Javier López Madrid has been named president of Ferroglobe, the merger between the American Globe Specialty Metals and the Spanish Ferroatlantica. He has been with the company for two years, serving as its vice president. 

During an interview with "5 en 5," Eduardo Elsztain spoke about Macri's presidency and its effect on the country. "I believe that the changes... will be small, constant, but firm [and] will change our economy," he said. He also emphasized the ability of the Argentine people to overcome difficult situations, due to their tumultuous history. 

As 2016 came to a close, Jorge Errázuriz became the newest member of the Ciudadanos political party in Chile and simultaneously announced his departure from the business world to completely dedicate himself to politics. 

Agustin Coppel was recognized in Sinaloa for his generous support for education. The Sinaloan business leader has donated 15 million pesos to five schools situated in marginalized areas of the state. He hopes to help more and more schools each year. 

Gloria de Kriete Foundation launched the platform juntodos.com with the goal of fundraising for 25 diverse social projects in El Salvador. The platform will allow users to learn about various social programs in need of funds. Roberto Kriete emphasized that this initiative is meant to support projects whose success is impeded by a lack of resources. 

In mid-January, Enrique García spoke at the IV Annual Conference organized by CAF and LSE about the future of development banks in the world. "Even though globalization is in crisis, development banks are not. On the contrary, they now have a variety of opportunities, not only to finance programs but also in terms of their capacity to promote more solid institutions." 

Carlos Rodriguez Pastor sat down with Trome to talk about Peru's future, how he spends his spare time and how he advises young entrepreneurs. "The day we stop learning, we stop living...technology is changing so fast that if we don't have an open mind to continue learning, we won't be able [to succeed]."

Enrique Pescarmona was recognized with the "Gerardo Lasalle" prize, a tribute to the disappeared industrial engineer and founder of the National Engineering Academy. With this prize, Pescarmona was honored for his "important merits" in industrial development, all accomplished through the companies that he has led, and in the formation of human resources and the development of advanced technology. 

 Founder and CEO Nicolas Shea celebrated Cumplo's fifth anniversary. The company is no longer a startup, with almost 100,000 pesos in credit financing and a network of 3200 investors, it is now the biggest crowdfunding platform in Latin America. 

Open English has announced a new partnership with Endeavor. The English teaching platform led by Andres Moreno will be giving $250,000 USD in scholarships that will be administered by Endeavor to young professionals and entrepreneurs who wish to improve their English skills. 

Alejandro Ramirez, Cinépolis' general director, shares the secret behind the the Mexican movie chain's strategy to conquer the entertainment world. In this article, he recounts the story of how Cinépolis was founded and how he used innovation to make it a successful global enterprise. 

During last month's MIPCOM, NBCUniversal announced the launch of Telemundo International Studios which will be headed by Marcos Santana. This new endeavor will concentrate on original content creation designed for an international market. 

Through the Sprint Foundation, Marcelo Claure wants to give internet access to 1 million middle-school children in the USA.  Claure explained "It's an enormous problem that in the United States there are 5 million homes without internet access. These kids are at a great disadvantage and we are failing them." 

Enrique Pescarmona met with MDZ Online to discuss Argentina's industrial future and to give his thoughts on his company, IMPSA. He commented that "one must never forget the past, one must always remember it. But one cannot live off of it or try to resuscitate it, because that is not progress."

Blanca Treviño has always been a proponent of an entrepreneurial culture, even when nobody was talking about technology and entrepreneurship. "Sofftek is the result of an entrepreneurial culture, as opposed to other companies..." She told Alto Nivel that the essence of Sofftek is and will continue to be entrepreneurs. 

Roberto Murray Meza talked about El Salvador biggest challenges. The Salvadoran business leader considers that the country's biggest challenges are  to decrease spending, increase revenue and to concentrate resources in critical areas. 

Richard Branson talks about the captivating story of the Carbon War Room on the Virgin.com blog. "Together with a group of like-minded entrepreneurs, Virgin Unite founded the Carbon War Room in 2009, with a mission to stimulate business-led market interventions that advance a low-carbon economy. We started when the clean energy revolution was still thought of by many to be a dream. But we knew we had to do something."

During the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) "Idear Soluciones para Mejorar Vidas", IDB president, Luis Alberto Moreno highlighted that the creative industries are an important contributor to the global economy. "These industries generate $4.3 billion US to the global revenue and employ 144 million people", he said.

President Enrique Peña Nieto gave Alejandro Rámirez Magaña the "Presea de la Confederación Nacional de Cámaras Industriales (CONCAMIN)" in early October. This prize recognizes and rewards best practices of Mexican business leaders. 

José Zaga was invited to the Asociación Mexicana de Mujeres Jefas de Empresas to talk about his secret to success: marketing. He advised every person in the room to invest money in marketing, even if its not a lot, marketing is always important.