Carlos Ricardo Esteves

Disco SA owns and operates supermarkets. It operates in more than 190 locations with the brand names Disco, Ekono, Súper Vea, Gonzalez, Americanos, and Pinocho. The company also operates convenience stores under the Mini Sol brand name and meat stores under the brand name La Hacienda. Disco was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bunge y Born SA produces edible oil and flour. The private company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. and has subsidiaries in Uruguay and Brazil.

Grupo Velox was one of the holding companies with interest in retail stores and in personal credit financing services. The company had holdings in Chile, Paraguay and the Cayman Islands. It was located in Sarmiento, Argentina.

Part of Nuevo Banco Industrial de Azul SA, Banco Velox SA provides banking services. The private company is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Argentinean company was founded in 1983. Banco Velox was acquired by Nuevo Banco Industrial de Azul SA from Grupo Velox on October 30, 2002.

Consejo Empresarial de América Latina (CEAL) is a business council founded by Carlos Ricardo Esteves and based in Panama City, Panama. CEAL brings together private entrepreneurs from 19 countries in Latin America, Spain, and the Iberian Peninsula, committed to an America without borders, through the exchange of experiences, the stimulus of investment, and integration between entrepreneurs. CEAL hosts events that gather business leaders, government authorities, and international organizations around current issues and the regional agenda. The council also publishes articles of opinion and press releases on social development and economic issues.