Andrónico Luksic Craig

Andrónico Mariano Luksic Craig (born 16 April 1954) is a Chilean businessman and the chairman of Quiñenco, a subsidiary of the Luksic Group, one of Chile's largest conglomerates.

Biography

Andrónico Luksic Craig, the eldest son of Andrónico Luksic and Ena Craig, spent his early childhood years alongside his younger brother Guillermo in the mineral deserts of northern Chile. When Luksic was just four years old, his mother died during a heart operation. Fourteen years later, his father married Iris Fontbona, and together they had three children: María Paola, María Gabriela, and Jean-Paul.

In 1960, the Luksic family relocated to Santiago. Luksic attended The Grange School before moving to the United States at the age of 16 to attend the Dublin School for Boys in New Hampshire. After graduating from high school, he relocated to Boston to study business at Babson College. However, his time at Babson was brief as he returned to South America to work at the family's Ford dealerships.

During this time, he married Patricia Lederer Tcherniak, an Argentine national born around 1958, and together they had five children: Andrónico (b. 1981), Davor, Dax, Maximiliano, and Fernanda. The couple divorced in 2016.

At the age of fifty, Luksic climbed Mount Everest in May 2004, despite having no prior experience in mountaineering. Subsequently, in 2005, he accomplished the "Seven Summits of the World" by reaching the highest peak on each of the seven continents of the world.

Business career Following the death of his brother Guillermo in 2013, Luksic assumed the role of Chairman of the Luksic Group and several of its associated companies, including Quinenco S.A., which manages the family's non-mining investments. Under his leadership, the group has focused on consolidation and strengthening its position through new acquisitions.

The Luksic family is the wealthiest in Chile, with a net worth of $10.8 billion in 2020. According to the Forbes Billionaire List of November 2022, the family's net worth has increased to $22.8 billion, despite the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic, making them the 83rd richest family in the world.

Awards and distinctions In 2007 Luksic graduated as officer of reserve of the Army in Chile, together with other 16 professionals and businessmen.

He is a member of the International Business Leaders Advisory Council of the Shanghai municipality, and served as a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) for 15 years. He is also a member of the International Advisory Board of Barrick Gold, the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution, and the Panama Canal Advisory Board, as well as the Chairman’s International Advisory Council of the Council of the Americas. Finally, he is a founding member of the Harvard Global Advisory Council, the Columbia University Global Leadership Council, and the Fudan University School of Management IAB. He is also a Trustee Emeritus at Babson College, and a member of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.