Interview with Roberto de Andraca, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Santiago, Chile
Contributors: Lluch, Andrea, interviewer; Harvard Business School
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng; spa
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Interviews; Industrialists; Steel industry and trade; Mines and mineral resources; Government ownership; Privatization; Business; History; Economic conditions; Politics and government; Commerce; CAP S.A. de Inversiones
Description: Mr. de Andraca narrates the corporate history of CAP in steel and mining in Chile and its evolution from a private-state partnership, to a fully nationalized company in 1970, to its privatization at the end of the 1980s, detailing the positive and negative aspects of each period. Mr. de Andraca also describes its unique business culture, greatly influenced by the company's experiences in Asia, especially Japan. Impacts include CAP's early adoption of an employee shareholder model, a commitment to lasting business relationships as opposed to one-off deals, and a long-term vision for the company, including its environmental commitments.
Notes: Interview translated into English. Transcript available in English and Spanish.

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

Interviewed in Spanish on 2008 May 27 in Santiago, Chile by Dr. Andrea Lluch, HBS Research Associate, through the sponsorship of the Business History Initiative, Harvard Business School.

Interview with Roberto de Andraca, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Santiago, Chile, May 27, 2008, Creating Emerging Markets Oral History Collection, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.

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Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1934, Roberto de Andraca studied at Saint George's School and at the Naval School of Chile before obtaining his degree in business engineering from the University of Chile in 1960. He is chairman of the board at CAP S.A., Chile's largest steelmaker. He is also chairman of the board at subsidiary Cintac S.A. as well as a board member for several other affiliates of CAP S.A. He remains active in numerous national and international organizations devoted to the promotion of global partnerships and the advancement of the Latin American steel and mining industries. Mr. de Andraca has also received numerous prestigious awards and distinctions, including the Dutch Order of Orange Nassau, awarded in 1993, and the Gold and Silver Star of the Order of the Sacred Treasure of Japan, bestowed in 1995.

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

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