Georges de Bourguignon is co-founder and President of Asset Chile S.A. and Asset Administradora General de Fondos, where he chairs the Investment Committee and the Internal Control and Risk Management Committee.
Georges was professor of Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, is co-founder of the Harvard Club of Chile, and was Director of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association Board, an advisory group to the dean of the Harvard Business School. He is a board member of Vivo SpA, and an independent director at the boards of Embotelladora Andina and the real estate group Tánica.
Georges is an Economist from the School of Economics of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Jean Paul de Bourguignon is co-founder and business director of Asset Chile S.A. since 1996. He is a board member of Asset Administradora General de Fondos and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to co-founding Asset Chile S.A., he worked at Gillette Company in Boston and at Ladeco Airlines as Vice President of the Cargo division. In 1991 he founded Icarus Aviation, an independent Latin American regional aircraft brokerage company that emerged as a leader in the complementation of freighter fleets between 1991 and 1995.
As Director of Asset Chile S.A., he has been involved in mergers and acquisitions services for clients in the mining and industrial sectors.
Jean Paul is a graduate of the School of Economics of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Gonzalo Fanjul joined Asset in 2004, and is General Manager of Asset Chile, a company dedicated to corporate finance advisory. He has led advisory services related to structured financing and mergers and acquisitions for clients in the mining, power generation and transmission, industrial processes, and forestry industries, among others.
He is a board member of Asset Administradora General de Fondos since 2013 and member of the Internal Control and Risk Management Committee. Gonzalo currently holds the position of board member of Vivo SpA. Prior to joining Asset, Gonzalo worked as head of the financial planning and studies department of Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A.
Gonzalo is a professor of Business Valuation at the Business Administration School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the same university and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
César Barros has been a board member of Asset Administradora General de Fondos since 2018. He currently holds the positions of SNA Conselor, advisor to the board of Inversiones Turma S.A., Director of Empresas Sutil, Agrícola Mollendo S.A., Vera & Giannini Impresores S.A. and of Empresas FPY S.A.
César was professor of International Finance, Monetary Theory, International Trade, and Resource Allocation at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; he was also President of Empresas La Polar S.A. and Radio Agricultura; Vice President of Caja de Compensación La Araucana; he was Director of Blanco y Negro S.A., Empresas IANSA, Salmones Multiexport and Sociedad Anónima Viña Santa Rita. Additionally, Cesar has served as President of the Chilean Commodities Exchange, President of the Chilean Salmon Industry Association AG (Salmonchile AG), President of the Salmon Technological Institute (INTESAL), Director and member of the Executive Committee of Sofofa, Director of SNA and Director of FEDEFRUTA.
César holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering with a major in agricultural economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and a PhD in economics from Stanford University.
Jaime Guzmán has been board member of Asset Administradora General de Fondos since 2023. He joined Asset Chile in 2003 and currently holds the position of Corporate Finance Manager in the company. Throughout his career, he has been involved in various mergers and acquisitions operations, as well as structured financings across different industries, with particular focus on advising clients in the mining, services, telecommunications, energy, industrial, and infrastructure spaces.
Jaime has also acted as a professor of mergers and acquisitions at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the Universidad de Los Andes. He holds a degree in Industrial Civil Engineering with a specialization in Hydraulic Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Felipe Swett is General Manager of Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Felipe joined Asset in 2003 as a member of the corporate finance team and was involved in several funding, mergers and acquisitions in the mining, industrial and forestry sectors in Chile, Peru and Brazil.
Felipe has led Asset's asset management area since 2011 and has participated in the structuring and placement of all its funds, including the first two public forestry investment funds in Latin America, the first Chilean multifamily real estate fund, and funds for foreign investors in the energy, forestry, education, and infrastructure sectors. Felipe currently holds the position of board member of Vivo SpA.
Felipe is a professor of real estate investment at ESE Business School. He holds a degree in both Industrial Engineering and Environmental Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Georges de Bourguignon Covarrubias is Chief Investment Officer of Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Georges joined the company in 2021 and leads the analysis and structuring of new investment opportunities. Previously, he was Vice President of Corporate Development at Quiñenco S.A., where he managed investments in public and private markets worldwide in sectors such as industrials, shipping, mass consumption and financials.
Georges has assisted several departments of the Chilean Government in the development of public-private investment projects, including the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Chilean Economic Development Agency CORFO, with projects in sectors such as infrastructure, mining, and utilities.
Georges graduated with top honors and holds a degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, holds a dual degree MBA and MPP from Columbia University, and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Columbia Global Center in Santiago.
Matías is Fund Manager of the Fund Asset Rentas Comerciales Vivo and Asset Deuda Vivo. He was a board member of Asset Administradora General de Fondos from 2021 untill september of 2022. Matías was Associate Portfolio Manager at Inversiones Arizona, one of the largest Family Offices in Chile, participating in the construction of an investment strategy and in the investment in a global equity portfolio of more than USD$ 200M.
Matías is co-founder of the film production company Agosto Cine, and executive producer of the short film "El Verano del León Eléctrico", winner of first place at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018. He was previously executive producer and finance manager of the independent film production company Jirafa, where he co-produced the feature film "Divino Amor", which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Matías holds a degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Diego Echeverría is Fund Manager of the Fund Rentas Industriales Asset DLS (RIAD), he joined the company in July 2023, responsible for the operation, search, and execution of new investments in the industrial sector.
Prior to joining Asset Administrador General de Fondos, Diego served as a Senior Real Estate Associate at Esmax (Petrobras Chile), where he led the establishment of new real estate ventures within the company and executed sales and refinancing transactions totaling USD 100 million. Before that, he was a Portfolio Manager at Capital Advisors, leading two investment funds focused on office development and rent. He was part of a selling process of the assets that finished with a price over USD 250 million and record market cap rates.
He holds a degree in both Industrial Engineering and Construction Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Begoña Bilbao is a Deputy Investment Officer at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Begoña joined Asset in 2022 and since then has been involved in the evaluation and acquisition of real estate for the Asset Rentas Residenciales Fund. Before joining Asset, Begoña worked in the Corporate Development Division at Empresas Copec and was Adjunct Professor of Accounting at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Begoña has a degree in Business Administration from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, graduating with top honors.
José Luis Herrera is a Deputy Financial Officer at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. José Luis joined Asset in 2021 and since then has been involved in the analysis of new investment opportunities and coverage of the real estate market in Chile. Prior to Asset, José Luis worked at SITÛ Inmobiliaria and completed his internship at Frontal Trust.
José Luis holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master's Degree in Finance from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Luis Felipe Gilabert is a Deputy Project Officer at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. He joined the company in 2022 with the goal of contributing to the fulfillment of purchase promises with counterparties, improvements, and investments in the Asset Rentas Residenciales Fund projects.
Before joining Asset, Luis Felipe worked as a Project Manager at Inmobiliaria Manquehue, where he led the development, design, and investment of six projects in Piedra Roja, located in Colina, Chile.
In addition, he worked as an Innovation Engineer and Project Consultant at Shift Labor, where he completed his thesis work and served clients such as Clínica Alemana, Ripley Peru, Cruz Verde, and Grupo Ramos in the Dominican Republic.
Luis Felipe holds a degree in Industrial Civil Engineering with a specialization in Transportation from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.
Benjamín is an Analyst at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Benjamín joined Asset in 2022 and since then has been involved in the evaluation, structuring and management of investment funds for foreign institutional investors in the energy, forestry, education, and infrastructure sectors.
Benjamín holds a degree in Business Administration from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Juan José is an Analyst at Asset Admistradora General de Fondos. Juan José joined Asset in 2023 and since then has been involved in the evaluation, structuring, management and liquidation of investment funds for foreign institutional investors in the energy, forestry, education, and infrastructure sectors. Juan José holds a degree in both Business Administration and Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a MSc in Finance at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
María Teresa Montecinos is Deputy Compliance Manager at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. María Teresa joined Asset in 2018 and since then she performs functions related to the prevention and mitigation of risks in different processes and cycles, both for the company and for the managed funds, with special emphasis on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, and in the supervision of the crime prevention model implemented by the company. Prior to Asset, María Teresa worked at Banco Itaú Corpbanca in the Operational Risk and Compliance area.
María Teresa is a Certified Public Accountant from Universidad Andrés Bello and has other complementary studies.
Adelina Palma B. is Compliance Executive at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Adelina joined Asset in 2023 with the purpose of ensuring the fulfillment of the Administrator´s regulatory processes, as well as designing and implementing internal controls, policies and procedures to guarantee laws and regulations compliance. Prior to joining Asset, Adelina worked at PwC Venezuela as external auditor, among her professional career in Chile she worked as internal auditor at the Corporate Comptroller Office of SalfaCorp S.A., and at Multitiendas Corona S.A., as internal process auditor
Adelina is a Public Accountant and Auditor from Universidad Central de Venezuela.
Francisco Ramos is Risk and Internal Control Executive at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Francisco joined Asset in 2020 and since then, has performed functions related to risk prevention and mitigation and internal control management, both for the company and for the managed funds. Prior to Asset, Francisco worked at EY Audit, performing external audit work in different companies in the financial sector.
Francisco is a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor from Universidad de Santiago de Chile.
Cristian Barahona is Deputy Operations Manager of Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Cristian joined Asset in 2011 as General Accountant of Asset Chile S.A., where he oversaw the generation and presentation of the Financial Statements of Asset Chile S.A. and its related companies. He has also led the operations team of Asset Administradora General de Fondos since its creation, including the treasury, accounting and operations areas of the company and its funds. Prior to Asset, he worked in various consulting firms in the accounting and tax areas.
Cristian is a Certified Public Accountant from Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez with a Master’s Degree in Taxation at Universidad de Chile
Rodrigo Poblete is Operations Chief at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Rodrigo joined Asset in 2017 and since then has been part of the operations team, executing work in the treasury and accounting areas of the managed funds and subsidiaries. Prior to Asset, Rodrigo worked at EY Audit in the financial audit area in the mining sector.
Rodrigo is a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor from Universidad Santo Tomás.
Paola Muñoz is Operations Executive at Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Paola joined Asset in 2021 and since then has been part of the operations team, executing work in the treasury and accounting areas of the managed funds and subsidiaries. Prior to Asset, Paola worked at Banco Itaú and Empresas Copec S.A. in the accounting and financial area.
Paola is a Certified Public Accountant and Auditor from Escuela de Contadores Auditores de Santiago.
Paulina Vuletin is the Office Manager of Asset Administradora General de Fondos. Paulina joined Asset in 2018 and since then she has worked as Assistant Manager, providing administrative support for all of the company's operations. Prior to Asset, Paulina worked for six years at Falabella Inversiones Financieras S.A. as Financial Control Assistant Manager and for five years at Banco BICE, gaining extensive experience in administrative support in the financial industry.
Paulina is a Bilingual Executive Assistant at Manpower, with a degree in operations.