Executive Director
Mr. Montero studied Business Engineering at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile. He later received a Fulbright Commission scholarship to participate in the Hubert H. Humphrey Program. In 1985, he completed a Master of Arts in International Relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston. He worked at Citibank and Asset Chile and was the CEO of a group of companies in the agribusiness sector.
Since 1997, he has sat on the Board of several high-profile companies. Between April 2013 and April 2014, he served as Director of Banco Estado and was a member of the Audit Committee of
Chile. In March 2015, Mr. Montero became a National Counselor at the SNA (National Agricultural Association), and a member of its Board since 2019. He is Vice President of SNA Educa. In 2017 he became a Board member of Chile’s main business association (SOFOFA) and has remained in that position since. He has additionally served as President of the Chile-Spain Business Council.
Mr. Montero is an expert in Executive searches, having successfully participated in the placement of more than 1,500 executives in management positions over the last 25 years. He has actively participated in many M&A processes and searches for strategic partners. Mr. Montero has been a professor at the Economic and Administrative Sciences Department at the University of Chile.
In addition, Mr. Montero is an active contributor to the Spanish newspaper “ABC Madrid” and the Chilean platform “El Líbero”. For the past three years, he has been a columnist for the Chilean newspaper “Pulso” and a panelist on Radio Agricultura’s “Faro Empresarial” program.
Executive Director
Mr. Montero studied Business Engineering at the Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile. He later received a Fulbright Commission scholarship to participate in the Hubert H. Humphrey Program. In 1985, he completed a Master of Arts in International Relations at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston. He worked at Citibank and Asset Chile and was the CEO of a group of companies in the agribusiness sector.
Since 1997, he has sat on the Board of several high-profile companies. Between April 2013 and April 2014, he served as Director of Banco Estado and was a member of the Audit Committee of
Chile. In March 2015, Mr. Montero became a National Counselor at the SNA (National Agricultural Association), and a member of its Board since 2019. He is Vice President of SNA Educa. In 2017 he became a Board member of Chile’s main business association (SOFOFA) and has remained in that position since. He has additionally served as President of the Chile-Spain Business Council.
Mr. Montero is an expert in Executive searches, having successfully participated in the placement of more than 1,500 executives in management positions over the last 25 years. He has actively participated in many M&A processes and searches for strategic partners. Mr. Montero has been a professor at the Economic and Administrative Sciences Department at the University of Chile.
In addition, Mr. Montero is an active contributor to the Spanish newspaper “ABC Madrid” and the Chilean platform “El Líbero”. For the past three years, he has been a columnist for the Chilean newspaper “Pulso” and a panelist on Radio Agricultura’s “Faro Empresarial” program.
M. Angelica Mena Ovalle
Luz María Torm Silva
Alfredo Arbizu Calaf