Edmundo Hermosilla

Edmundo Hermosilla Hermosilla (born 13 July 1956) is a Chilean politician who served as minister of State under Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle's government (1994–2000).

He was president of the retail company CMR Fallabella.

Early life Hermosilla completed his primary education at the public school in Río Bueno and his secondary education at the Instituto Salesiano de Valdivia. In 1973, he enrolled at the University of Chile, where he earned a degree in business administration (ingeniero comercial).

In March 1990, following the inauguration of President Patricio Aylwin, Hermosilla became Manager of Development and State-Owned Enterprises at the Production Development Corporation (CORFO), where he oversaw the privatization of the corporation's financial assets. During this period, he also served as chairman of Edelnor and as a director of Esval, among other state-controlled companies.

In February 1993, while attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, he was selected as one of the organization's 200 Global Leaders for Tomorrow. During his tenure, he promoted major urban development initiatives, including the National Urban Development Policy and the construction of approximately 500,000 housing units.

Later life After leaving the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism, Hermosilla joined Dersa, the holding company of the Del Río business group, which later became a shareholder of Falabella. He served as the company's chief executive officer until August 2009, after which he remained on the boards of several subsidiaries, including Banco Falabella and Derco.

Hermosilla is also a shareholder of Azul Azul, the company that holds the concession to operate the assets of Universidad de Chile football club.

Since April 2014, he has served as chairman of the board of CMR Falabella.

He is married to catechist Roxana Varas, with whom he has five children: Edmundo, Cristóbal, Sebastián, María de los Ángeles, and Ignacio.