German Ranftl

Mr. Germán Ranftl is a Certified Public Accountant from the University of Buenos Aires (1990) and holds an MBA from Universidad del CEMA. He also completed an Executive Certificate in Leadership from MIT.
He has over 30 years of experience in finance, energy, and investment banking, both in Argentina and internationally. He began his career in the banking sector, working nearly 11 years at institutions such as Bank of Boston and ING Barings, where he served as Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investment Banking.

From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Ranftl was Chief Financial Officer at Supercanal S.A., Argentina’s third-largest cable company, with operations in Spain, Bolivia, and the Dominican Republic. He led the company’s debt exchange process and participated in its eventual sale to an international investor.

Following this, he joined Integra Investment S.A. as Vice President, advising on a wide range of M&A, capital markets, and debt restructuring transactions, both in Argentina and abroad. In 2007, he was appointed CFO of EDEMSA, where he led a successful USD 160 million debt restructuring. Subsequently, he played a key role in the reverse takeover of EDEMSA by Andes Energía PLC, a company listed on London’s AIM. He served as CFO of the listed entity for over a decade, overseeing operations in energy distribution and oil and gas across Argentina and Colombia, including acquisitions through international bidding processes and the integration of assets such as HASA and a 60 MW hydroelectric plant.

Mr. Ranftl has also participated in the reverse merger of Andes Energía PLC with Mercuria, and played a strategic role in consolidating acquisitions and restructuring the debt of multiple entities within the group over the last 25 years.

Since June 2021, he has served as Finance and Control Director at Edenor, Argentina’s largest electricity distribution company. In this role, he continues to lead complex financial operations, including regulatory negotiations and strategic corporate restructurings.