Nicolás Ibáñez Scott

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Nicolás Ibáñez
Personal details
Born (1956-05-11) 11 May 1956 (age 65)
Santiago, Chile
NationalityChilean
Political partyNone; close to centre-right
Spouse(s)María Carolina Varela
(−1999)
Ana María Domínguez Tihista
(2014−present)
Parent(s)José Manuel Ibáñez
Sheila Scott Batiscombe
RelativesManuel, Felipe, Suzanne and Victoria (brothers)
Alma mater
ProfessionEconomist

Nicolás Cirilo Ibáñez Scott (born 11 May 1956) is a Chilean economist and businessman commonly known for having been the owner of the supermarket Líder,[1][2] a shareholder of Papa John’s,[3] and for founding and financing the libertarian think tank Fundación para el Progreso (FPP) and its icon Axel Kaiser.[4] He is also a columnist in newspapers like El Mostrador[5] and El Líbero.

Another point of notability in Chilean politics is his participation in the Armed forces.[6] Similarly, he stated to Revista Caras in 2004 to have an «enormous gratitude» for Augusto Pinochet.[7][8] Product of that, he has been a blank of progressivist e-newspapers like El Desconcierto[9] (left-wing) or The Clinic[8] (centre-left), who has referred to him as a «pinochetist businessman».[9][8] Likewise, other centre-leftist media like El Mostrador have criticized him[10][11][12] for his relativism towards Pinochet dictatorship[13][14] or his role with FPP.

Biography[]

Early life: 1956−1980[]

Ibáñez was born in Santiago de Chile. After the settling of his family in England, he attended The Grange School (1961−1969) until he was thirteen. There, he continued his studies at the Repton School (1970−1974), which influenced his strict personality; in his return to Chile, he was enrolled as a reserve officer in the Chilean Navy.[6]

In March 1975, when he was 18 and already based in Chile, he began to study economics at the School of Business of the Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI), founded by his paternal grandfather; his decision was closely linked to his father's business activities.[citation needed]

Spell at D&S: 1981−2014[]

In 1981, Ibáñez joined to the family business. He would later ―around the 1980s and 1990s― be named as the commercial chair of companies like Almac, D&S, Líder or Ekono.

The D&S rentability caused an interest in the American multinational Walmart, which bought the supermarkets family company in January 2009. During five years after the purchase, Nicolás and Felipe maintained the 25,06% of shares, selling them at all to the stores American corporation in 2014.[citation needed]

In the «ideas market»: 2012−2020[]

In 2012, he founded the Fundación para el Progreso and appointed as its CEO to Axel Kaiser when he was finishing his PhD at the Heidelberg University.[4]

In 2016, he wanted to left Chile.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez: resurge el historial del ex dueño de Líder tras escándalo de colusión". El Dínamo. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez, ex controlador de Líder: «Para mí no existen los derechos sociales»". El Ciudadano. 8 July 2016.
  3. ^ "De la mano de empresa de inversión de Nicolás Ibáñez, Papa John's se expande en España" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pérez Villamil, Ximena (15 January 2016). "Nicolás Ibáñez y Axel Kaiser: los yihadistas del libre mercado" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Columna del día; "Quien no conoce la historia está condenado a repetirla", por Nicolás Ibáñez Scott". 11 November 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Nicolás Ibáñez vestido de marino" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez rechaza colusión y acusa al gobierno de tratar "una vez más de desprestigiar a los empresarios"" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "El empresario pinochetista Nicolás Ibáñez aterrado: financia intelectuales que no quieren educación gratuita". The Clinic. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Nicolás Ibáñez, el coludido empresario pinochetista que acusa persecución del gobierno". . 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Llueven críticas sobre Nicolás Ibáñez por quejarse que "ningún gobierno se la ha jugado por los empresarios"". El Mostrador. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez refuerza la campaña del miedo: "No están dadas las condiciones para una revisión constitucional honesta y respetuosa"". El Mostrador. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  12. ^ "El poder fáctico de Nicolás Ibáñez". El Mostrador. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  13. ^ "La posverdad de Nicolás Ibáñez: la dictadura fue un periodo "presuntamente oscuro"". El Mostrador. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez vuelve al punto: "El Museo de la Memoria es una realidad dolorosa, pero también una visión sesgada de la historia"". El Mostrador. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez, azucarado, se suma a Büchi y advierte que tiene "todo preparado" para dejar Chile". El Mostrador. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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