Experience

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  Absortex

  • Guatemala

  • Managing Partner & Board member

    • 2019 - Present
    • Guatemala

    Leading company in Central America in the manufacture and sale of absorbent products. Annual turnover $102 million USD. 500 employees. • Providing structure, generating policies and processes, which allowed for efficiencies with savings of 40%.• Systematize the company through the implementation ...

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  Grupo Solid (LAPCO) Latin America Paints Company

  • Guatemala

  • Board member

    • 2019 - Present
    • Guatemala

    Paint manufacturing company with the largest network of stores in Central America. $165 million in revenues. 4000 employees.• Design and execute the strategic planning process giving visibility and aligning all key stakeholders for 3, 5 and 7 years.• Establish variable compensation policies to mo...

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  GRUPO TECUN

  • Guatemala

  • Board member & Talent Committee

    • 2018 - Present
    • Guatemala

    Group with 3 lines of business: agro-inputs, automotive, heavy machinery. $250 million USD in sales. 2700 employees.• Design and establish an engagement program to reduce employee turnover and increase executive retention.• Develop a variable compensation plan aligned with the retention plan, to ...

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  FINCA International

  • Guatemala

  • Board member & Audit Committee

    • 2018 - Present
    • Guatemala

    • Develop a strategy to facilitate the transition from a microfinance institution to a regulated financial institution in both Guatemala and El Salvador.• Leading the transformation process through the implementation of a technological platform that allowed easier and faster access to customers (...

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  Carnes Procesadas

  • Board Member & Finance and Strategy Committee

    • 2011 - Present

    Leader in sausages in Central America. Turnover $225 million USD. 1200 employees. • Design the inorganic growth plan for the company in the region, achieving growth in 2 countries in 5 years.

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  cbc (The Central America Bottling Corporation)

  • Guatemala
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chief Financial & Strategy Officer

    • 2015 - 2021

    • Diseñar e implementar las estrategias de la compañía orientadas al crecimiento tanto orgánico como inorgánico que llevaron a la adquisición de 12 compañías de alimentos y bebidas en Centro y Sudamérica. • Desarrollar y levantar capital de "BIA Fund" subsidiaria de GEMCORP como vehículo de capital privado para adquirir , desarrollar y sinergizar empresas en el área de alimentos incluyendo dulces , snacks, chocolate en en Latinoamérica. Logrando que desde 2014 ha integrado 3 adquisiciones y levantado $400MM USD de Capital • Desarrollar y expandir el primer programa de bonos internacionales de CBC incluyendo un "priority tender" de $300MM USD rehaciendo la estructura de capital del grupo permitiendo emitir $200MM USD adicionales llevando la estructurando el total de la emisión a $500MM USD • Liderar un equipo de 250 personas en más de 20 países con operaciones y manufactura en todo América • Gestión del P&L de $2 000 million USD

  • Head of Strategy and M&A

    • 2011 - 2015

    • Lead and developed the 5 years strategic planning for the group (4 business units and +50 companies), including the medium and long-term goals (M&A and technology transformation) • Develop, with the commercial area, a new sales model to incentivate and allow an organic and sustainable growth, with a high performer and motivated sales force, maintaining revenue • Created the Corporate Procurement desk (Treasury/ Hedging / Procurement) increasing by $40 MM the Free cash Flow of the company • Lead The M&A Strategy for CBC - Completed 22 Acquisitions of Pepsi Bottling Operations, Juice and nectar and Dairy Operations and manufacturing companies in Central & South America and divested 2 companies in the Caribbean • Created with Main Shareholders a new Corporate Governance Charter that Culminated in the Creation of a new Board of Directors, Its Committees and operational Committees• Lead, Developed and Executed for GEMCORP a private equity vehicle ( EMSA Holdings) to Acquire and synergize various candy, snack and chocolate companies in Latam having more than $100MM in Investments (from 2014 executed and integrated 6 acquisitions) • Create and develop the innovation team, working with startups to agile the internal innovation process • Nurture and develop a team of 25 with 3 direct reports• Managing a budget of 180 million USD

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  Beliv Company

  • Miembro del Consejo de Administración

    • 2012 - 2020
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  Ambev

  • Miembro del Consejo de Administración

    • 2012 - 2019
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  Multigroup - Líder en Acero

  • Miembro del Consejo de Administración

    • 2012 - 2016
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  Bancolombia

  • International Division Head for Central America

    • 2005 - 2011

    • Developed strategic planning for the region for all Bancolombia Subsidiaries, growing the company in 5 countries in the region Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panamá y Guatemala, where the company bought BAM • Established and Increased the bank´s presence in Central America and i...

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  Banco GyT Continental

  • Business Manager

    • 2001 - 2005
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  Citi

  • Business Manager

    • 1995 - 2000