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Jorge Alfredo Silva Cardona (born January 31, 1987, in Táchira) is a Venezuelan member of Parliament and businessman in the agro-industrial and natural resources sectors.

Biography

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Jorge Silva held a degree in Administration with a specialization in economics from the University of Preston and an associate degree in Penal Investigation. He also had a diploma in Business Management.

Career

In 2012, Jorge Silva founded Grupo JHS, starting with the production of two farms with more than 400,000 laying hens, located in the States of Cojedes, Aragua, and Yaracuy. In 2013, the business group started producing processed chicken by setting up a farm in Yaracuy for breeding hens and producing fertile chicken eggs. Jorge Silva also established incubators in production farms across Yaracuy, Carabobo, Lara, Aragua, Barinas, Cojedes, and Portuguesa to enter the protein market.[1][2]

At the same time, they partnered with the genetic company Topigs Norvins to start pork production on two farms in Táchira and Guárico.[3] These farms have a breeding stock of TN70 pigs for the Venezuelan market.[4][5]

In 2013, these agro-industrial and food companies formed the JHS Group.[6] JHS Group began commercial relations with the Brazilian Group JBS, a protein supplier, which led to the sale of proteins from South America to public and private markets in Venezuela.[7] The company also supports community initiatives for children and teenagers through the Misael Silva Roa Foundation.

In 2015, he was elected as deputy of the National Assembly for circuit 2 of Aragua state in the 2015 parliamentary elections representing the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD).[8][9]

In 2016, the JHS Group acquired the Deportivo Táchira Soccer Club (in Spanish Club de Fútbol Deportivo Táchira), champion of the national tournament and participant in CONMEBOL, Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.[6][10] Also, Silva is the president of Deportivo Táchira, a prominent Venezuelan soccer team.[11]

At the same year, Silva established the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Agroindustrial (IUTA JHS), which offers free education in Poultry Production and Agroindustrial Production using the "Learning by Doing" methodology.[12]

In 2019, Jorge Silva began the study of opportunities in several oil fields and founded A&B Oil and Gas, a joint venture with the Venezuelan state oil company. A&B Group is a partner of the Venezuelan state oil company through a joint venture.[13]

Personal life

In January 2024, Silva got engaged to his girlfriend, Sthefany Gutiérrez, at the Pueblo Nuevo stadium.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Economías ilícitas en Venezuela 2023: Una renta creciente repartida entre aliados" (PDF). Economías ilícitas en Venezuela 2023. 2023.
  2. ^ "Grupo JHS, presente en la cadena productiva". Elsitio Avicola (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  3. ^ "Jorge Silva: JHS Agro industrializará hortalizas con genética de alta calidad". El Universal (in Spanish). 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ "Latest News". Elsitio Porcino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ "Grupo JHS apuesta al crecimiento profesional y producción agroindustrial de Venezuela". El Universal (in Spanish). 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ^ a b "El rebaño favorito del gobierno no dejó rastro en Venezuela" (in European Spanish). 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  7. ^ "El eslabón entre el Deportivo Táchira y el gigante brasilero JBS" (in European Spanish). 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  8. ^ "Maduro ha llevado al oficialismo a ser una clara minoría (encuesta Keller)". www.lapatilla.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  9. ^ "El 83,6% de los venezolanos no confía en el gobierno de Maduro (encuesta IVAD)". www.lapatilla.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  10. ^ "Dvo Táchira cambia de dueños y ahora será de la empresa JHS Grupo". www.balonazos.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  11. ^ "Maduro juega duro y extiende sus tentáculos hasta las principales ligas deportivas". Yahoo News (in Spanish). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  12. ^ "El IUTA JHS culmina con éxito su primer semestre de actividades académicas". Diario La Nación (in Spanish). 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  13. ^ "Deportivo Táchira quiere rescatar a Pdvsa y la reelección de Nicolás Maduro". Urgente24 - primer diario online con las últimas noticias de Argentina y el mundo en tiempo real (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  14. ^ "Sthefany Gutiérrez se compromete con el empresario Jorge Silva". Noticias Venevisión. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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