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Argentina Carlos Alberto Bulgheroni, CEO Bridas Bulgheroni is CEO of Argentine independent oil and gas holding company Bridas, which was created by his family in 1948. Bridas is 50 percent owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation since 2010. The company's joint venture with BP and Pan American Energy in 2013 ranked it 215th in the region's largest companies. He is also on the board of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange and an active philanthropist involved in the arts. Bulgheroni earned a degree in law from the University of Buenos Aires. He has served as co-chairman of the International Committee at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, president of the Argentine Business Council, president and representative for Mercosur European Business Forum. Bulgheroni also holds the Order of Isabel la Catolica, given to him by Spain's King Carlos I. Bulgheroni is now expanding his wine business, Bodegas Garzón, which will feature a luxury hotel and an exclusive club where members can create their own wines. Eduardo Eurnekian Argentine magnate Eurnekian has delved into a wide range of businesses, including media, airports, agribusiness, services, energy, infrastructure and technology through his firm Corporación América. His net worth is estimated at $1.9 billion as of 2015. Eurnekian was born to Armenian parents, and has also been involved in investments in his parents' homeland, including the management of the Zvartnots International Airport and agribusiness. Marcos Galperín, President and CEO MercadoLibre One of the youngest people on the list, 43 year old Galperín is the co-founder and CEO of MercadoLibre, the largest e-retailer in Latin America, with presence in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela. He studied Finances at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Galperín also serves on Endeavor Argentina's Board of Directors, a global non-profit organization which supports entrepreneurs in emerging markets. MercadoLibre kicked off 2016 with a positive 4.9 percent boost in its shares in the last week of January, and has gained 6.2 percent in the past three months. Gregorio Perez Campanc, Chairman Molinos Río de la Plata Perez (net worth $1.57 billion as of December 2015) is the Chairman of Molinos Río de la Plata, Argentina's largest branded food products company. The firm ranked 191 in Latin Trade's most recent Top 500 companies ranking, with revenues of $2.86 billion. Among his major moves as a businessman was the sale of his family's 60 percent share of Petrolera Perez Companc to Brazil's Petrobras for $1 billion. Alberto Roemmers, CEO Laboratorios Roemmers Laboratorios Roemmers is the largest pharmacuetical company in Argentina, and was founded by Alberto's father in 1921. The company is present in Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Argentina, and also exports medicine to Europe and the Middle East. As of 2015, Roemmers has a net worth of $1 billion. Miguel Galuccio, CEO YPF Galuccio was appointed CEO of Argentine oil firm YPF after its renationalization in May 2015. He had joined YPF after he graduated, but left after the company was acquired by Spain's Repsol in 1999. He then served as general manager for the Mexico and Central America operations of Texas-based oilfield services firm Schlumberger. Under his leadership, the company grew through a number of deals with Mexico's Pemex, and Galuccio was then named director of the Schlumberger Integrated Project Management division in 2005, and in 2011 became the director of Schlumberger Production Management. In January 2016, YPF announced the discovery of three conventional oil wells. The wells are part of YPF's "relaunching" strategy for exploring wells, Galuccio said. In the same month, YPF signed an agreement with American Energy Partners to develop the country's vast shale gas reserves. Galuccio holds a Petroleum Engineering degree from the Institute of Technology of Buenos Aires. He was named CEO of the Year 2014 by Latin Trade Group. Woods Staton, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Arcos Dorados Staton has been the Chairman and CEO of Arcos Dorados Holdings since 2007. Arcos Dorados is McDonald’s largest franchisee in the world in terms of systemwide sales and number of restaurants, and is the largest operator of McDonald's restaurants in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company ranked 153 in our Top 500 companies of 2015 with $3.6 billion in revenues. He holds a bachelor's in Economics from Emory University in Atlanta and an M.B.A. degree from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland. Staton was one of the speakers at the 21st BRAVO Business Symposium in the Latin America Philanthropy Initiative - Evaluating Effectiveness and Impact session. An interview with Staton after the session can be found here. Staton has more than 20 years of international business experience, and has held posts such as Marketing Vice President of Grupo Indega in Colombia, General Manager of Spal in Brazil, Executive Board member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Argentina (currently Vice Treasurer) and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Panamerican Beverages, among others. Luis Pagani, Chairman of Board of Directors and President Arcor Since 1993 Pagani has been the Chairman of Argentine confectionery firm Arcor. Founded in 1951, Arcor is now the biggest food manufacturing firm in Argentina and exports to 120 countries in the world. In December 2015, Arcor took a 25 percent stake in Argentine dairy firm Mastellone Hermanos. With revenues of $2.8 billion, Arcor ranked 194 in our Top 500 ranking 2015, up from the previous position of 205. In 2002, Pagani was also named President of the Asociacin Empresaria Argentina, and serves as director of Praxair and Bimbo in his country since 2002 and 2004 respectively. Other positions he's held in the past include director of YPF Sociedad Anónima and member of the Advisory Council of Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior. Pagani holds a public accounting degree from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and a course in Marketing from New York University. Gonzalo Ramírez Mantiarena, CEO Louis Dreyfus Group Ramírez is the CEO of the French conglomerate Louis Dreyfus Group, one of the so-called ABCD quartet of companies that dominates the world's agricultural commodity trading. Ramírez has been with the group since 2005, where he's worked in the company's operations in Argentina, France and Spain. He has served as the company's COO for South and West Latin America, Head of Latin America, and Head of the Asia Region. Paolo Rocca, CEO of Techint Italian-Argentine conglomerate Techint is the parent company of Tenaris, Latin America's largest steelmaker. It is currently the 16th largest company in Latin America, with $23.8 billion in revenues and some 26,000 employees throughout the region. Rocca is also leader of Technint's ProPymes initiative, which aims to promote long-term development for small and medium enterprises who offer their services to Techint. Rocca holds a degree in political science from the University of Milan, and a Professional Master’s Degree from Harvard Business School. In a business seminar held in Argentina in December last year, Rocca said that Teching would be cautious in its activity this year and plans to cut down on invesmtents, citing "international oil prices and a crisis in the steel industry". However, he added that things are looking up in the future and he sees more opportunities for investment. Barry Engle, Executive Vice President and President of General Motors South America Engle joined GM last year, bringing extensive leadership experience to the car manufacturer. Most recently, Engle was the CEO and President of Agility Fuel Systems, where he still serves ont he board of directors. Other positions Engle has held are President of Ford Brazil and Mercosul, Director of Marketing, Sales and Service Ford Brazil, CEO of Think Holdings and CEO of New Holland Agricultural Equipment. Engle studied Economics with a minor in Spanish at Brigham Young University, and also holds a Master's in Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Belgium Carlos Brito, President and CEO of Anheuser Busch InBev Executive President and CEO of Anheuser Busch InBev, a Belgian company that owns well over 200 brand names of beer in 25 countries, and sales in more than 100 countries. It is the largest brewery in the world and one of the top five consumer products companies worldwide. Among the company’s brands are Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, Bud Light, Brahma, Antartica and Quilmes. Born in 1960, he is a Brazilian citizen and received a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from Stanford University. At InBev he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in December 2005. Bolivia German Efromovich, Owner Avianca Efromovich (born in Bolivia but with multiple citizenship: Poland, Colombia and Brazil) is the owner of Colombian carrier Avianca, which he bought in 2004. Efromovich has a long business career, and is the founder of the South American conglomerate Synergy Group, which operates in the aerospace, hydroelectric, telecommunications infrastructure, shipbuilding, agriculture and hostpitality sectors. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the FEI University in Brazil. Of particular note in his career before Synergy Group is his ownership of a school in Sao Bernardo do Campo. During his time as owner he taught then union leader Luiz Inazio Lula da Silva, who would later become Brazil's President. Luiz Trabuco Capi, CEO Bradesco Trabuco is at the helm of Latin America's fourth-largest bank by assets. He led Bradesco's $5.2-billion acquisition of HSBC's Brazilian business, boosting Bradesco's assets by 16 percent.