Title: Interview with Sven Von Appen, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Santiago, Chile
Description: Mr. von Appen outlines the history of his family's shipping business in Chile, and its expansion into Argentina. He discusses the particularities of owning and running a family-owned business, including decision-making and succession practices, stressing the importance of work experience outside the family's holdings and the participation of external consultants and advisors. He also relates the story of the company's diversification into gas delivery and shipbuilding. Mr. von Appen talks at length about the political and economic history of Chile, particularly during the governments of Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet.
Subjects: Interviews, Alumni and alumnae, Industrialists, Shipping, International business enterprises, Diversification in industry, Personnel management, Family-owned business enterprises, Business, History, Economic conditions, Politics and government, Commerce, Ultramar Agencia Marítima Chile, Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration. Advanced Management Program, Harvard University
Places: Chile, Latin America
People: Sven von Appen
Time periods: 20th century