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Entrepreneur and investor. Seasoned manager with broad international experience. Passionate about sports, social networks, crowdfunding, e-commerce, collaborative consumption, innovation and Antarctic early expeditions. Commuting between Brazil and Spain.
Headline:
Entrepreneur
Work status:
Living The Dream
Industries:
Education, Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Sports
Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Promoting my startups, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Starting a company, Supporting my investments
Tags:
collaborative consumption and sports enthusiast
Schools:
IESE Business School, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Stanford University, Universität Zürich, University of Sao Paulo (USP)
iClicko owns and runs Libros.com, a community for book readers in Spanish and crowdfunding platform specialized in books; Erasmoos.com, one of the main communities for international students; and Estrenos.com, a social network for movie lovers.
Startup type: Social Enterprise
Status: Active
Stage: Growth
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
INYPSA Group
Position:
INYPSA Group´s Corporate Director
Time period:
April 2010 - Present
Description:
INYPSA Group´s Corporate Director, responsible for all non-engineering areas (listed on Madrid stock exchange; 2010 net sales: EUR 62 MM). Main responsibilities: finance, strategic planning, HR, IT, communication, investor relation, legal, CSR & quality compliance; team of 28 people. Main achievements: significantly improved the overall performance and service level of the areas under my responsibility albeit reducing costs by approx. 20%; put in place overall cost saving program for all business areas; centralized finance and administration functions; launched structured innovation program; implemented professional development plan and performance compensation program; restructured overall reporting to BoD; restructured financial area of Turkish subsidiary.
Employer:
Holcim Group
Position:
Responsible for Holcim (Brasil)’s finance and administration area
Time period:
August 2007 - March 2010
Description:
Responsible for Holcim (Brasil)’s finance and administration area (2009 net sales: EUR 400 MM). Main responsibilities: controlling, financial reporting and management, procurement, CAPEX management, legal department and strategic planning; team of approx. 100 people. Main achievements: instrumental role in the turnaround of the Brazilian subsidiary with and EBITDA improvement from -15 MM € in 2007 to + 75 MM€ in 2009; financed cash flow deficit of EUR 80 MM in 2008; improved the service level of the finance area to internal and external customers; renegotiated 36 procurement contracts in the first half of 2009, leading to production and distribution cost savings of EUR 1.7 MM/y (8% of the contracts total spend); restructured the tax and legal departments, significantly improving the management of more than 500 legal proceedings; implemented Toyota’s “lean-thinking” methodology in the finance area, targeting at significant process simplification; reduced costs of the finance area by 15% in 2009.
Employer:
Corporate Services Department
Position:
Senior Consultant
Time period:
May 2000 - December 2002
Description:
Senior consultant in the Corporate Services department. Responsibilities: lead strategic planning projects in USA, Canada, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil and Egypt (with leading role in the implementation in Mexico and Brazil).
Employer:
Corporate M&A Department
Position:
Trainee
Time period:
October 1997 - March 1998
Description:
Trainee in the Corporate M&A department
Employer:
Holcim
Position:
Financial Analyst
Time period:
July 1989 - April 2000
Description:
Financial analyst in Holcim (Spain). Responsibilities: support the elaboration of the business plan and the analysis of a potential acquisition in Spain.
EDUCATION
University:
IESE Business School
Time period:
2011
Degree:
Executive Education - Leading Innovation Processes
University:
Stanford University
Time period:
2010
Degree:
Executive Education – Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
University:
IESE Business School
Time period:
2006 - 2007
Degree:
Executive MBA
University:
International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
iClicko owns and runs Libros.com, a community for book readers in Spanish and crowdfunding platform specialized in books; Erasmoos.com, one of the main communities for international students; and Estrenos.com, a social network for movie lovers.
Opinno is a business accelerator based in Madrid, Boston and San Francisco.
We bridge technologies from seed to series A funding, providing the following services:
Business plan definition, IP protection, CEO sourcing, and VC roadshows
With offices in Silicon Valley and Madrid, StepOne Ventures assists innovative, high-growth-stage technology companies expand their operations into the US market.
Sportpost allows fans to choose the sports content they want. Fans can watch tons of High Def videos, chat about the latest sports news and gossip, as well as follow exclusive Sport Star blogs.