Jorge Horacio Brito
Jorge Horacio Brito | |
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| Born | July 23, 1952 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | November 20, 2020 (aged 68) Salta Province, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, businessman |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Banco Macro; former president and chairman of ADEBA |
| Spouse | Marcela Carballo |
Jorge Horacio Brito (23 July 1952 – 20 November 2020) was an Argentine banker and businessman. He was the CEO of Argentina's largest bank, Banco Macro. He was also the president and chairman of the Argentine Banking Association (ADEBA) from 2003 to 2016.
His investments spanned real estate (through the firm Vizora), agriculture and livestock (through the companies Inversora Juramento, Frigoríficos Bermejo and Cabañas Juramento) and wind power (through Genneia Inc.)
In 2018, Forbes placed his net worth at US$1.3 billion on The World's Billionaires list. He was the seventh richest person in Argentina at this time.