Interview with Sven Von Appen, interviewed by Andrea Lluch, Santiago, Chile

Mr. von Appen outlines the history of his family's shipping business in Chile, and its expansion into Argentina. He discusses the particularities of owning and running a family-owned business, including decision-making and succession practices, stressing the importance of work experience outside the family's holdings and the participation of external consultants and advisors. He also relates the story of the company's diversification into gas delivery and shipbuilding. Mr. von Appen talks at length about the political and economic history of Chile, particularly during the governments of Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet.