Director of the Company since 1969. General Manager from 1973 to 1989 and Vice-Chairman from 1989 to 1998. In his long career at the winery, he has worked on implementing an aggressive policy of opening up new markets. When he became Chairman in September 1998, the Company’s focus changed to one of enhancing its prestige in its major markets as a producer of fine wines. He is also Director of Viñedos Emiliana and the Santiago Chamber of Commerce and is the President of Fundación Cultura Nacional.
Rafael Guilisasti Gana, Vice Chairman
Rafael Guilisasti has been a Director and Vice Chairman of the board of Viña Concha y Toro since September 1998. Mr. Guilisasti has a wide and outstanding experience in the Chilean wine industry. He joined Viña Concha y Toro in 1978 and became its Export Director between 1985 and 1998, a period of great expansion for the Company in the international markets.
He was Chairman of Vinos de Chile (formerly Viñas de Chile) between 1986 and 2003, an industry association bringing together approximately 85% of the Chilean wine-producers and whose object is to promote Chilean wines in the international markets and review political and legal matters affecting the Chilean wine industry. At the present time, Rafael Guilisasti is a Director of Vinos de Chile.
His experience in the financial area includes the positions of Chief Executive Officer of Viñedos Emiliana S.A., a company mainly focused on wine exports; Director of Frutícola Viconto, a fruit exporting company; and Director of Viña Almaviva. Since April 2005, he is the First Vice President of the Elective Council of Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (the Chilean manufacturers’ association). In December 2008, he was elected President of the Confederación de la Producción y del Comercio (CPC), which is an entrepreneur association representing the most important productive sectors of the country.
Mariano Fontecilla De Santiago Concha, Director
Law studies. Former Chilean ambassador to Norway, Spain and Italy. Direct descendant of the first Marqués de Casa Concha and of the founder of the Company, Don Melchor Concha y Toro. Made an honorary member of the Chilean Brotherhood of Wine for his contribution to Chilean wines. Director of the Company for several periods, initially in 1949 yet most recently since 1995. Former President of Viñedos Emiliana 1998-2004.
Francisco Marín Estévez, Director
Agricultural Engineer. He has served as Director of the Company since 1982. Broad experience in the private sector. Director of the Company CGE Distribución (Compañía General de Electricidad) and Director of Gasco S.A.
Pablo Guilisasti Gana, Director
Commercial Engineer. Vice-Chairman of Frutícola. Between 1986 and 1999, he was General Manager of Fruticola and in 1999, elected Director. Frutícola was a former subsidiary of the Company, the shares of which were distributed to the existing shareholders of the Company in 1986. Frutícola produces, markets and exports fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. Between 1998 and 2004 he was Director of Viñedos Emiliana. He also contributes as Director of the Fundación para el Crecimiento Matrimonial (Foundation for Marriage Growth); director of the Fundación Ayuda y Esperanza (Aid and Hope Foundation) and advisor to the Fundación Juan Pablo II (John Paul II Foundation).
Currently he is also a Director of other well-known Chilean companies like Pesquera Itata S.A., Industrias Ceresita S.A., Nibsa S.A., Banco Monex and Petroquim S.A., and is a member of the Council of the Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Jorge Desormeaux J., Director
Jorge Desormeaux, graduated as Commercial Engineer from Catholic University of Chile in 1973, receiving the "Raúl Yver Award" to the best student of his class. In 1974 he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to follow a Ph. D. Program in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Since 1979 he has been Associate Professor at the Economics Institute of Catholic University, in the areas of Macroeconomics and International Economics. Since 1999 he has also taught at the MBA Program of that university. He obtained the award to the best lecturer of that program on three occasions.
Since 1985, he also worked as consultant to banks, several companies and international organizations.
On December 1999 he became a Member of the Board of the Central Bank of Chile for a period of 10 years. On December 2007 he was elected Vice President of the Central Bank of Chile for a period of two years, completing his term as Board Member in December 2009.
In 2005 he joined the Board of Directors of Universidad Diego Portales, a position he still holds. On May 2010 he joined the Board of Directors of AntarChile, and became Economic Adviser to Banco de Chile. In April 2011 he joined the Board of Viña Concha y Toro as an independent director, with the votes of the Chilean Pension Fund management companies. He is also an economic consultant to several domestic companies and JP Morgan Chile.
On August 2010 he was designated Chairman of the Commission on Reform of Financial Sector Oversight and Regulation.
Main offices Viña Concha y Toro: (56-2) 476 5000. Avenida Nueva Tajamar 481, Torre Norte Piso 15, Las Condes