Martin Werner

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Martin Werner is a partner at Goldman Sachs, and director general of the firm's operations in Mexico.

In 1994, Werner was appointed assistant director of telecommunications in Mexico's Zedillo administration. When the Mexican economy plummeted, the Ministry of Finance hired Werner to sort out the economy. In the end, Werner repaid the country's loans ahead of scheduled.

Werner is Israeli-Argentinian, so he was ineligible for the Mexican presidency. He also worried that another political party might get into power in the 2000 elections. Therefore, Werner joined Goldman Sachs.