Diego Peñafiel

Class of 2018
Diego Peñafiel
Chief Retail Officer
Arcoprime (Copec S.A.)
Hometown
Santiago, Chile
Education
- BENG in Civil Engineering, Universidad de los Andes
Diego is an accomplished retail management executive with demonstrated expertise in strategy and operations, sales and marketing, and business development across South America. In his most recent role as the chief retail officer of a subsidiary of one of the continent’s largest conglomerates, he led a 3,500 employee organization and consistently exceeded sales and profit targets. He has also supported large corporate turnaround efforts, restructuring portfolio companies across industries and leading the execution of strategic plans resulting in major operating improvements. He’s a member of the commercial committee of the Copec-Universidad Católica Foundation, encouraging scientific and technologic development in Chile.