Carlos J. Miguens Bemberg (born 16 February 1949), is an
Argentine businessman and descendant of the wealthy Bemberg family of immigrants to
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
Overview
His parents were the architect Carlos Miguens and the film director
María Luisa Bemberg
María Luisa Bemberg (April 14, 1922 – May 7, 1995) was an Argentine film writer, director and actress. She was one of the first Argentine female directors with a powerful presence both in the filmmaking and the intellectual world of Latin A ...
. Carlos Miguens Bemberg attended school at
Colegio San Jorge,
Colegio Cardenal Newman
Colegio Cardenal Newman or Cardinal Newman College is Catholic, bilingual, day, primary and secondary school for boys in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in Greater Buenos Aires.
Values
All its students are expected to complete sev ...
, and
Universidad del Salvador
The Universidad del Salvador (USAL) is a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its campus in downtown Buenos Aires, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, San Miguel, Bahía Blanca, and in the provinces of ...
, where he completed four years of studies in
economics
Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...
. He was a Director of the
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
-based
holding company
A holding company is a company whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies. A holding company usually does not produce goods or services itself. Its purpose is to own shares of other companies ...
Quilmes Industrial S.A. (
Quinsa) from 1989 until his resignation on May 17, 2006. His professional experience includes serving as President of
Cerveza Quilmes
Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes () is an Argentine drink company founded in 1890 in the city of Quilmes in Greater Buenos Aires. The company was established by Otto Bemberg, a German immigrant, in 1890 as a beer manufacturer. , one of Argentina's largest
brewing companies which was founded by Otto Bemberg in 1888 in
Quilmes
Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the eponymous county. With a population of 230,810, it is located south of the ...
,
Buenos Aires Province. He has also been President of M.B.P. International, and is currently President of M.B. Holdings (Miguens Bemberg Holdings) and
Agropecuaria Cantomi. He is also extremely active in Argentina's
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic ...
industry, acting as a Director of
Patagonia Gold S.A. since its inception, and he is a former Director of Minera El Desquite S.A.
[Patagonia Gold Plc, Directors' Report and Financial Statements 2005]
Notes
See also
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Latin America's Most Important Businessmen
External links
Secret Meeting of Latin American BillionairesPatagonia Gold 2005
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1949 births
Argentine businesspeople
Argentine people of German descent
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
People educated at Colegio Cardenal Newman