José Luis Manzano has worked throughout his career in various economic sectors in Argentina, including the energy industry, the media and politics. Currently, he is the Argentine businessman most involved in lithium and has been president since 1995 and is the main shareholder of Integra Resources, a company that explores in salt mines on 14 thousand hectares in Jujuy and 149 thousand in Catamarca. He is also a major shareholder of Metrogas (gas distributor), Edenor (electricity distributor), Phoenix Global Resources (oil and gas producer) and the media company Grupo América, among other holdings.