Adrián Werthein
Country:
Argentina
Company:
Economy
The son of Noel Werthein. Adrian Werthein together with Gerardo Werthein, Adrián Werthein led Telecom Argentina's debt restructuring process (approximately USS 4.000.000.000). Currently, he is president of La Caja de Ahorro Holding, vice president of Sofora Telecomunicaciones, Telecom Personal, GNNW and Los W.
He is the president of INEBA Foundation, former president of the Argentina-Israel Chamber of Commerce and former board member of Visa Argentina. Adrian has a degree in public accounting from Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Financial services: For 35 years it owned Banco Mercantil Argentino, which once had more than 60 branches nationwide. It also participated with the Standard Bank of South Africa in the acquisition of BankBoston Argentina (2007). The bank changed its name to Standard Bank until it was sold in 2011 to the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. During the 1990s it was part of the Citicorp Equity Investments, which conducted numerous transactions in various sectors of the economy.
Insurance: By means of its participation in Caja de Ahorro y Seguro S.A., the group has more than 20 years of experience in the market. The company controls, among others, L.a Caja de Seguros S. A. and La Caja de Seguros de Retiro S.A. and owns 50% of La Caia Aseguradora Riesgos del Trabajo S.A: and La Estrella S.A. Companía de Seguros de Retiro