Marcos Galperin

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Marcos Eduardo Galperin (Born, October 31, 1971) is an Argentine businessman known for being the founder, president and executive director of Mercado Libre.[1][2][3]

Marcos Galperin
Marcos Galperin in 2009
Born (1971-10-31) October 31, 1971 (age 52)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (BS 1994)
Stanford University (MBA 1999)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder of Mercado Libre
TitleChairman, President & CEO of Mercado Libre
SpouseMarried
Children3

Mercado Libre[change | change source]

In February 2020, Marcos Galperin left his position as CEO and president of Mercado Libre in Argentina. Galperin was replaced by Stelleo Passos Tolda, a Brazilian executive who until then was the company's Chief Operating Officer.

Galperin stepped down as head of the board of directors of the e-commerce company's Argentine subsidiary, but will maintain his executive leadership role. He will also maintain his role as chief financial officer and chief manager of the company.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Marcos Galperin". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. "MercadoLibre's Marcos Galperin Joins Board of Argentina Entrepreneur Company Onapsis - Endeavor". Endeavor. 2014-11-18. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  3. "Onapsis | Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2014-12-07. Retrieved 2014-12-11.