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Ester Saez Hueichapan

Commercial Engineer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, post graduated studies in KELLOGG, USA . 16 years of professional career in areas of marketing and mass consumer in multinationals, Avon, Unilever, Colgate. Founder and CEO of cosmetofood

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Website: http://www.cosmetofoodchile.com
Skills: Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Management, Marketing, Portuguese, Public speaking, Retail, Sales
Location: Santiago of Chile
Groups: Global Entrepreneurship Competition 2010 - bizBarcelona
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: chilean biotechnology. www.saez360.com http://thenextwomen.com/2009/11/11/start-up-interview-female-entrepreneur-ester-saez-of-cosmetofruits/

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CAREER SUMMARY
Sixteen years of professional career working in areas of marketing and mass consumer in multi-national companies (locally and internationally), and almost four years in retail. Experience in strategic planning, brand management, advertising campaigns development, media and market research management, CRM innovation funnels, budget preparation and optimization, planning of new business opportunities, consumers activation and projects management at local, regional and global level.
Likewise, a vast experience in managing sales, trade marketing and promotional plans to ensure sales objectives.
Experience in management and negotiation with multinational advertising and media agencies.
Recently, involved in the world of entrepreneurship in Chile, mentoring innovation projects and developing her own innovation oriented company in the nutri-cosmetics industry.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Founder and CEO of Cosmetofood Chile SA May09 to date
Marketing and Entrepreneurship Consultant ( www.saez360.com) Dic08 to date
SouthernCross Group, Banmedica Group, Octantis ( UAI)

D&S Chile- Walmart ( country’s largest retail chain )
Marketing Manager D&S Retail Jan-2007 – Nov 2008
Marketing Manager Lider Supermarkets Mar-2006- Jan-2007
Communications Manager Lider Supermarkets Mar-2005 – Mar-2006

Unilever HPC Lever Faberge Spain (Madrid) 2002 - 2004
Category Marketing Manager – Deodorants

Unilever HPC Latin-America 2001
Senior Regional Brand Manager – Fabrics Category

Unilever HPC Chile
Senior Brand Manager – Fabrics Category 2000
Senior Brand Manager – Household Cleaning Category 1998-1999
Brand Manager – Soap Category 1997

Colgate-Palmolive Chile 1995-1997
Category Marketing Manager – Personal Care Products

Avon Chile 1994
New Products Counselor – Cosmetic Division

Professional Training 1993
Marketing Assistant at the Pro-Chile Commercial Office for the Scandinavian countries, Chilean Embassy in Sweden
Reporting to Commercial Advisor

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
Strong interpersonal and communicational skills, creativeness and clarity of purpose.
Entrepreneur spirit and results focused.
Broad experience in management of regionally and global projects. Experience on leading virtual teams.
Experience in bringing brands and products from its development stage to the regional marketplace.
Highly team work oriented.
Adapting capacity to assume new challenges

ADDITIONAL:
Elected among the 100 Women Leaders of the year 2007 and 2008. El Mercurio Award (main national newspaper of the country)
Active Board Member of the National Advertising Association since 2007.
Winner of Effie Awards: 2008 and 2009
Jury of Effie awards, 2008

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: cosmetofood Chile SA
Position: Founder and CEO
Time period: May 2009 - Present

Employer: SouthernCross Group, Banmedica Group, Octantis ( UAI)
Position: Marketing and Entrepreneurship Consultant
Time period: December 2008 - Present

Employer: D&S Chile- Walmart
Position: Marketing Manager D&S Retail
Time period: January 2007 - November 2008

Employer: D&S Chile- Walmart
Position: Marketing Manager Lider Supermarkets
Time period: March 2006 - January 2007

Employer: D&S Chile- Walmart
Position: Communications Manager Lider Supermarkets
Time period: March 2005 - March 2006

Employer: Unilever HPC Lever Faberge Spain (Madrid)
Position: Marketing Manager-Deodrants
Time period: January 2002 - December 2004

Employer: Unilever HPC Chile
Position: Senior Brand Manager – Household Cleaning Category
Time period: January 1998 - December 1999

Employer: Colgate-Palmolive Chile
Position: Category Marketing Manager – Personal Care Products
Time period: January 1995 - December 1997

Employer: Unilever HPC Latin-America
Position: Senior Regional Brand Manager – Fabrics Category
Time period: December 2001

Employer: Unilever HPC Chile
Position: Senior Brand Manager – Fabrics Category
Time period: December 2000

Employer: Unilever HPC Chile
Position: Brand Manager – Soap Category
Time period: December 1997

Employer: Avon Chile
Position: New Products Counselor – Cosmetic Division
Time period: December 1994

INFORMATION

Hobbies: theatre, photography, jogging and skiing
Memberships: Active Board Member of the National Advertising Association since 2007
Awards: El Mercurio Award
Effie Awards: 2008 and 2009

Ester 's Startups (1)

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  • COSMETOFRUIT CHILE

    Unique Chilean COSMETOFRUIT phyto-nutrients concentrated ELIXIRS for targeted health and beauty effects to boost wellness and health welfare, based on specific molecules of polyphenols and flavonoids extracted from Chilean berries and grapes

Ester is Following (3)

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  • ChileGlobal Angels

    Angel Investment Network that brings together investors and entrepreneurs from Chile and abroad. Hence, is the first local (chilean) network with international members focused on Chilean dynamic start-ups looking for capital to scale-up and globalize

  • DomosChile.com

    Domes Chile - Rental and sale of Uptight Geodesic Domes and Structures.

  • Nutraoils

    NutraOils extract vegetable oils and other products (e.g. grains and flours) from locally grown plants. Our products are responsibly produced and of exceptional quality, ideal in cosmetics, natural medicines, health supplements or as they are.

Ester 's Contacts (13)

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  • Dan Steketee

    Entrepeneur with 13+ years of strategic and tactical consulting experience in the financial services, start-up and technology industries (BPM, Business Intelligence, KPI's,, Vendor Management, etc) .

  • Rade Glomazic

    Currently a Doctoral candidate in Political science at the European Center for Peace and Development of the UN University of Peace. Have over ten years of professional experience working in socio-economic development activities and int. cooperation