Former President Mauricio Macri revealed this Saturday through a harsh statement that in his last meeting with Javier Milei in Olivos, he proposed a concrete name to replace Guillermo Francos as Chief of Staff: Horacio Marín, the current president and CEO of YPF.
Unexpected measure by Sandra Pettovello excites retirees In an extensive post on social media X, Macri lamented Francos's departure ('a man with capacity and balance') and described the decision to replace him with someone 'inexperienced' (referring to Manuel Adorni) as 'mistaken'.
'As I mentioned to him [Milei], there was the possibility of replacing Francos with another competent person from his team, with a more technical profile and greater ability to lead and coordinate teams, such as Horacio Marín, current president of YPF, who has all the necessary qualities due to his previous experience,' Macri wrote.
Although the former head of state acknowledged that 'we did not manage to agree', his nomination put on the table the name of a powerful figure from the energy sector.
Who is Horacio Marín Horacio Daniel Marín, 62, is a chemical engineer graduated from the National University of La Plata (UNLP), with a master's degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas and an executive program at Stanford.
Before being called upon by Javier Milei to assume the position of President and CEO of YPF in December 2023, Marín had an extensive 35-year career at the Techint group, the company of Paolo Rocca.
The man from Vaca Muerta (and his connection with Macri) Within Techint, Marín held the position of president of Exploration and Production of Tecpetrol (the group's oil company). This project was formally launched in March 2017, during the presidency of Mauricio Macri, who received Marín himself, Paolo Rocca, and Carlos Ormachea at the Casa Rosada to announce an investment of US$ 2.300 million, driven by the 'Vaca Muerta Productivity Agreement' promoted by the Cambiemos government.
Despite Macri's strong support of his technical profile, the cabinet reconfiguration advanced in the direction that La Libertad Avanza considers to be of maximum trust, leaving the 'oilman' at the helm of YPF.
He is widely recognized in the industry for having led the gas project 'Fortín de Piedra', the company's most important development in Vaca Muerta.
The connection with Macri is not a coincidence.
