Professional experience
Mr. Ignacio de Posadas and Mr. Germán Vecino were the pioneers in turning the firm into a multidisciplinary organization, an innovative and cutting-edge experience at the time.
In addition to being Director of the Firm, Ignacio de Posadas Montero was a tenured professor of Political Science at the Law School of Universidad Católica del Uruguay. He was also a professor in a Postgraduate Course on Taxation Specialization taught at the same university.
Mr. I.. de Posadas has held important positions in the public sector. Between 1990 and 1994, he served as Senator (he was re-elected in 1995). He was Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Administrative Affairs Committee, and the Constitution and Legislation Committee. He was a member of the Special Committee for the Amendment of the Constitution, and he served as Vice President of the Senate in 1996. Between 1992 and 1995, he served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Uruguay.
He was a Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and Fonplata between 1992 and 1995. During the same period, he served as Alternate Governor at the International Monetary Fund. He was the first Governor to represent Uruguay at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency between 1993 and 1995.
In the private sector, he has held senior positions in various national and international companies. He was President of Ciba Geigy Uruguay S.A. (1987-1992), Maltería Oriental (2000) and Julio César Lestido S.A. (VW/Audi), where he held the position of President. He was Director at Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Uruguay S.A. (1979-1992; 1998-2009), Montevideo Refrescos S.A. (Coca-Cola) (1986–1992; 1995–2000), John Deere Latin America (1998), Mosca Hnos. (1998–2000) and Devoto Hnos. S.A. (1999–2000).
He was Director of Fundación de la Universidad Católica del Uruguay from 1987 to 1990 and held the same position at the Anglo-Uruguayan Cultural Institute from 1986 to 1997. He also directed Instituto Manuel Oribe from 1995 to 2000.
He was Director of Fundación Niños con Alas, and Chairman of said Foundation between 1998 and 2005 and again between 2009 and 2011.
Publications
- “Asse – Manual para un estudio del instituto” – Ed. Fundación de Cultura Universitaria – 1977.
- “Mercado de Valores y Obligaciones Negociables” – Ed. Univ. Católica del Uruguay – 1996.
- “Fondos de Inversión” -Ed. Universidad Católica del Uruguay – 1996.
- “Introducción a la Ciencia Política” – Ed. Universidad Católica del Uruguay – 1998.
- “Fundaciones – régimen jurídico. Antecedentes y fundamentos de la Ley”- Ed. Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Facultad de Derecho – 2000.
- “Manual de Ciencia Política” – Ed. de la Plaza – 2002.
- “Sistema Tributario Uruguayo, bases para su discusión” – Ed. Santillana – 2004.
Education:
- Doctor of Law and Social Sciences – Universidad de la República.
- MA in Philosophy – San Francisco State University.
Languages:
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, and Italian.