Key Players in Latin American Energy
Mauro Arce
Since January of 2002, Mauro Arce has served as both the Chairman of the Board of the Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Esado de Sao Paulo and the Secretary of Water Secretariat. In February of 1999, Mr. Arce began work as the Secretary of the Energy, Water Resources and Sanitation Secretariat. When these secretariats combined in 2003 to form one conglomerate secretariat, Mauro Arce began his term as Secretary of Energy, Water Resources, and Sanitation Secretariat.
From November 2002 to May 2003, Mr. Arce held the title of CEO of Sabesp. From January 1995 to February 1998, Mauro Arce served as director of Generation and Transmission of Energy at Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo-CESP. From February 1998 to January 1999, Mauro Arce was Adjunct Secretary of Sao Paulo's Energy Secretariat.
The recipient of an electrical engineering degree from the Universidade Mackenzie, Mauro Arce also studied at the Pontifica Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro. Arce studied in the United States as well: he holds a master's degree in power engineering from New York's Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Rebecca Mark
Rebecca Mark became head of Enron Development in 1991, and later extended her leadership purview to include Enron International. While working at Enron International, Rebecca Mark oversaw a number of ultimately fruitless investments, including a power plant near Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic, as well as the Dabhol power plant in India in 1993. In 2000, Rebecca Mark resigned from Enron, selling her stock for a lucrative $80 million before the energy firm's untimely collapse. Today, Rebecca Mark sits on the board of Water Health International and juggles her time between cattle ranches in New Mexico and Colorado. Mark received a BA in psychology and an MA in International Management from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Tom Tribone
After serving as General Manager of Atlantic Richfield from 1974 to 1982, Tom Tribone joined AES. Involved with AES from 1982-2000, Tom Tribone eventually ascended to the position of Executive Vice President as AES expanded from a small start-up to a global player in the energy utility industry. After AES, Tom Tribone went on to found Franklin Park Communications, Franklin Park Energy, and Guggenheim Franklin Park. Today, Tribone serves as CEO of Guggenheim Global Infrastructure, which he founded in 2007. Tribone received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, along with an MBA and JD from Pennsylvania's Duquesne University.
Felipe Ceron
Felipe Ceron is the Chief Executive Officer of AES Gener, the AES electricity and thermal generator company based in Chile. From 1999 to 2001, Ceron served as Chief Chilean Power Officer. From 1998 to 1999, Felipe Ceron held the title of CEO of Santiago's International Airport. From 1995 to 1998, Ceron was Chief Executive Officer of Central Puerto in Argentina. From 1993 to 1995 Felipe Ceron was CEO of Guacolda.
Felipe Ceron earned his undergraduate degree from the Pontifica Catholic University of Chile, along with an MS in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics.