About

Part of the Falabella group of companies, Sodimac is a leader in the home improvement market with warehouse stores across Latin America. Juan Carlos Corvalán joined the company in 2004, and since 2006 he has led its corporate social responsibility policy. His expertise in corporate institutional management, consumer law, commercial matters and trademark rights has led him to become the manager of legal affairs as well. Corvalán’s success and integration with Sodimac has seen him hold a position on the company’s Executive Committee for over a decade. One important transnational deal Corvalán has been involved in is the planned entry of the company into Mexico, which involves a deal between Falabella and Soriana, Mexico’s second largest supermarket chain. The partnership, worth around $600m, will see Sodimac open 22 stores over the next five years. Meanwhile in Peru Corvalán assisted on the parent company’s purchase of Sodimac’s competitor Maestro, in a deal worth $490m. As a proactive man, Corvalán is also busy with Sodimac’s other projects, which have cost more than $15bn, to combat climate change, promote efficient water use and energy savings and measure its carbon footprint. Outside of Sodimac, he is president of the Sustainability Committee of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce.