Andrés Jara

Andrés Jara is a Chemical Engineer from Universidad de Concepción and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. With over 30 years of professional experience, he specialises in business development, international expansion and strategic growth in the engineering and mining sectors.

Since assuming the role of Business Development Manager at Pares&Alvarez in 2017, he has played a key role in the company's international growth, leading its expansion into Peru and Australia.

In 2020, he spearheaded the establishment of Pares&Alvarez's operations in Lima, which now employ more than 40 professionals. He also led the company's entry into the Australian market through its Perth office, where a team of Chilean engineers has spent more than three years building relationships and developing business opportunities within Australia's mining industry. As part of this international expansion, Andrés has led three due diligence processes involving potential acquisitions of local engineering companies: one in Peru and two in Australia.

In Chile, he has strengthened Pares&Alvarez's position as a trusted engineering partner to the mining and industrial sectors.

Andrés is currently a Board Member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Chile (AusCham) and previously served on the Board of the Chilean Association of Engineering Consulting Companies (AIC) from 2018 to 2020.

His leadership combines technical expertise, commercial strategy and international business development, with a particular focus on strengthening collaboration between the Chilean and Australian mining industries.