Quiñenco
| Company type | S.A. (corporation) |
|---|---|
| BCS: CHILE | |
| Industry | Holding |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
Key people | Andrónico Luksic Craig, (chairman) Guillermo Luksic Craig (former chairman) |
| Revenue | US$ 20 billion (2014) |
Number of employees | 69,000 |
| Website | www.quinenco.cl |
Quiñenco S.A is a Chile-based company engaged in the investment in companies active in the industrial and financial sectors. It is one of Chile’s largest business conglomerates, with US$71 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1957 by Andrónico Luksic, Quiñenco is controlled by Chile’s Grupo Luksic.
The Luksic family owns 81% of Quiñenco’s shares. The Luksic family is the 4th richest family in Latin America, according to a Forbes ranking. Andrónico Luksic Craig became chairman of the holding entity Quiñenco in 2013. He had first been appointed as a director at Quiñenco in 1978.
Quiñenco has two joint ventures with Grupo Cartes in Paraguay, Bebidas del Paraguay through Compañía de las Cervecerías Unidas and Enex Paraguay through Enex.