Ernesto Giralt Balasch
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Strands- Claim this Profile
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Strands
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Spain
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
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Jan 2023 - Present
With the mission of improving the bank-client relationship, Strands is the worldwide leading FinTech that develops solutions for financial institutions to increase customer engagement and generate new revenue through digital channels. Strands uses its more than 15 years of experience in machine learning, open banking, open finance, and artificial intelligence to create highly-personalized digital money management solutions that help people to better manage their lives and their… Show more With the mission of improving the bank-client relationship, Strands is the worldwide leading FinTech that develops solutions for financial institutions to increase customer engagement and generate new revenue through digital channels. Strands uses its more than 15 years of experience in machine learning, open banking, open finance, and artificial intelligence to create highly-personalized digital money management solutions that help people to better manage their lives and their businesses, and to make better financial decisions. With headquarters in Barcelona (Spain) and strong presence in North America, Latin America, and Asia, we have contributed to revolutionize digital banking implementations worldwide. The company is now part of the CRIF Group since 2019, the Europe first Credit information provider and worldwide leading player. Show less
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Demium
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Spain
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Startup Mentor
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Feb 2021 - Present
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Rviewer
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Spain
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Seed Investor
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Jan 2021 - Present
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Kantox
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Spain
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director FX Solutions (Sales Director)
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Jan 2014 - Jun 2023
Barcelona y alrededores, España Lead the new business development for the Spanish and Latam market and top accounts across Europe. Responsibilities - Hire, train and motivate a team of Business Development Sales - Lead Key Accounts sales process - Achieve and exceed monthly targets of qualified opportunities and pipeline - Motivate individuals and team to exceed their sales objectives through deal coaching, sales skills, product skills training and regular communication of results - Work closely… Show more Lead the new business development for the Spanish and Latam market and top accounts across Europe. Responsibilities - Hire, train and motivate a team of Business Development Sales - Lead Key Accounts sales process - Achieve and exceed monthly targets of qualified opportunities and pipeline - Motivate individuals and team to exceed their sales objectives through deal coaching, sales skills, product skills training and regular communication of results - Work closely with Marketing to build campaigns that ensure lead quality and quantity with proper closed-loop metric reporting - Regularly report on team and individual results: pipeline, conversion rates, and billings attainment - Work closely with internal sales operations stakeholders on reporting and analysis. Identify and make recommendations for improvement in sales productivity - Work together in new Solutions & Features with Product Department - Represent Kantox nationwide in Media, Conferences and Events
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FX Country Director
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Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
Barcelona Area, Spain
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FX Senior Manager
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Barcelona Area, Spain As one of the fastest growing startups in Europe, Kantox is disrupting the way companies manage their Foreign Exchange Risk. Kantox is multinational Fintech company, started in 2011, offering FX management solutions. Kantox builds technology that allow its customers to manage their currency exposure, build hedging strategies, automate FX transactions and process international payments in a smart way. Not only it generates massive savings: we bring more efficiency and increase… Show more As one of the fastest growing startups in Europe, Kantox is disrupting the way companies manage their Foreign Exchange Risk. Kantox is multinational Fintech company, started in 2011, offering FX management solutions. Kantox builds technology that allow its customers to manage their currency exposure, build hedging strategies, automate FX transactions and process international payments in a smart way. Not only it generates massive savings: we bring more efficiency and increase productivity with full transparency. With more than 2.000 clients in more than 20 countries Kantox delivers efficient solutions for many industries, including technology, fashion or retail. Kantox has already exchanged over 5 billion US Dollars.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Strategy Manager
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Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
Barcelona y alrededores, España Definition of the FX Risk Policy for an International Pharmaceutical Corporation. Once the project was finished I joined 100% to Kantox. Managed a team of 5 people and reported directly to the Partner.
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Minsait
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Spain
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Strategy Consultant
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Sep 2011 - Jan 2012
Barcelona y alrededores, España Developed a strategy for a major Spanish Telecommunications company in order to improve the quality of their pre-paid customer base. Tailored the strategy for the six main geographies in South America, analyzing the competitive situation for each market, studying customer behavior and segmenting customers based on extensive data analysis.
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Strategy Consultant
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Sep 2009 - Aug 2011
Barcelona During my 2 years as Senior Strategy Consultant I worked on +10 projects: - Growth and Innovation: retail, pharma, public sector - Due Diligences: medical devices, hospitals - Project Management Officer: implementation of strategic plans in both private and public sector In most of the projects I had direct relationship with the client. I managed teams of between 2 and 5 people and reported to the Project Manager.
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Antares Consulting
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Spain
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Management Consultant
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Jul 2007 - Sep 2009
Barcelona As a Consultant at Antares Consulting I worked on +10 strategy and operations projects in the Life Sciences Sector. Among the main ones: - Strategy plans - Due Diligences - Project Management Officer In my last year I already managed a small team of 2 junior consultants.
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Education
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ESADE Business & Law School
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance and Financial Management Services -
University of Florida - Warrington College Of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Econometrics and Quantitative Economics -
ESADE Business School
Administration and Business Management & MBA, Finance and Financial Management Services -
Chicago Booth Executive Education
Sales Strategies: Mastering the Selling Process, Selling Skills and Sales Operations