Eduardo S. Elsztain has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. In 1990, he founded Consultores Asset Management, a leading portfolio management firm that has been a pioneer investor in Latin America and in other emerging countries. He serves as the Chairman of Cresud, a leading agricultural company in Latin America devoted to the operation and formation of a valuable portfolio of land and a producer of soybean, corn, wheat, beef cattle and milk, and he is a Board Member of BrasilAgro Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas. Moreover, he is Chairman of IRSA, Argentina’s largest and most diversified real estate company, with interests in office buildings, hotels and residential projects. He is also Chairman of IRSA’s subsidiary, Alto Palermo S.A. (APSA), Argentina’s leading shopping center company. Mr. Elsztain is Vice-chairman of Banco Hipotecario S.A., Argentina´s largest mortgage bank. |