Álvaro Zala Navarro

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Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain, ES

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Experience

    • Spain
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      • Identification of business requirements and benchmark of the potential solutions that best suits the identified needs, raising initiatives to tailor the best response defining required investment, costs and breakeven point and the pros and cons of possible strategies.• Provide strategic recommendations based on best practices. Interpret results from multiple project components, business case development and strategic and financial analysis on actual performance/KPI’s and potential attractiveness of opportunities.• Digital transformation plans and business process reengineering from a technologic and lean perspective, detecting needs, opportunities, inefficiencies, gaps and organizational and managerial problems and risks.• Project manager for the implementation of different digital initiatives, coordinating and aligning the different stakeholders and resources involved, ensuring compliance with milestones and objectives, and detecting risks and deviations. Show less

      • Dec 2020 - Present

      • Sep 2019 - Present

      Main clients in charge: Banco Santander, BBVA, Banca March, CaixaBank, Vitaldent, Feníe Energía, El Corte Inglés, Total Energies, CAPSA Food, ITP AERO, Alsa, COFM international firms, and midsize companies.

  • Canica
    • Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, España
    • Private Investor
      • Jan 2023 - Feb 2023

      Canica links the best interior designers and architects with you. How does it work? We bring unique pieces from the best restaurants and hotels in the world. Before you can decide, you can always try our furniture with friends, in your favorite restaurants. Canica links the best interior designers and architects with you. How does it work? We bring unique pieces from the best restaurants and hotels in the world. Before you can decide, you can always try our furniture with friends, in your favorite restaurants.

    • Spain
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Private Investor
      • Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

      Fudeat is a platform that allows you to hire the best catering services in your city. How does Fudeat work? It's very easy. In just four clicks you can choose the catering that best suits your event, the time you want the service to start and finally, the method of payment. You can always compare between different proposals and prices, with the highest quality guaranteed. Once you have decided, you just have to enjoy the best gastronomic experience at home or at the office. Fudeat is a platform that allows you to hire the best catering services in your city. How does Fudeat work? It's very easy. In just four clicks you can choose the catering that best suits your event, the time you want the service to start and finally, the method of payment. You can always compare between different proposals and prices, with the highest quality guaranteed. Once you have decided, you just have to enjoy the best gastronomic experience at home or at the office.

    • Spain
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Private Investor
      • Mar 2020 - Mar 2020

      NBN23 generates value transforming Big Data into Smart Data for sports, especially in Basketball. NBN23 has a very advanced environment of products to collect, process and show the data in order to help generate new revenues as well as providing the right and precise information in real time to help teams win games. This includes the most advance system of real time tracking and a very advanced and sophisticated software solution for federations. NBN23 goal is to change how data is used in order to improve the sports experience. Show less

    • Spain
    • Spectator Sports
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Private Investor
      • Mar 2020 - Mar 2020

      Nagi Smartpool, the newest innovation in swimming wearable technology, provides swimmers of all ages, an added layer of safety in the water via its SwimSafe™ technology, and also tracks swimmer’s workouts and reports their results in real time via its SwimSmart™ technology. Nagi Smartpool's SwimSafe™ and SwimSmart™ are elevating the Aquatic experience for recreational and competitive swimming enthusiasts around the world! Nagi Smartpool, the newest innovation in swimming wearable technology, provides swimmers of all ages, an added layer of safety in the water via its SwimSafe™ technology, and also tracks swimmer’s workouts and reports their results in real time via its SwimSmart™ technology. Nagi Smartpool's SwimSafe™ and SwimSmart™ are elevating the Aquatic experience for recreational and competitive swimming enthusiasts around the world!

    • Spain
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • Consulting Manager & Co-Founder
      • Jan 2016 - Sep 2019

      Strategic and business consulting specialized in entrepreneurship, business plans, financial modeling, and project feasibility analysis. Business management, commercial expansion, resource planning, budgeting and financial controling. Main activities developed in the different projects: • End to end processes for business set up; from market research and business plan elaboration to fundraising, strategy definition, execution and business management. • Operational and cost restructuring projects and business feasibility studies to predict market size and competitive landscape enabling several clients to make informed strategic decisions. • Monitored operational restructuring and cost reduction through process alignment of Pacifico business group, reorganizing workforce, implementing new budgeting methodologies and stock controls, centralising and coordinating purchases, enabling supply contract renegotiation and labour reduction and increasing operational efficiency. Achieved 15% increase in profits for the group in only ten months. • Set up businesses operating profitably: Brexmar Global Capital, which imports and distributes Brazilian products in Spain & Pacifico Group Show less

    • Spain
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • CMO & CO-Founder [Exit 2019]
      • Feb 2017 - Jun 2019

      Beleeza is a Brazilian healthy food e-commerce and distribution company (B2B/B2C) -Strategy and business development -Planning and execution of Business Plan -Digital Marketing -Fund raising Beleeza is a Brazilian healthy food e-commerce and distribution company (B2B/B2C) -Strategy and business development -Planning and execution of Business Plan -Digital Marketing -Fund raising

    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Analyst Financial Audit
      • Sep 2013 - Dec 2015

      Industries: Energy & Utilities, Infraestructures and Pharma. -Financial analysis: Financial analysis and valuation of financial statements. -Main focus on debt: Project finance financing, covenants compliance, derivatives, distressed debt. -Team leader: Team leader of listed companies and reporting to its European partners. Assists in the training of junior members -Client relationship: Permanent client exposure within a daily basis working relationship. Main clients: ACS (IBEX-35), Acciona (IBEX-35), international firms, midsize companies. Show less

  • Cora Investments, London
    • London, Reino Unido
    • Sales Associate
      • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

      Private equity specialized in start-ups. -Main functions: -Collaborate to set-up an international retail franchise in London -Research and analysis of the retail sector -Prepared introductory materials for pitches and client portfolio reviews Private equity specialized in start-ups. -Main functions: -Collaborate to set-up an international retail franchise in London -Research and analysis of the retail sector -Prepared introductory materials for pitches and client portfolio reviews

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Marketing Analyst
      • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

      Main functions lead in the Commercial department -Managed relationship with potential clients for different matters -Contacted potential clients for the sale of new products -Elaborated presentations for top clients -Lead organization of corporate events -In-depth analysis of online stores from competitors -Marketing placement Main functions lead in the Commercial department -Managed relationship with potential clients for different matters -Contacted potential clients for the sale of new products -Elaborated presentations for top clients -Lead organization of corporate events -In-depth analysis of online stores from competitors -Marketing placement

Education

  • Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros
    Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Degree in Business Administration
    2008 - 2013
  • ISDI
    MIB: Master en Internet Business, Marketing digital
    2018 - 2019
  • Dublin Business School
    Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Contabilidad y finanzas
    2011 - 2012
  • Georgetown University
    Course in Business and Management
    2007 - 2007
  • Colegio Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo
    Elementary & High School
    1993 - 2008

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