Pintando El Salvador

It's definitely the year to honor Don Ernesto Freund! After receiving the coveted ASI (Asociacion Salvadorena de Industriales) award only one month ago Don Ernesto, member of the Jewish community, is featured on the cover of this month's Economista magazine in El Salvador.

The article highlights the beginnings of Freund y Compania, first founded in 1930 by Don Ernesto' father Max Freund. The ingenuity and leadership of the Freund family after Max Freund's sudden death led to the idea to partner with American paint-giant Sherwin-Williams. In 1959, brothers Roberto and Ernesto Freund made the leap to the paint business, taking the national and regional importance of Freund y Compania to a new level. Now distributors of Sherwin-Williams from Guatemala to Panama, the Freund family has left an indelible mark (both figuratively and literally) on Central America.

To read the article in Spanish, cut and paste the following link into your web browser:
http://www.laprensa.com.sv/eleconomista/