Interview with Julio Werthein, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contributors: Lluch, Andrea, interviewer; Harvard Business School
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Interviews; Hotel management; Banks and banking; Food industry and trade; Manufacturing industries; Family-owned business enterprises; International business enterprises; Business; History; Economic conditions; Politics and government; Commerce; Grupo Werthein
Description: Mr. Werthein discusses the diversification of his family's Werthein Group, starting in supermarkets and hotels and expanding into the banking and manufacturing sectors, among other interests. He talks about his experiences in a variety of organizations, including CICYP and the Argentine Stock Exchange, and his international travel; Mr. Werthein helped develop the group's banking interests in Russia and China, and was one of the first Latin American businessmen to establish relationships with Chinese banks. He also relates his thoughts on the state of the Argentine business sector and the attributes of successful executives.
Notes: Interview translated into English. Transcript available in English and Spanish.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 18, 2014).

Interviewed in Spanish on 2008 February 18 in Buenos Aires by Dr. Andrea Lluch, HBS Research Associate, through the sponsorship of the Business History Initiative, Harvard Business School.

Interview with Julio Werthein, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 18, 2008, Creating Emerging Markets Oral History Collection, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.

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Julio Werthein was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1918. In 1935, he went to law school but interrupted his studies to devote himself to Hoteles Werthein S.R.L. In 1959, he was appointed representative before foreign banks by Banco El Hogar Argentino. Between 1964 and 2000, he was senior vice president of and shareholder in Banco Mercantil Argentino. From 1991 to 2008, he served as president of the Inter-American Council of Commerce and Production. From 2002 to 2005, he was president of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange. In 2005, he became the honorary president of Grupo Werthein, which engages in farming operations, insurance, communication, industrial and real estate activities. Until his death on September 22, 2013, Mr. Werthein held numerous influential positions such as president of the Argentine-Chinese Chamber of Production, Industry, and Commerce and vice president of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce for Asia Pacific.

Forms part of: Latin American oral history collection, 2006-2009.

Forms part of: Creating Emerging Markets oral history collection, 2006-