Sergio R. Vargas
Sergio R. Vargas was called to serve as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was sustained on April 6, 2024, during the opening session of general conference. At the time of his call, he was serving in the Ninth Quorum of the Seventy. His previous Church callings include high councilor, branch president, and stake president.
He was born in Puerto Varas, Chile, on November 2, 1976. He married Andrea Ana Sánchez Maragaño and they are the parents of three children. Elder and Sister Varas were residing in Frutillar, Chile, at the time of his call.
Elder Vargas is an aquaculture engineer and received a Bachelor of Science degree in marine resources from Los Lagos University in 1999 and a diploma in business administration from Austral University in 2002. He also earned a diploma in business administration from the University of Concepción, a certificate in sustainable business strategy from Harvard Business School Online and a certificate in professional skills from Brigham Young University PathwayConnect. He has worked in several positions in the Chilean aquaculture industry, including operations manager assistant, operations deputy manager, farming deputy manager and operations and infrastructure manager, all for Aquachile. He currently works as a production and operational manager for Ventisqueros, a member of the German Schörghuber Corporate Group.
