Chairman of financial services company shares how his great
accomplishments in mountain climbing have shaped his approach to business
SANTIAGO, Chile–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boyden?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#Boydenlt;/agt;–Boyden,
a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 65 offices
in over 40 countries, today released the latest issue of its Leadership
Series, featuring an in-depth interview with Hernán Leal,
founder and Chairman of FASTCO.
In the interview, Leal discusses how mountain climbing has shaped his
approach to business, the importance of networking, how technology
provides better client service, and the Latin American talent landscape.
“Hernán is a leader and entrepreneur who has impressively built a large
‘multilatina’ technology and financial services company over a short
period of time, showing his teamwork and resilience,” said John
Byrne, Managing Partner of Boyden Chile. “These same characteristics
have enabled him to become a leading Chilean mountain climber.”
Leal founded FASTCO, a collection and financial services company
employing nearly 2,000 workers across Latin America, in 2001. Prior to
FASTCO, he held positions at Costa Company, Hoechst Chile, Hussman and
Dávila Clinic.
In addition to his business achievements, Leal is an accomplished
mountain climber. He has climbed the highest mountains on six continents
and both poles, including Aconcagua in South America, Kilimanjaro in
Africa, Denali in North America, Elbrus in Eastern Europe, and Carstensz
in Oceania. In 2017 he became the first South American to climb Mount
Everest and Lhotse in a single expedition.
Leal studied business administration at the Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Valparaiso and completed an MBA at the Universidad Adolfo
Ibáñez. He also participated in the Owner/President Management Program
(OPM) at Harvard Business School.
Boyden conducted this interview a few weeks before Leal began his
climb of Kangchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain, perched
between Nepal and India at 8,586 meters (28,169 feet). Few professional
climbers will attempt the same feat this year. If he completes
Kangchenjunga, Leal will become the first Chilean to reach this summit.
Boyden and FASTCO sponsored Leal’s mission.
The full interview with Hernán Leal is available at boyden.com
Previous issues of Boyden’s Leadership Series feature Nigel
Travis, Non-Executive Chairman of Dunkin’ Brands, Rustin
Richburg, Senior VP, U.S. People, Walmart; Theo
Van der Loo, President of Bayer Brazil; Janelle
Gale, VP of Human Resources, Facebook; Ralph
Scozzafava, then COO and current CEO of Dean Foods; Alec
Ross, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and
author of The Industries of the Future; Dawn
Hudson, Chief Marketing Officer, National
Football League; Noor
Menai, President & CEO of CTBC Bank USA; Stephan
Winkelmann, President & CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.; Svein
Rennemo, Chairman of Statoil; Umran
Beba, former Region President for Asia Pacific for PepsiCo and
current Senior VP and CHRO at PepsiCo and Robert
Reich, currently Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the
University of California at Berkeley and former US Secretary of Labor.
About Boyden
Boyden is a premier talent advisory and leadership solutions firm with
more than 65 offices in over 40 countries. Our global reach enables us
to serve client needs anywhere they conduct business. We connect great
companies with great leaders through executive search, interim
management and leadership consulting solutions. For further information,
visit www.boyden.com.
Contacts
Dan Margolis, for Boyden
T: +1 213 452-6472
E: [email protected]
Maru
Cabiati, for FASTCO
T: +569 9239-2013
E: [email protected]
