Argentine media magnate

Industries

• Investment
• Media
• Energy
• Distress industries

Expertise

• Latin American public policy
• Emerging markets

Companies

Founder

• Grupo América. Manzano co-founded and is a major shareholder of Grupo América. It ranks as the second largest company in the media industry within Argentina.
• Integra Capital. He is the founder and President of Integra Capital. The firm specializes in merchant banking, private equity and diversified corporate financial services.

Relevant investor

• Edemsa electric company
• Altus wineries
• Interoil
• Hidroelectrica Ameghino

Major shareholder

• Phoenix Global Resources oil & gas exploration
• Integra Gas Distribution

Postsecondary education

Graduate

• National University of Cuyo – Medical Doctorate degree and post-degree specialization in occupational health

Diploma

• Oxford University – Leadership diploma

Visiting scholar

• Georgetown University
• University of California – San Diego

Business certificates

• Georgetown University – Certificates in international business and international finance

Public service

Party leadership

• Peronist party – Served as the Secretary General

Cabinet appointment

• Minister of the Interior during the Menem Administration

Investments & economic activity

Lithium industry

• Argentina, Chile and Bolivia are known as the “Lithium Triangle”
• Lithium is a valuable element used in cell phones, computers, and electric cars.
• Manzano owns a large piece of land containing salt flats – an area over 243,000 hectares
• Manzano’s company Integra Lithium is called “the largest private player in Argentina in lithium”

Philanthropy and non-profits

Leadership roles

• President of Universidad de Congreso – active in academics and research
• Activities development – at both Al Gore Nobel Awards and Clinton Global Initiative

Memberships

• UK Argentinean Chamber of Commerce
• Cámara de Comercio Argentino Norteamericana
• B20 business group
• Institute of The Americas – Energy Steering Committee

Financial sponsor

• Chinese House of Culture in Buenos Aires

Participant

• Council of The Americas and the Americas Society

Board member

• Institute of The Americas at University of California San Diego

Advisory role

• IPS Latin America and IPS Consortium

Quotes

“Our track record has allowed us to work with the best companies in the world for our projects.”

José Luis Manzano (Beyond Investments Group)

Videos

Sources

• Integra Capital profile
• “José Luis Manzano – Interview” – Beyond Investments Group
• “José Luis Manzano has 243,000 hectares of salt flats in Jujuy and Catamarca – Diario El Ciudadano y la Región” news story

Helpful pages

• José Luis Manzano on Wikipedia
• Biography on Integra Cultural Industries