Banco de Crédito e Inversiones

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.bci.cl
Employees: 8,918

Banco de Crédito e Inversiones (Bci) goes where few have dared -- the Chilean antarctic. The financial services group operates some 275 Bci and Banco Nova de Bci bank branches throughout Chile, located as far south as the southern port city of Quellón. It also has a half-dozen branches and representative offices in the US, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, and Hong Kong. Bci provides portfolio management through Bci Corredor de Bolsa, mutual fund management through Bci Administradora de Fondos Mutuos, and international factoring through Bci Factoring. Other offerings include wholesale mortgages, investment banking, and insurance brokerage. The Yarur family, which includes chairman Luis Enrique Yarur Rey, owns 63% of Bci.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $1,961.9M

Officers:
Chairman: Luis Enrique Yarur
Manager, Finance and International: Eugenio Von Chrismar Carvajal
Manager, Quality, Processes, and Internet Area: Eduardo Paulsen Illanes

Competitors:
Banco de Chile
Banco Santander Chile
CORPBANCA