Interview with Alberto Benavides de la Quintana, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Lima, Peru
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: spa; eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Interviews; Alumni and alumnae; Businessmen; Mineral industries; Finance; Industrial policy; American Investments; Diversification in industry; Environmental responsibility; Globalization; Business; History; Politics and government; Commerce; Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.; Harvard University. Department of Geology; Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration. Advanced Management Program
Description: Mr. Benavides traces his trajectory from a geology student at Harvard, to assistant, head geologist and, eventually, CEO of Cerro de Pasco, to university work and, finally, CEO of his own Compañia de Minas Buenaventura. He details his love of mining, eschewing opportunities in politics, business associations, and unrelated expansion to focus on the core mining, exploration, and energy sectors of his company. Mr. Benavides talks about the company's expansion through partnerships with foreign companies and the eventual decision to take it public. He also touches on topics including globalization and competition, government interference, environmental policy, and the importance of perseverance.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 20, 2015).

Interview translated into English. Transcript available in English and Spanish.

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Interviewed in Spanish on 2013 May 22 in Lima by Andrea Lluch, Researcher, Harvard Business School through the sponsorship of the Business History Initiative, Harvard Business School.

Interview with Alberto Benavides de la Quintana, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Lima, Peru, May 22, 2013, Creating Emerging Markets Oral History Collection, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.

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