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JORGE NAZER Chile, ALTO Jorge Nazer is founder and President of Grupo ALTO enterprises, present in 5 countries (Chile, Colombia, México, Spain, and the United States). The holding specializes in asset loss mitigation due to theft and fraud, operating in different industries (retail, utilities and others). In 2010, he was appointed by the Government of President Sebastián Piñera as National Director for Public Safety, leading the development of the Crime Prevention Plan. Originally a lawyer, throughout his career he has created several companies, inspired by his entrepreneurial spirit. This has earned him various awards and recognitions. In 2007, he was selected as an Endeavour Entrepreneur, and received an Emerging Entrepreneur Award from Universidad del Desarrollo, where he has been a professor of Entrepreneurship and Leadership; in 2008, he was also distinguished as one of Chile's 100 Young Leaders by the most important national newspaper, El Mercurio. Jorge Nazer is founder of the Chilean Association of Entrepreneurs and the Latin American Association of Entrepreneurs, both gathering more than 50,000 entrepreneurs, and is also member of the Chilean chapter of the Young President Organization, in charge of entrepreneurship and education. In 2013, he was chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year by EY, while this year, Grupo ALTO received the AVONNI award for Innovation in Services, which is the most important recognition for innovative practices given in Chile.