Ariel Starkman
President & Managing Director Board Member @IGS
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
President & Managing Director Board Member @IGS
Miami, FL, US
Executive Board Member, President & Managing Director IGS Holdings is a multinational diversified privately held holding group with operations, throughout North America, Europe, Latin America & Caribbean. IGS holdings employs over 100 team members in 8 countries serving a wide range of customers and partners in the consumers, tourism, government and industrial sectors. Our invesments & holdings portfolio encompass: Power Generation, Water Treatment, Consumer Packaged Goods Mass/Food, Media Radio, Automotive Lubricants, Luxury Goods, Eyeware, Wine & Spirits, Health & Beauty, Retail / Duty Free Stores, Wholesale Distribution, Industrial Maintenance Textile/Agriculture, International Imports & Exports, Duty Free Trade Zones, Real Estate Development, Ship Chandler, Hotel & Tourism Sector
EDUCATION
Florida International University - College of Business
BBA
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Master’s Degree
Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas
Brand Equity Managment Certificate
IESA
International Leadership & Management Certificate
Olympic Heights
High School
Cornell University
Financial Certificate
SKILLS
ABOUT ARIEL STARKMAN
Business management & board experience in a variety of diverse segments-Wines & Spirits -Chocolates & Candy -Health & Beauty products -Real Estate development -Mass Communication radio -Power generation & distribution -Retail Luxury operations -General hardware: commercial & residential -Locks / mechanical access solutions: commercial & residential -Industrial durable & consumable products: power tools & accessories -Consumer mass market products: residential hand tools, power tools & accessories -Engines, generators, pressure washers-Service center and repair networks -Oil field, mechanical, gas: industrial grade hand tools, specialty/precision devices & accessories -Automotive products: functional fluids, hard car parts, service, performance and appearance products -Licensing agreements, JV within LATAM. Lead top to top negotiation, global key accounts and regional leaders. C-Level and board negotiations. Skills & Areas of Expertise •Top to top negotiations, global key accounts (Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Costco, Lowes, Sodimac, Falbella, Soriana, Carrefour, AutoZone, Sencosud) •P&L responsibility including manufacturing site in-region •Commercial integrations (merger) IMO steering •Budget and operating plan development •Operational start-up and new market entry •Multiple warehouse/3PL/operations/distribution networks in Asia & LATAM •Business architecture setup: Operations, finance, commercial, marketing, compliance •SAP project integration •Product development/positioning •Retail point of purchase •Strategic marketing •Gov bid & contract negotiation •Distribution channel management •Brand equity management •Recruiting & sales training •Consumer / industrial / luxury / commercial sales •Trademark and registrations •Recruiting, developing and coaching new talent •Category managment •Big box retail •Sales programs •Sales Plans •Distribution partners •New business development •New product launches •Promotional planning •Key retailers •OEM products •Licensing
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.