Diego Pestaña. Entrepreneur from Salta province. Founding partner and General Manager of Grupo AGV. He has been a mining supplier for 29 years. In 2004 he founded AGV Mining Services with 14 people. In 2011 Falcon Drilling was fully incorporated to the group. Today he generates genuine employment for more than 800 AGV families and, indirectly, produces more than 3,000 jobs in Northern Argentina. Member of Salta´s Chamber Mining. Founding member of Chamber Mining Companies´s Suppliers in Salta (CAPEMISA), having been president during the periods 2010-2014, 2020-2022 and 2022 -2024.
History and current situation of Saltas´s suppliers. Search for consensus on cultural differences between local and foreign companies. Possible conflicts. Solutions to be developed in the short term. Transparent Chilean contracting model.