Mauricio García Araujo Explained

Mauricio García Araujo
Birth Date:7 July 1930
Birth Place:Maracaibo, Venezuela
Spouse:Irene Giliberti de García Araujo
Children:Luis Vicente García Giliberti, María de Lourdes García Giliberti, Irene del Carmen García Giliberti, Mauricio Andrés García Giliberti
Alma Mater:Columbia University
Profession:Economist
Signature:Firma Mauricio García Araujo.jpg
Office:President of the Central Bank of Venezuela
Term Start:1987
Term End:1989
President:Jaime Lusinchi
Predecessor:Hernán Anzola
Successor:Pedro Tinoco

Mauricio García Araujo (7 July 1930  - 19 December 2012) was a Venezuelan economist who worked in both the private and public sectors. He was the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela between 1987 and 1989[1] during the presidency of Jaime Lusinchi (1984-1989).

Early life and education

García Araujo was born on 7 July 1930 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. In 1953, he obtained a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's in business administration, both from Columbia University.[2]

Public service

García Araujo was part of Central Bank of Venezuela board of directors between 1968 and 1974. After thirteen years, he was elected president of Central Bank of Venezuela (1987-1989).[3] He was also a member of the board of directos of Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A (PDVSA) and Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG).

Private sector

García Araujo was a consultant for many boards of directors in different Venezuelan holding companies, such as Grupo Vollmer, Grupo Mendoza, Grupo Mercantil and as economical adviser to Hospital de Clinicas Caracas[4] and Electricidad de Caracas, an electricity distribution company. In 2007, Electricidad de Caracas became a government-owned company.

After 1990, Garcia Araujo was known as an expert advising family business organizations in Venezuela. He gave family business conferences within Venezuela and internationally.

Guild

García Araujo was president of Asociación Venezolana de Ejecutivos (AVE) between 1966 and 1968, and a founding and active member of the corporate governance committee in the same institution. AVE is an institution that promotes training and education for Venezuelan managers.

Academic institutions

In 1961, he was a founding member of Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA) in Caracas.[5] [6] He was a professor at Universidad Rafael Urdaneta in Maracaibo and the founder of Andres Bello Fellowship at Oxford University.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galería de Expresidentes . Banco Central de Venezuela. es. 3 October 2020.
    - News: Ojeda Reyes. Yolanda. BANCA inShare Esta es la lista de los que ocuparon el cargo de presidente en el BCV. https://archive.today/20150130152225/http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/esta-es-la-lista-de-los-que-ocuparon-el-cargo-de-p.aspx. dead. 30 January 2015. 29 January 2015. El Mundo. Venezuela. 14 August 2013. Spanish.
  2. News: Mazzei Alfonzo. Jesús. Mauricio García Araujo in Memoriam. 29 January 2015. El Universal. 10 January 2013. Spanish.
  3. News: Falleció Mauricio García Araujo, ex presidente del BCV. 21 January 2015. El Universal. 19 December 2012. Spanish.
  4. Asesores. Excelencia. June–August 2008. 1. 3. 3. 3 October 2020. Newspress Comunicaciones. Spanish. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611102426/http://www.clinicaracas.com/jhccweb/excelencia/Excelencia3.pdf. 11 June 2014.
  5. News: Crespo. Juan Pablo. Reportaje: El analfabeta financiero. 3 October 2020. Diario. 9 January 2013. Spanish. dead. https://archive.today/20150130152252/http://panorama.com.ve/portal/app/push/noticia48435.php. 30 January 2015.
  6. Web site: Reseña Histórica. Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración. 22 January 2015. Spanish.