Bio

Per Sorensen has expertise working with companies in a wide range of industries, particularly companies with operations in Latin America extending from Mexico to Patagonia. Prior to joining Bentley in 2012, he founded VISTECH CORPORATION in 1993 and served as its Managing Director. The firm continues to focus on financial advisory, investment banking, and joint venture opportunities for clients based in Latin America, Europe and the United States. During the past decade some of Mr. Sorensen’s advisory assignments included significant operating management roles: such as serving as Managing Director of the Americas for a major European engineering/construction company; President/CFO of an emerging Cleantech lighting manufacturer; and as President of a large tuna packing facility. In addition to these particular industries, he has expertise working with companies engaged in energy, minerals and mining, infrastructure, petroleum and petrochemicals, biotech, and agribusiness. Prior to founding VISTECH, Mr. Sorensen had 20 years of corporate operational experience at major firms such as STONE & WEBSTER, DRAVO CORPORATION, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, and COMBUSTION ENGINEERING. Mr. Sorensen is fluent in Spanish, and conversant in Portuguese, Italian, and French. While holding relevant securities licenses, Mr. Sorensen is also a Registered Professional Engineer licensed in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. He earned a B.A. and B.S. degree from LEHIGH UNIVERSITY and his M.B.A. from MIT SLOAN SCHOOL of MANAGEMENT, and simultaneously cross-registering at HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL.