Ex-Casino Boss Tapped to Run Chilean Retail Giant Cencosud (1)

Cencosud named Rodrigo Larrain Kaplan as CEO on Friday after months of uncertainty regarding who would lead Chile’s largest retail conglomerate.

Larrain Kaplan will assume his post on March 1, replacing interim chief executive Renato Gutierrez Gonzalez. Larrain Kaplan is currently CEO of Cencosud Shopping, which develops and operates the company’s real estate assets. He had previously served as Cencosud’s Chief Financial Officer and also ran casino operator Enjoy before returning to the retailer.

A coffee shop at the Costanera Center Mall in Santiago, Chile

Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg

The announcement adds to changes among Cencosud’s top brass in recent months. Former CEO Matias Videla resigned in October after Chile’s regulator fined ...