The founder of the Petersen Group Enrique Eskenazi He died at the age of 99, the company confirmed in a statement. “His children Esteban, Ezequiel, Sebastián, Matías and Valeria, his 14 grandchildren and his 9 great-grandchildren said goodbye to him in an intimate ceremony,” the group reported.
Enrique Eskenazi was born on August 4, 1925 in the city of Santa Fe, he graduated as a chemical engineer at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral and specialized in food engineering at the Research Department of Continental Can Corp. and at the Illinois Institute of Technology. , both in the United States.
He began his activity in the group Bunge y Born. In the 1980s he joined the construction company Petersen, Thiele & Cruz SA as general manager. Starting in the 1990s, he led the process of transformation and expansion of the company’s businesses, entering other strategic sectors of the Argentine economy, such as urban services, agribusiness, energy and finance, which led to in the formation of the current Petersen Group.
Company statement on the death of Enrique Eskenazi
It is with great regret that we inform you that engineer Enrique Eskenazi passed away in his home at the age of 99. His children Esteban, Ezequiel, Sebastián, Matías and Valeria, his 14 grandchildren and his 9 great-grandchildren said goodbye to him in an intimate ceremony, fulfilling an express request from whoever was his father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His remains will now rest alongside those of his beloved wife and mother of his children, Hazel Sylvia Toni Storey of Eskenazi.
The engineer Eskenazi spanned two centuries with his long and prolific life. His career did not go unnoticed in the country or abroad. Indeed, he was recognized in various fields as an inspiring businessman, with an innovative spirit and exceptional leadership capacity. From a very young age, he understood the business community’s commitment to the progress of the country and the well-being of its society, principles that he transmitted to the new generations of his family. He also had an unbreakable bond with family and humanist values until his last breath.
His departure leaves a human and family void that is difficult to explain, although we know that his legacy and his ethical values will continue to live in the hearts of those who knew him during his tireless work of more than seven decades, which he left reflected in his autobiography “Dreaming Life.” and build dreams”, the motto that marked his humanistic and philanthropic vision of life.
From the Petersen Group and the Petersen Group Foundations, which he created and chaired, he promoted countless actions and programs to contribute to the sustainable development of the community and the promotion of excellence in education and culture, one of his main efforts in coordination with organizations public and private in Argentina and abroad.
The engineer Eskenazi was born on August 4, 1925 in the city of Santa Fe. His vocation for knowledge allowed him a solid intellectual and academic training. He graduated as a chemical engineer from the National University of the Litoral and specialized in food engineering at the Research Department of Continental Can Corp. and at the Illinois Institute of Technology, both in the United States.
The engineer Eskenazi began his activity in the Bunge y Born group. In the 1980s he joined the construction company Petersen, Thiele & Cruz SA as general manager. Starting in the 1990s, he led the process of transformation and expansion of the company’s businesses, entering other strategic sectors of the Argentine economy, such as urban services, agribusiness, energy and finance, which led to in the formation of the current Petersen Group.
He served as president, among other companies, of Petersen, Thiele & Cruz; of the San Juan, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe and Entre Ríos banks. In addition, he was vice president of YPF SA and its Foundation.
Throughout his rich business career, he held various executive positions in public and private institutions in Argentina. He was a founding member of the Coordinator of the Argentine Food Industry (COPAL) and the Fruit and Vegetable Conservation Research Center of the INTI System (CITEF), entities in which he served as President for several years. At the same time, he was a Director and member of the Executive Committee of important public entities, such as ECLAC, the Argentine Construction Union, the Association of Public and Private Banks of the Argentine Republic (ABAPPRA) and the Association of Private Banks of Argentine Capital. (ADEBA).
Engineer Eskenazi gave lectures about his experience and knowledge, as a special guest, in cities in Europe (Brussels, London, Madrid, among others) and the United States (San Francisco and Chicago); in Latin American countries (convened by the Organization of American States); in the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA); at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) and other important institutions and entities in Argentina.
He was also a promoter of the Ecumenical Saber Foundation, actively participated in interreligious dialogue groups and directed the Civil Cultural Association Teatro Colón Historical Center, promoting the development of the Vatican Plaza in the city of Buenos Aires.
His absence will never be definitive because the lessons of his life will be projected throughout the generations that will succeed him and remember him.
Source: Ambito