Mankuk Consulting & Services

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We want to be a strategic partner under the concept of “Right Hand”, which is the meaning of the word “Mankuk” in Mapudungun language.

OUR VALUES

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CUSTOMER PROXIMITY

We work side by side in the development of your projects, meeting your needs and enhancing your strengths.

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EXCELLENCE AT WORK

High standards and experience are part of the attributes that characterize us and allow us to carry out an outstanding consultancy.

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EFFICIENCY AND SPEED

Our main motivation is to develop high quality services, considering your time and needs at all times.

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GOING BEYOND OUR CHALLENGES

At Mankuk we are constantly in search to improve and extend our services in order to adjust them to the needs of the market and our clients.

TEAM

EXECUTIVE TEAM

Mauricio Compagnon
Managing Partner

Alexander von Frey
Managing Partner
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Marcelo Villagrán
Managing Partner

Elisa Soto

Finance and Control Manager

 

Loreto Rojas
Senior Project Manager

Claudio Santibañez
Legal Manager

André Picart
Senior Project Manager

Miguel Burgos
Senior Project Manager

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Mauricio Compagnon

Managing Partner

Mauricio is an industrial civil engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He is a co-founding partner of Mankuk, with over 15 years of experience in consulting and developing environmental services for large-scale mining, energy and transportation projects, among other industries. Mauricio has a comprehensive and detailed perspective of the environmental requirements that capital investment projects are forced to comply with. His expertise and skills allow him to make accurate recommendations in the precise moment.

Currently, Mauricio has a key role in the administration and commercial management areas of Mankuk. He leads work teams dedicated to the study of bids and preparation of proposals. He participates directly as Consulting Manager for the different projects of the company.

Alexander von Frey

Managing Partner

Alexander is a co-founding partner of Mankuk. A civil engineer from Universidad de Chile. He has more than 16 years of experience leading environmental consultancy projects for the private industry and state-owned enterprises, in areas such as mining and energy.

Alexander has led countless projects related to archaeological management, environmental impact studies and statements, processing of sectorial permits, and engineering projects associated with sanitation, irrigation, and hydraulic projects. Alexander’s great leadership capacity allows him to deliver technical, environmental, and managerial solutions for the development of the projects entrusted to him, bringing great energy to the team. Today, Alexander plays a fundamental role as partner and managing director of Mankuk, providing direct support to clients throughout the different stages of project development.

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Marcelo Villagrán

Managing Director

Marcelo is a lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Magister Legum and Doctor of Law summa cum laude from the Philipps University of Marburg in Germany. He´s partner of Mankuk and has more than 19 years of professional experience as senior corporate legal advisor and business development leader for large companies and organizations in Chile and abroad, especially in the fields of mining, energy and international economic relations. Since 2019 was appointed for 2 years as Trade Representative in Munich, Germany in charge of Chile's commercial relations with southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and since the end of 2020 to 2023 as Trade Commissioner of Chile to The Netherlands, in charge also of leading the Green Hydrogen Strategy for the Chilean Government in Europe. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences on the subjects of clean energy and hydrogen and advisor for a range of companies dedicated to hydrogen.

Elisa Soto

Finance and Control Manager

Commercial Engineer from Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, with a Diploma in Financial Management Control from the University of Chile wiith 20 years of experience in the field of Administration and Finance, focusing on Budgeting and Management Control, he specializes in financial statement analysis, budgeting and control, and cash flow projections; directly supporting treasury management and collections to increase effectiveness and improve departmental indicators. She has extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary teams towards achieving objectives, with a great analytical capacity, teamwork skills, and problem-solving competencies, being responsible for the areas of Accounting, Invoicing, Treasury, Collections, Procurement and Management Control with a personal touch in interpersonal relationships.

Loreto Rojas

Senior Project Manager

A geographer from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a broad experience in territorial planning, environmental assessment, and geographic information systems. She has actively participated in leading, coordinating, and supervising complex hydrology projects, fire assessment, environmental impact statements, and processing of sectorial permits for private and public organizations.

Her great charisma, optimism, and enthusiasm make Loreto a key member when it comes to overcoming the challenges, we face every day.

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Claudio Santibañez

Legal Area Manager

Claudio is a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and a Master in Environmental Law from the University of Chile. He has more than 19 years of professional experience as a legal advisor in the areas of public law; natural resources and environment; litigation and Labor Law, working mainly in legal firms and medium and large mining companies. Likewise, he has complemented his professional development with teaching and research activity at national universities.

André Picart

Senior Project Manager

Geographer (PUC) and master’s in environmental management (U. Politécnica de Madrid) graduated in leadership, Sustainability, Environmental Law, and Green Hydrogen. More than 20 years of experience in the Energy, Mining and Consulting sectors.

Extensive experience in environmental impact assessment systems, management systems, compliance with ecological and sectoral legislation, monitoring and reporting, network management with authorities, utilities and communities, management of large projects and contract administration in archaeology, utilities, energy, and mining projects.

Miguel Burgos

Senior Project Manager

Miguel is an environmental engineer and holds a master degree in environmental sciences from Universidad Santiago de Chile. He has more than fourteen years of experience in participating, leading, coordinating, and supervising sanitation and environmental projects, permits processing, and issues related to highly complex projects in the areas of waste of all kinds, regulatory compliance control, and environmental rating solutions. Miguel is a professional who stands out for his commitment and excellent relationship with his clients and the entire Mankuk team which, combined with his professional qualifications, make him a key member for us.

Mario Cortés

Business Development Manager

Mario Cortés is an Industrial Civil Engineer from Universidad de los Andes. He has more than 10 years of experience leading and developing commercial and project areas in the mining sector in national and international companies.

Mario has participated in important equipment supply projects for large-scale mining companies and has managed manufacture contracts, showing an outstanding strategic capacity, managing business risks and focused on the comprehensive progress of projects, areas and companies in which he has participated, focused on personal relationships and customer compliance. Currently Mario is a Business Development Manager, responsible of opening new markets and looking for synergies with other national and international companies in products and services.

Marta Aguilera

Senior Project Manager

Marta is a Lawyer from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and holds a Master's degree in Environmental Law from the Rovira i Virgili University. She has 10 years of experience in consultancy projects and legal advice in environmental matters.

Her areas of expertise include environmental, corporate, and real estate issues, serving sectors such as energy, industry, and mining, among others. Marta stands out for her leadership, management, and supervision of her teams, which enables the successful achievement of proposed objectives.