Hugo Goeggel

[5] Goeggel was born in Quito, Ecuador, in 1936, the eldest son of Swiss couple who emigrated to that country in 1936 prior to the start of World War II.

[6] Hugo is the brother of Erwin Goggel executive producer of "La Vendedora de Rosas" nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

[citation needed] Goeggel's early education was local but at age 12 he was sent to Switzerland where he was under the tutelage of Hans Brodbeck who introduced him to rowing and serious philately.

He joined the Ruderclub Reuss Lucerne Rowing Club and was part of a successful team nicknamed "Lecco Blitz" that won many races in the late 1950s.

[6] Goeggel returned to Colombia after completing his Doctorate and worked his way up through various family-owned food businesses, expanding and improving the range of products.

[6] In 2013, Corinphila auctions sold items from Goeggel's gold medal-winning[9] collections of Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador over two sales on 27 February and 18/19 September respectively.