Luis E. Velasquez
Regional CFO at Dynatest Latam y Caribe- Claim this Profile
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Federico Alvarez
I had the great experience of reporting to Luis during his performance as Corporate Controller in Maple Gas. He has a great capacity lead teams, his knowledge level of the financial standards are impeccable, showing in addition flexibility, strong analysis and decision making skills, which tremendously helped the company I strongly recommend Luis to any challenge he prefers to enter.
Federico Alvarez
I had the great experience of reporting to Luis during his performance as Corporate Controller in Maple Gas. He has a great capacity lead teams, his knowledge level of the financial standards are impeccable, showing in addition flexibility, strong analysis and decision making skills, which tremendously helped the company I strongly recommend Luis to any challenge he prefers to enter.
Federico Alvarez
I had the great experience of reporting to Luis during his performance as Corporate Controller in Maple Gas. He has a great capacity lead teams, his knowledge level of the financial standards are impeccable, showing in addition flexibility, strong analysis and decision making skills, which tremendously helped the company I strongly recommend Luis to any challenge he prefers to enter.
Federico Alvarez
I had the great experience of reporting to Luis during his performance as Corporate Controller in Maple Gas. He has a great capacity lead teams, his knowledge level of the financial standards are impeccable, showing in addition flexibility, strong analysis and decision making skills, which tremendously helped the company I strongly recommend Luis to any challenge he prefers to enter.
Experience
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Dynatest Latam y Caribe
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Colombia
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regional CFO
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Core Decisions
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Colombia
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Management Consultant
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
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MM Packaging
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Austria
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance & Administrative Manager
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Apr 2019 - Aug 2021
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Baxter International Inc.
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Planning Manager
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Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
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ferrocarril del pacifico s a
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Chile
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Truck Transportation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Manager
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Sep 2015 - Mar 2017
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Corporate Controller
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Jul 2013 - Jan 2015
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APM Terminals
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Netherlands
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Truck Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance & Adm. Manager
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2013
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CFO
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Nov 2010 - Jun 2011
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Johnson & Johnson
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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GFS Process Improvement Office Manager
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Feb 2009 - Apr 2010
Review all processes (P2P, R2R & I2C) within Latam Cross Sector Shared Service Center in order to recommend and implement improvements to become an optimal & cost efficient organization. Defined & set up accounting & reporting structure for Latam finance shared services entity.
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Consumer Finance Controller
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Mar 2008 - Jan 2009
Managed corporate finance of all Brazil's consumer business, including coordination with shared service, manufacturing and legal areas. Restructured planning area and simplified processes. Implemented tools & processes for SG&A forecasting & control, allowing better expense visibility, which led to achieve aggressive budget.
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Controler LA Beauty Div
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Mar 2007 - Feb 2008
Overall responsible for financial support to Beauty business in Brazil, while supporting Latam marketing team. Developed process to obtain country data in order to provide information and analysis for regional marketing team. Established methodology for product investment prioritization and led search for new growth opportunities, allowing the business to reach its double digit growth target. Overall responsible for financial support to Beauty business in Brazil, while supporting Latam marketing team. Developed process to obtain country data in order to provide information and analysis for regional marketing team. Established methodology for product investment prioritization and led search for new growth opportunities, allowing the business to reach its double digit growth target.
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Finance Manager - SA
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May 2006 - Feb 2007
Led regional team during the acquisition process maintaining its good performance. Led Due Diligence process for sale of the Consumer business for LA, and then led the integration process for the acquired business by J&J. Managed PCH's financial and legal integration with J&J in Colombia, which included 3 legal entities and 2 plants.
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Finance Planning Manager - Andean
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Dec 2003 - Apr 2006
Responsible for financial support and guidance to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and to the regional structure. Provided analysis for country and product prioritization within the region, allowing the business to have continued double-digit growth. Reorganized policies & procedures for every country to ensure Sox compliance. Implemented new structure to provide regional financial planning support in the Andean region as a resizing measure due to business divestment.
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Financial Coordinator Andean Region
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Jul 2001 - Nov 2003
Provided financial support to the Colombian consumer business & reviewed and consolidated the financial information for Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador, including budget and forecast for submission to corporate and regional tracking. Implemented process and platform to simplify region's consolidation and provide faster analysis and recommendation to management.
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Warner Lambert
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Financial Analyst - Peru
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Dec 1998 - Jul 2001
Provided financial analysis and support to Sales and Marketing departments for Pharmaceutical, Confectionery & Consumer businesses. Led Oracle Financial Analyzer regional implementation in Peru. Provided financial analysis and support to Sales and Marketing departments for Pharmaceutical, Confectionery & Consumer businesses. Led Oracle Financial Analyzer regional implementation in Peru.
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Senior Consultant
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Nov 1996 - Nov 1998
Worked in & managed strategic cost management projects for companies within the oil industry, the water and sewage industry, and previsionery funds management industry. Performed a credit portfolio analysis for local bank in Peru during a due diligence process. Worked in & managed strategic cost management projects for companies within the oil industry, the water and sewage industry, and previsionery funds management industry. Performed a credit portfolio analysis for local bank in Peru during a due diligence process.
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Intern
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May 1995 - Jul 1995
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Education
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University of Notre Dame
MBA -
The University of Kansas
BS, Mechanical Engineering -
Emporia State University
BS, Economics -
San Jose Obrero