Gerardo Werthein
Country:
Argentina
Company:
Sport
His grandfather, Gregory Werthein, is the son of emigrants from Bessarabia to
Argentina. His father was Isaias Werthein.
Career: CEO, Finca Flichman (Winery) (1984-1986); Director of Finance,
Banco Mercantil Argentino (commercial and retail bank) (1986-1993): from 1994-
2009: CEO, Holding Caja de Ahorro y Seguro (largest insurance group in Argentina);
Chairman, Caja de Seguros (largest property and casualty insurance company in Argentina); Chairman, Caja de Seguros de Vida (largest life insurance company in Argentina); Chairman, La Caja ART (workers compensation insurance company);
Chairman, Instituto del Seguro de Misiones (insurance); Chairman, Caja de Seguros de Retiro (annuities company); Chairman, Banco Caja de Ahorro (comercial and retail bank); CEO of Los W S.A. (investment company); Board Member of Gregorio Numo y Noel Werthein S.A. (agribusiness); Vice-Chairman of Telecom Argentina;
Chairman, WAI de Argentina SL (investment company); Board member of Telecom
Personal (leading cellular phone company); Chairman of BSI - Werthein (investment house, Lugano, Switzerland).
Sport administration: President (2009-2013) then Vice-President (2013-)
of the Argentine National High Performance Sports Agency (ENARD); Olympic
Broadcasting Services (OBS) Board Member (2014-), and other.