| Business Summary | | Quinenco
S.A.
is
a
diversified
company
engaged
in
the
industrial
and
services
sectors
in
the
Southern
Cone
countries
of
South
America.
The
Company
has
invested
in
five
main
sectors
of
the
economy,
those
being
manufacturing,
telecommunications,
food
and
beverage,
real
estate
and
hotel
administration
and
financial
services.
The
Company
manufactures
copper
and
aluminum
products
and
flexible
product
packaging
through
Madeco;
provides
fixed
telephony
services
through
VTR;
processes
and
distributes
food
through
Lucchetti;
produces
bottles
and
distributes
beer,
wine,
soft
drinks
and
other
beverages
through
CCU;
provides
hotel
services
through
Hoteles
Carrera;
develops
residential
real
estate
through
Habitaria,
and
provides
banking
and
other
financial
services
through
Banco
Edwards.
In
addition,
the
Company
holds
interest
in
other
companies
that
complement
its
major
businesses:
Entel,
a
Chilean
telecommunications
provider,
and
Banco
de
Chile,
a
Chilean
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | LQ
is
a
diversified
holding
company
engaged
in
the
industrial
and
financial
services
sector
in
the
Southern
Cone
countries
of
South
America.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/31/00,
net
sales
increased
6%
to
CH$451.80
billion.
Net
loss
according
to
U.S.
GAAP
totaled
CH$12.78
billion
vs.
an
income
of
CH$178.71
billion.
Revenues
reflect
higher
sales
as
Madeco's
Brazilian
wire
and
cable
operations.
Net
loss
reflects
the
absence
of
a
CH$159.82
billion
gain
on
the
sale
of
OHCH. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Guillermo Luksic | Chairman | Francisco Perez Mackenna | CEO | Andronico Luksic | Vice
Chairman | Luis Fernando Antunez | CFO | Sergio Guzman | VP
of HR and Communications |
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from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
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