Eduardo Hochschild Beeck | |
Birth Place: | Lima, Peru |
Alma Mater: | Tufts University |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Children: | 4 |
Parents: | Luis Hochschild Plaut Ana Beeck Navarro |
Eduardo Hochschild (born 1963/64) is a Peruvian businessman. He is the chairman of Hochschild Mining and Cementos Pacasmayo.[1]
Hochschild is the son of Ana Beeck Navarro and Luis Hochschild Plaut.[2] His father founded Cementos Pacasmayo;[2] co-founded the Tecnologia Superior University with his brother-in-law, Rodolfo Beeck Navarro;[2] and is a cousin of, president of .[3] His great-uncle, Moritz Hochschild, founded Hochschild Mining; and his great-uncle, Sali Hochschild, founded Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S.A.[4] In 1987, he graduated from the Tufts University School of Engineering with a degree in Engineering Physics. He then went to work for the family business as a mine safety assistant. In 1998, his father was killed in a kidnapping attempt[5] and Eduardo assumed leadership of both companies.[2]
He is married to attorney Mariana Correa Sabogal,[6] daughter of Gustavo Correa Miller and Dolores Sabogal Morzán; and the niece of former Peruvian first lady and former Foreign Minister of Peru, . They have 4 children: Alexia, Nicolás, Sofía, and Michelle.[6] In May 2022, Nicolas Hochschild was appointed Non-Executive Director of the board of Hochschild Mining [7]
As of October 2021, per Forbes magazine, he has a net worth of US$1.1B.[1]