Experience

Cuestamoras

• Costa Rica
• Investment Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CFO División Salud

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Director Financiero División Salud Director Financiero División Salud



Essilor Group

• France
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional CFO

  • Jul 2016 - Jan 2018

  CFO ( Central America Finance Director( ESSILOR (VISION GROUP) (Retail Business with 152 shops and one manufacturing location) July 2016- Present • Financial Reporting and consolidation • Budgeting and Forecasting • M&A team member • Business Analysis • Controllership Activities • Banks relationship • Tax Planning • Business support to GM and Board of Directors • Strategic Planning team member CFO ( Central America Finance Director( ESSILOR (VISION GROUP) (Retail Business with 152 shops and one manufacturing location) July 2016- Present • Financial Reporting and consolidation • Budgeting and Forecasting • M&A team member • Business Analysis • Controllership Activities • Banks relationship • Tax Planning • Business support to GM and Board of Directors • Strategic Planning team member



Siemens Healthineers

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• CFO_Central America & Caribbean

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Controlling activities over the key areas of the company ( Sales / Receivables/ Purchases/ payments / Payroll / Projects) • Business support to GM and the business units • Financial Reporting • Budgeting & Forecasting • Free Cash flow strategy • Bank relationships • Financial assessment / Business analysis on Projects • Risk assessment and Internal control ( RIC) • Controlling activities over the key areas of the company ( Sales / Receivables/ Purchases/ payments / Payroll / Projects) • Business support to GM and the business units • Financial Reporting • Budgeting & Forecasting • Free Cash flow strategy • Bank relationships • Financial assessment / Business analysis on Projects • Risk assessment and Internal control ( RIC)



Alcon

• Switzerland
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• CFO for Central America Countries

  • Dec 2000 - Aug 2014

  Central America CFO Novartis CAC S. José, C. Rica (Alcon Vision Care business unit) January 2010 – July 2014 • Strategic business support to the General Manager and the business units • Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting • Tax Planning • SOX 404 and 402 internal control requirements • Risk Assessment of Contracts (Under financial and legal focus) • Financial Analysis (Marketing focus) • Financial Consolidation • US GAAP experience • IFRS ( NIIF Experience) • Working Capital and Value creation • Cash flow Management • Treasury and Bank Relationships • JDE, an ERP system, Experience Central America CFO Alcon Central America (Pharmaceutical, Surgical and Medical business) December 2000 – December 2009 (Alcon belonged to Nestle until 20009, then it was bought out for Novartis AG) • Strategic business support to the General Manager and the business units • Budgeting and Forecasting • Strategic Planning • Tax Planning • Equipment Financial Arrangement assessment • Financial Analysis (Marketing focus) • Financial Consolidation • Working Capital and Cash flow Management • Treasury and Bank Relationships • US GAAP experience • JDE, an ERP system, Experience Show less



Griffith Laboratories

• San Jose Costa Rica / Sao Paulo Brazil

• CFO LATAM

  • Sep 1996 - Dec 2000

  Central and South America Finance Director Griffith Laboratories, S. José, C. Rica January 1998 – December 2000 • Direct Report to Finance Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois • Consolidation of the Full Group (Under FASB-52) • Financial, Tax, Budgeting, Forecasting and Strategic Planning • Tax Planning ( Latin America) • Working Capital Management • Treasury and Bank Relationships • Project Leader of Economic Value Added (E.V.A.) • Score Card Project Leader • Financing Activities (Bank Negotiations such as Credit Lines, Short Term Facilities, etc) • Financial and Business Analysis • Policies and Procedures -Internal control • Administrative and Human Resources Issues • MIS or IT Planning • Other duties included: Internal Control, Development of Policies and Procedures, Controllership functions and Insurance Area Other positions held at Griffith Labs included: 1997 – 1998 Central America and Caribbean Finance Director 1996 – 1997 Central America and Caribbean Controller Show less



SECURICOR

• San Jose Costa Rica

• CFO Costa Rica

  • Feb 1995 - Sep 1996

  • Financial, Budgeting, Forecasting Planning • Financial Reporting to Headquarters in London, England • Cash Management • Controllership Functions and Internal Control • Risk Management and Insurance • Administrative Issues • Financial, Budgeting, Forecasting Planning • Financial Reporting to Headquarters in London, England • Cash Management • Controllership Functions and Internal Control • Risk Management and Insurance • Administrative Issues



Monsanto Company

• United States
• Farming
• 700 & Above Employee

• Central America Finance Manager

  • Nov 1987 - Feb 1995

  Central America Financial Manager and MIS Coordinator Monsanto de Costa Rica, S. José, Costa Rica December 1993 – February 1995 • Financial Planning • Working Capital Management • Treasury • Business Analyst / Market Analyst • Budgeting and Forecasting Process • MIS Planning • Cash Management • Accounting Supervision • Controllership Activities • Local Project Leader for EVA and Scorecard Other Positions held at Monsanto Company: • From April 1992 until December 1993 “Central America Business Analyst • From December 1990 until April 1992 “Central America IT Coordinator • From August 1989 until December 1990 “ Central America Financial Assistant” • From November 1987 until August 1989 “ Accounting Supervisor” Show less