business
Iván Chamorro is the Senior Vice-President Forestry of ARAUCO. He is a Civil Engineer and holds an MBA form the Catholic University of Chile. He started working in the company in 2001, performing in the commercial area and later, in the Pubic Affairs and Communications area and as Senior Vice-President Human Resources and EHS.
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Charles Kimber
Senior Vice-President Human Resources and Sustainability
Charles Kimber is the Senior Vice-President Human Resources and Sustainability of ARAUCO. Since 1986, he has worked in the company´s sales and Corporate Affairs areas and served as a Managing Director of Arauco Wood Products Inc. Mr. Kimber holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics form the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
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Pablo Franzini
Senior Vice-President Wood Business
Pablo Franzini serves as Senior Vice-President at ARAUCO, leading the global ARAUCO Wood Business. He has been with ARAUCO since 2005. Previously, he served as President of Arauco North America, including operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Throughout his career, he has worked as CFO of Arauco Argentina, CEO of Arauco Brazil, and SVP of Arauco International Business based in Chile. He has a bachelor's degree in business economics from Torcuato Di Tella University, Argentina and has an MBA from Erasmus University, the Netherlands.
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Gonzalo Zegers
ior Vice-President International & Business Development
Gonzalo Zegers is the Senior Vice-President International & Business Development of ARAUCO since 2008. He previously worked as CEO for Agrofruta S.A., CFO and CEO of Masisa, and CEO of ATC Panels Inc. in the United States of America. Mr. Zegers holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the Santiago University of Chile.
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Felipe Guzmán
General Counsel
Felipe Guzmán is ARAUCO’s General Counsel since December 2008. Before joining the company, he worked at law firm Portaluppi, Guzmán & Bezanilla, and as an International Associate at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett in New York, USA. Mr. Guzmán holds a degree in law from the Finis Terrae University, and a Master of Laws degree from Duke University Law School.
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