Board of Directors
Austin Laine Powell, native of Austin, Texas (US). He has more than 20 years of experience in the electrical industry in Latin America. He has worked in Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Venezuela. Since June 2013, he serves as the Senior Regional Vice President of Statkraft, in the Intenational Hydro division, and is responsible for the activities in Brazil, Chile and Peru. Previously, he served as general manager in Tinguiririca Energía in Chile, a joint venture between SN Power and Pacific Hydro, and as general manager in SN Power Chile.
Jon Anders Holtan, of Norwegian nationality, is Director since March 2005. He is an economist with studies in Bergen, Copenhague, Kiel and Trondheim, with specializations in International Economics, Finance and Energy. Since 2005 he has held several management positions in Statkraft in several countries, and has worked mainly in market analysis for the Nordic and European markets, hydropower, risk management, power trading and commercial strategy development.
Tron Engebrethsen, of Norwegian nationality, is Director since March 2014. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the NTH – Trondheim, Norway. He has held several management positions in Statkraft and SN Power since 1996, including Technical Manager in Statkraft, Communications Manager in Statkraft, O&M and Greenfield Director in Statkraft Nordics for 17 years, Executive Vice President (EVP) in SN Power and Senior Vice President (SVP) in International Hydro in Statkraft. He was responsible for operations abroad as from 2000 in Nepal, Laos and Turkey, and subsequently in SN Power until its restructuring in 2014.
Marco Antonio Vargas Darville, of Chilean nationality, is member of the Board since January 2013. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and French from the Weber State University, with an MBA from the Brigham Young University. Since June 1st, 2013, he serves as General Manager in Statkraft Chile, after joining the company in 2008 as an employee in SN Power, a Statkraft subsidiary. He previously worked for General Electric, Merryll Lynch and Union Bank of Switzerland.
Fernando de la Puerta Montoya, Deputy Director, of Spanish nationality. He holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and Law from the University of Madrid, Spain, and an MBA from the IESE School of Business in Barcelona, Spain. He has worked for the Statkraft Group for the last 6 years in different positions in Norway, Brazil and Panama, where he currently serves as Country Director. He previously worked for Iberdrola, ABN Amro Bank and Banco Santander.
Management Team
Juan Antonio Rozas Mory, economist graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He holds an MBA from ESAN University, and a postgraduate degree in Project Evaluation from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He has more than 15 years of experience in the Peruvian electrical sector, in the Development and Commercial areas. In 2008 he was appointed Commercial Manager of the company, and since August 1st, 2014 he serves as the Country Manager.
Milagros Paredes Paredes, a psychology graduate, she holds a master’s degree on Strategic Management of the Human Factor and Consulting from the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, and a specialization on Corporate Responsibility from the Harvard University. She has more than 19 years of experience in strategic leadership of stakeholder management in transnational companies with operations in Peru. She currently serves as the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.
Juan Manuel López Teves,an electrical mechanical engineer from the National University of Engineering (UNI), he holds an MBA from the San Ignacio de Loyola University (USIL), and holds a master’s degree on Energy Regulation from the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC). He has 27 years of experience in the Peruvian electrical sector in several positions related to project areas, rational energy usage, power trading and portfolio management. He currently serves as the Commercial Manager.
Alvaro Antonio Porturas Ingunza, an economics graduate from the University of Lima, he holds an MBA from the Pacific University and a specialization in finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has more than 18 years of experience leading work teams in the finance, planning, management control and project evaluations in companies (financial, hydrocarbon, retail, construction, and textile sectors). He currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer. He is also a professor of Corporate Finance in the University of Lima School of Business.
Alfredo Manuel Villaverde Ospina, a mechanical and electrical engineer from the National University of Engineering, he holds an MBA from the Institute of Market Studies (IEB), a master’s degree on power systems from the National University of Engineering. He has more than 18 years of experience leading work teams in O&M in the power business. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer.
Ronald Augusto Breña Barnett, a professional with 16 years of experience in hydropower project and operation management in the power, industry and services sector. He is a Plant Machinery Maintenance Technician from TECSUP; a professional in business administration from the AB Freeman School of Business of the Tulane University and the School of Business of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, CENTRUM. He also holds an MBA from the University of Quebec in Montreal-UQAM. He has managed the project, contracts and corporate social responsibility, lands and permits areas in companies related to the hydropower and service sectors, such as ALSTOM, RELSA, SN Power Perú and Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Cheves. He currently serves as Project Development Manager.