A total of 40 executives were registered to compete for the 30 quotas of the Elective Council of the Fabrile development Society (SOFOFA) for the 2025-2029 years, which are defined between May 22 and 27.
And while the figure exceeds the available positions, it is less than 46 of the last union elections made in 2023.
From the list, 19 names go to re -election in the guild, that is, they would add another period; 20 They seek to enter for the first time and one bets to return after a pause.
The latter is Rodrigo Abumohor, executive director of Inter -American Manufactures, who was an advisor to Sofofa until 2021, when he did not get the support required to maintain his quota in the Council. That year 52 people aspired to be counselors.
A name that seeks to integrate the union scope for the first time is Diego Yarur, son of Luis Enrique Yarur, who competes on behalf of companies Juan Yarur, family holding controller of the BCI Bank and that brings together the participations in other financial firms.
Santiago Romero, general manager of Gasandes, is another applicants. This is the only Argentine in the list, and last year it was the one who organized the visit of President Transandino, Javier Milei, to Chile. “I want to contribute a strategic and responsible vision of the energy transition, focused on the competitiveness of our industry,” he says and adds that he sees an opportunity “to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, promote pro investment reforms and ensure a more efficient and sustainable energy matrix for Chile.”
The new bets
Among the new faces there is also: Maurizio Pancorvo (37 years old), director of Tecfluid and founder of Backspace; Luz Didier (35 years) director of SK Godelius, signs part of the Sigdo Koppers group; and Vicente Astorga, president of Pacific Pharmochemistry, National Pharmaceutical Laboratory and one of the founding firms of the guild.
In the case of the Sigdo Koppers group, in addition to Didier and Victoria Vásquez -who goes to re -election by Puerto Ventanas -, also competes Naoshi Matsumoto, director of ENAEEX.
Agustin Alfonso, general manager of Rosen and another of the new faces, says that it motivates him to make visible the contribution of regional companies to the guild. “I firmly believe in the transforming power of regional companies and the need to promote more connected initiatives with local reality,” he says.
-On behalf of GTD, he competes his vice president, Manuel José Casanueva, eldest son of Juan Manuel Casanueva Préndez, founder and president of the homonymous telecommunications company.
The groups
Looking at the participation of the large economic groups in the elections, he emphasizes that Rodrigo Hinzpeter will seek to re -elect, by CCU; and the economist Boss, Andrea Tokman, by Tech Pack. Now, in addition, it competes Nicolás Correa, from Enex.
On the side of the Matte Postula Ximena Corbo on behalf of CMPC cards, and Luis Felipe Gazitúa, although the latter although he was a representative adviser of CMPC, now seeks to keep his quota in the Council but on behalf of Entel.
On the part of Angelini, to the counselors who have until 2027 by Copec companies, Fisheries Iquique Guanaye and Abastible, the application of Cristián Infante, of Celulosa Arauco is added.
A new period
Among those who want to remain in the Sofofa Council are also Rodolfo Véliz, Watts director; Klaus Winkler, from Mathien; José Guzmán, from Agrosuper and José Antonio Alonso, director of Cervecería Ab Inbev, among others.
“From my contribution as president of the Sofofa Inclusive Companies Network, I firmly believe in the value of the articulation between companies to boost a robust labor market, the most trained human capital and good practices in labor inclusion, sustainability and management of people, such as productivity and development engine for Chile,” says Alonso.
Women
Of the 40 council candidates, 10 are women (25%). One of them is the current president of the guild, Rosario Navarro, who seeks re -election.
And together with those mentioned before, Paola Calorio, director of Public Affairs of Coca-Cola; Pilar harmful, president of SMU; Alejandra Mehech, overseas director; Elena Razmilic, director of Molinera Azapa; and Patricia López, President of Water Cap.
“I think that Sofofa’s council is a key instance to share ideas that allow us to contribute to the development of the country and this becomes even more important, in a context where the country’s economic projections are not very encouraging,” says Danñobeitía as motivation.
