Francisco Ruiz-Tagle began his career at CMPC in 1991 and has since held various roles across the company’s businesses.
He was appointed CEO of CMPC in 2018 and, throughout his career with the company, has served as General Manager of several CMPC subsidiaries, including Celulosa del Pacífico and the Paper Products Division in Chile, as well as Papelera del Plata in Argentina. In the latter, he played a key role in CMPC's internationalization process, which today includes operations in nine countries.
From 2011 to 2017, he led the company’s forestry and pulp divisions, where he promoted the certification of sustainable forest management—a milestone essential for the production and marketing of wood, pulp, and paper products in global markets.
In recent years, as the company’s CEO, Francisco has spearheaded efforts in operational excellence, innovation, competitiveness, and efficiency across CMPC’s businesses. Additionally, he and his team have driven the definition and implementation of ambitious sustainability goals, earning CMPC recognition in 2022 and 2023 as the world’s most sustainable company in the forestry and paper sector, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle holds a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Economics from the University of Chile and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is currently a board member of the Corporate Leaders Group for Climate Change (CLG Chile) and serves as one of the Vice Chairs of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). He is also a counselor of the Sociedad de Fomento Fabril (Sofofa), a Director of Icare, and serves on the board of Funeraria María Ayuda.
He is married, has five children and two grandchildren, and enjoys hiking in his free time.