Eduardo Eurnekian was born on December 4, 1932, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a well-known businessman in Latin America, and his business projects are oriented toward agriculture, energy, infrastructure (roads, airports, and the construction industry), retail, and banking activity. Among his most notable roles is that of majority shareholder in Aeropuertos Argentina 2000, the company that controls Argentina’s main airports. Among his most important ventures, his work through his holding company, Corporación América S.A., which generates approximately 5,000 jobs, is worth highlighting.
The life of businessman Eurnekian.
He began his career in the textile industry, where he built one of the most important companies in the sector in Argentina (Uzal S.A.).
In the early 1980s, he acquired a cable television company known as Cablevisión S.A. and transformed it into the largest cable television company in Latin America. In the 1990s, in addition to Cablevisión, his assets included four radio stations, a television channel (América TV), and a financial newspaper (El Cronista). In 1995, he sold Cablevisión for $750 million, one of the largest transactions in Argentina during that decade. By the late 1990s, he had sold most of the previously mentioned media outlets.
In 1998, he was granted a 30-year concession to operate a group of 32 airports throughout Argentina through Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000), a consortium formed with S.E.A (Milan Airports) and Ogden Corporation. Eurnekian later took control of the consortium and expanded its airport operations by incorporating other cities around the world.
Since 2005, he has been working on infrastructure projects, including the concession for the construction and operation of 2,000 km of toll roads in Argentina. He is currently involved in a project called “Túnel Trasandino Central,” a major urban venture aimed at connecting Argentina and Chile.
Regarding agriculture and livestock, he owns a large area of artificially irrigated land in Argentina. His ranch “Don Panos” is internationally recognized for its leadership in genetic development.
At the end of 2006, he acquired Converse Bank, the third most important bank in Armenia.
Finally, in the energy sector, he built two biodiesel plants, each with a production capacity of 240,000 tons of fuel per year. Today, he holds the concession for the exploration and development of oil and gas in southern Argentina.
In 1995, he was named Entrepreneur of the Year in Argentina. In 1999, he received the “Premio Leonardo,” an award granted by the Italian government to the best foreign entrepreneur.
In 2001, he received the medal of the “Order of Saint Gregory the Illuminator” and the “Saint Mesrop Mashtots” decoration, one of the highest honors awarded in Armenia.