Degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and MBA from the University of Chicago, USA.
The Board of Directors agreed to appoint Mr. Francisco Pérez as the new Chairman of the Board of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., and he assumed this new position after the resignation of Mr. Andrónico Luksic. He is the Chairman of the Board of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. and Compañía Cervercerías Unidas Argentina S.A. Also, he is a member of the Board of Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. and Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A.
Between 1991 and 1998, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. In 1998, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Quiñenco S.A., a position he holds to date, and he is a member of the Board of several companies, including Inversiones y Rentas S.A., Banco de Chile, Banchile Corredores de Seguros S.A., LQ Inversiones Financieras S.A., Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A., Nexans S.A., Hapag Lloyd and Invexans Limited. He is also Chairman of the Board of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A., Empresa Nacional de Energía Enex S.A., Invexans S.A. and Tech Pack S.A.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Houston, USA, and MBA from the University of Texas, USA.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of several of Companía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.’s subsidiaries, including Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A., Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A., Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. and Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A.
He has over 30 years of management and strategic consulting experience in multiple industries, especially in beverages and consumer goods across the Americas. In beverages, his roles have included business development for Heineken Americas, planning and strategy for Femsa Cerveza S.A. de C.V. and Board member of Kaiser in Brazil.
Prior to these roles, he was a partner at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, a global business consulting firm. In that role, he led strategy and supply chain efforts in supermarkets, food companies, high-end beverage companies and other consumer goods companies.
Degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Banco de Chile, Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. and Quiñenco S.A. He is a member of the Board of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. and Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A.
Additionally, he is Chairman of the Board of Banchile Asesorías Financieras S.A., Socofin S.A., and Banchile Administradora General de Fondos S.A. Also, he is a member the Board of Empresa Nacional de Energía Enex S.A. and Vice Chairman of the Board of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A.
Degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and MBA from the University of Chicago, USA.
The Board of Directors agreed to appoint Mr. Francisco Pérez as the new Chairman of the Board of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., and he assumed this new position after the resignation of Mr. Andrónico Luksic. He is the Chairman of the Board of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. and Compañía Cervercerías Unidas Argentina S.A. Also, he is a member of the Board of Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. and Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A.
Between 1991 and 1998, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. In 1998, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Quiñenco S.A., a position he holds to date, and he is a member of the Board of several companies, including Inversiones y Rentas S.A., Banco de Chile, Banchile Corredores de Seguros S.A., LQ Inversiones Financieras S.A., Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A., Nexans S.A., Hapag Lloyd and Invexans Limited. He is also Chairman of the Board of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A., Empresa Nacional de Energía Enex S.A., Invexans S.A. and Tech Pack S.A.
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Houston, USA, and MBA from the University of Texas, USA.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of several of Companía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.’s subsidiaries, including Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A., Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A., Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. and Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A.
He has over 30 years of management and strategic consulting experience in multiple industries, especially in beverages and consumer goods across the Americas. In beverages, his roles have included business development for Heineken Americas, planning and strategy for Femsa Cerveza S.A. de C.V. and Board member of Kaiser in Brazil.
Prior to these roles, he was a partner at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, a global business consulting firm. In that role, he led strategy and supply chain efforts in supermarkets, food companies, high-end beverage companies and other consumer goods companies.
Degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Banco de Chile, Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. and Quiñenco S.A. He is a member of the Board of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. and Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A.
Additionally, he is Chairman of the Board of Banchile Asesorías Financieras S.A., Socofin S.A., and Banchile Administradora General de Fondos S.A. Also, he is a member the Board of Empresa Nacional de Energía Enex S.A. and Vice Chairman of the Board of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada and Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A.
He has vast experience across different countries and industries, working in Europe, Africa, and the Americas. He held multiple executive positions at the Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”), including Executive Officer of Investment Banking and Non-Core Banking. At RBS, he helped design and execute the bank-wide restructuring during the 2008 financial crisis, working with HM Treasury and the Bank of England. Prior to that, he worked as an executive in private equity in Europe and Russia and in industrial chemicals and banking in Africa and the USA. As a non-executive, he has served as a Board member and/or Chairman of the Board in water utilities, chemicals, retail, agriculture, private investment and aviation leasing. He is currently the senior independent Board member of Acuren Corporation, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Engineer from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers Paris, France, and from Technical University Aachen, Germany.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. and Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A.
Previously, he worked for Danone Group and Sara Lee. In 1995, he joined Heineken and worked in Greece as plant director. In 1999, he became Regional Manager of Operations & Supply Chain for Europe and took over the position of Chief Executive Officer of Heineken Netherlands in 2002. In June 2005, he was appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer and member of the Global Executive Team of Heineken. In this position, he was responsible for the global supply chain, including manufacturing, as well as for R&D. From 2010 until 2015, he also was the Chairman of the Board of Empaque Mexico.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada and Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A.
He has vast experience across different countries and industries, working in Europe, Africa, and the Americas. He held multiple executive positions at the Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”), including Executive Officer of Investment Banking and Non-Core Banking. At RBS, he helped design and execute the bank-wide restructuring during the 2008 financial crisis, working with HM Treasury and the Bank of England. Prior to that, he worked as an executive in private equity in Europe and Russia and in industrial chemicals and banking in Africa and the USA. As a non-executive, he has served as a Board member and/or Chairman of the Board in water utilities, chemicals, retail, agriculture, private investment and aviation leasing. He is currently the senior independent Board member of Acuren Corporation, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Engineer from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers Paris, France, and from Technical University Aachen, Germany.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada, Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. and Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A.
Previously, he worked for Danone Group and Sara Lee. In 1995, he joined Heineken and worked in Greece as plant director. In 1999, he became Regional Manager of Operations & Supply Chain for Europe and took over the position of Chief Executive Officer of Heineken Netherlands in 2002. In June 2005, he was appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer and member of the Global Executive Team of Heineken. In this position, he was responsible for the global supply chain, including manufacturing, as well as for R&D. From 2010 until 2015, he also was the Chairman of the Board of Empaque Mexico.
Degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Cervecera CCU Chile Limitada and Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A.
He has been Chief Executive Officer of Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores S.A. since 2012 and a Board member of Hapag-Lloyd AG and the Chairman of its Audit Committee since 2014. He has been a Board member of Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. since 2015 and the Chairman of its Board of Directors since August 2017. He is also a Board member of Invexans S.A., a Board member and Chairman of the Strategic and Sustainability Committee of Nexans S.A. (France) and Board member of SOFOFA since 2017, of which he has been Vice Chairman since 2023. In 2002, he joined the Quiñenco Group, where he managed the Luksic family’s investments, mainly in tourism and real estate, in Croatia until 2011. Previously, he was part of the executive area of Michelin in France and Chile.
Degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Universidad de Chile and Ph.D. in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
He has been a member of the Directors’ Committee of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. as an independent director since he was elected to the Board in April 2012, and he is currently Chairman of this committee. He has also been a member and Chairman of the Audit Committee since April 2012.
He was Chairman of the Central Bank of Chile between 2003 and 2007, member of the Board of Banco Santander S.A. (Spain) between 2011 and 2014, Chairman of the Board of Banco Santander Chile between 2014 and 2018 and member of the Board of Grupo Santander-Mexico, Banco Santander Chile and ENDESA Chile. He is also an economic advisor to large Chilean and foreign companies and family offices.
He was a senior executive at the World Bank in Washington, DC, and director of its macroeconomic adjustment and growth division. He has taught economics in Canada, the United States and Chile. He has carried out numerous consultancies for the World Bank, IDB, US-AID, the Canadian Development Agency (CIDA), the Swedish Development Agency (SIDA), the Foundation for Advanced Studies in Development of Japan (FASID) and the OECD. He was also a visiting scholar at Stanford University and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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