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Sebastian Miralles Acuña

International Business Management graduate from Universidad Panamericana, currently pursuing MBA at IESE Business School, Spain.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Skills: Business, English, French, Investment, Languages, Management, Spanish
Groups: IESE Center for Entrepreneurship (CEFIE )
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: consumer, entrepreneur, mexico, Retail, spain, start-up, uruguay
Schools: London Business School

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Morgan Stanley Investment Management, London, UK
Position: Summer Associate
Time period: May 2008 - July 2008
Description: Participated in the portfolio management committee and performed research for the $ 3.5B AUM Global Value Equity Team covering the Managed Care and Financial sectors
· Performed deep value analysis resulting in a 22.5 bps contribution to total portfolio returns

Employer: Kroll / Marsh McLennan Companies, Mexico City, Mexico
Position: Senior Associate
Time period: May 2006 - June 2007
Description: Initiated on regional management career path with regular international assignments
• Assigned on a two month tour of duty in New York valuation practice resulting in diverse
assignments for M&A and regulatory filing valuations including $2B ML/Munigas bond offering
• Executed mapping of $230M derivatives fraud for ten person crisis management team
• Designed compliance carve-out strategy for NCB, Middle East's largest bank with $41.5B assets
• Developed relationship between MMC Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisition team (PEMA) and Mexican Private Equity Association for joint business development opportunities

Employer: Kroll / Marsh McLennan Companies, Mexico City, Mexico
Position: Associate
Time period: May 2005 - May 2006
Description: Achieved greater responsibilities and first international assignments with c-suite exposure
• Saved large international bank $50M in acquisition of financial entity through aggressive due diligence that detected 20% overstated agent network
• Designed compliance department for CIE, a leader in Entertainment with $11.2B in market cap

Employer: Kroll / Marsh McLennan Companies, Mexico City, Mexico
Position: Analyst
Time period: November 2004 - May 2005
Description: Executed compliance and due diligence evaluations within Financial Advisory Services Group
• Discovered aggressive/creative accounting practices in NYSE publicly traded company allowing competitor to dimension sector risks and adjust strategy

Employer: American Express, Madrid, Spain
Position: AIESEC International Intern
Time period: November 2003 - June 2004
Description: Executed feasibility assessment for the European remittance market with Spain as test market
• Saved $3M (100% capex) by concluding project commercially and strategically unsound

Employer: Coca-Cola Export, Mexico City, Mexico
Position: Assistant to Coca-Cola Quality Management System
Time period: December 2002 - November 2003
Description: Restructured operations at concentrate plant within knowledge management framework
• Redesigned procedures that had cost $1.5M in mishandling the year prior

EDUCATION

University: London Business School
Time period: 2007 - 2008
Degree: International Exchange Program

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: Six articles & publications on general management, governance and intellectual capital

INFORMATION

Hobbies: Enjoy reading, fencing, sailing, hiking, and the occasional marathon
Memberships: • Board member & Coordinator of Strategic Planning of the CFA Society of Mexico (2006-2007)
- Received international Planning Award at 60th Anniversary CFA Institute Leadership Conference
- Increased cash flow five-fold and membership 80%. Interacted with senior regulators and bankers
• Also member of Mexican Institute of Independent Corporate Directors (CEGC), Mexican Private Equity Association (AMEXCAP), and Insolvency International (INSOL)

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    American, Senior Analyst at Greentech Media focusing on solar energy. MBA graduate from London Business School.