Patricio Bas is Managing Director of Forestal del Sur S.A. (FDS), a Chilean Company with more than 30 years supplying woodchips and pulplogs to the Pulp and Paper Industry in China, Japan and Europe.

FDS has export operations in the ports of Coronel and Calbuco in Central and Southern Chile, supplying annually about half a million bdmt. Patricio started working with FDS 26 years ago in charge of all the operations in Central Chile and has a wide experience in the forestry and logistics matters related to the woodchip business.

Mr Bas is an Industrial Engineer from the Universidad Católica de Chile and holds an MBA from the London Businees School.