Alejandro Betancourt is a Venezuelan businessman who is Chairman and CEO of DA. He is also the Chairman of the Canadian international oil and gas company Talisman Energy. Alejandro Betancourt graduated in 1982 with a degree in business from Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia. He started working for DA before being promoted to President and CEO. After various legal battles with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for trade abuses on Iran’s energy sector under his tenure at DA, he resigned from his position of President and CEO on December 6th, 2007.
1. Personal Life
Alejandro Betancourt was born in Caracas, Venezuela. His father worked with Venezuela’s oil company PDVSA, and his mother was a secretary for the same company. Alejandro has three brothers, one older and two younger. His brother’s real names are Carlos Alberto Betancourt and Juan Alberto Betancourt.
There is no information about their father’s or mother’s identity. Alejandro started working for DA in 1975 as the sales representative for Mexico at Palmas del Mar Oil and Gas Company.
2. Education
Alejandro Betancourt attended the Universidad Javeriana in Cali, Colombia, graduating with a degree in business. He started working for DA before being promoted to President and CEO. After various legal battles with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission for trade abuses on Iran’s energy sector under his tenure at DA, he resigned from his position of President and CEO on December 06th, 2007.
3. DA
DA is an international oil and gas company headquartered in Houston, Texas. It was incorporated as an exploration firm operating in several countries worldwide. It became a corporation in 1992 and renamed its subsidiary companies in various countries as subsidiaries of DA. In 1997, DA formed a joint venture with PetroChina (China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to explore oil and gas in the offshore central western part of China.
Alejandro Betancourt is a successful businessman and a successful entrepreneur. He is now the Chairman and CEO of DA, a Venezuelan company operated in many other countries worldwide.
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