Jaime Echavarria
Consultant and Board Member @Independent Consultant
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WORK HISTORY
Consultant and Board Member @Independent Consultant
Bogotá, CO
Chairman of the Board of IMOCOM SA, Senior advisor of MD Banca de Inversion (M&A), Board Member San Marzano Group (Restaurant chains). SELECT CONSULTING EXPERIENCE: Recruited for consulting assignments in CPG, Technology, and Interim C level responsibilities. Previously: Chairman of the board of Grupo Y (Escobar & Martínez). Member of Investment Committee of Bogota´s Chamber of Commerce. Consultant in Digital Transformation for Cadena S.A. serving multiple niche markets and driving digital transformation for a multi-plant,$40M USD printing company. Work with a leading business brokerage company serving IT enterprises—scouting and vetting opportunities, bringing interested parties to the table and driving negotiations. Played a lead role in brokering a significant transaction in technology.
EDUCATION
Universidad EAFIT
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
INALDE Business School
Certificate of Corporate Governance
Stanford University
Executive Management Certificate
SKILLS
ABOUT JAIME ECHAVARRIA
IMPACT AREAS: Global Business Strategy Transformational Leadership Turnaround Leadership Digital Conversion Market Development Channel Marketing/Distribution Technology ManagementBEST FIT: Board of Directors | NED | Consulting | Interim C-Level | Contract | Incentive-Based | Project | Short-TermPROFESSIONAL PROFILE: I am an agile C-level executive-senior leader-managing director with a lifetime of entrepreneurial & corporate experience touching nearly every aspect of business. In every role, I have been masterful at scaling enterprises for fast-track growth in the consumer products & software/technology where the unique ability to drive revenue and organizational change in global markets is always the common denominator. My strength: High cultural competence. I consider myself to be a product savant adept at understanding diverse markets, translating deliverables to meet market differences, driving sales across multiple channels & building the organizational backbone to sustain growth. At heart, I am a \"Swiss army knife\" recognized for skills in organizational integration & alignment whether in startup or maturity on the product, service or organizational side. I would be open to a new challenge & creative consulting opportunities globally.LET\'S CONNECT: Reach me via LinkedIn or at J••••••••@gmail.com. Thank you.AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Turnaround leadership: Extensive experience leading organizational turnarounds, transitions, integrations and/or transformations. Cross-cultural competence: Skilled at adapting product and service offerings to meet customer requirements across geographies, market segments & economies. Channel distribution: Adept at optimizing inventory, global logistics, product placement & delivery. Strategic partnerships & alliances. Experienced structuring value-added business partnerships/strategic alliances globally. Governance: Knowledgeable of board governance and reporting in family businesses or with VCs. Organization building: Adept at building high-performing organizations—aligning people, process and systems. Marketing/sales: Masterful at propelling revenue, market share, share of wallet & customer capture. Mergers & acquisitions: Conversant in M&A best practices, inc. identification, research, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, financing, acquisition & integration. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Confident & comfortable working to drive FDI. Technology deployment: Effective in technology leadership roles calling for skills in selecting, deploying & managing technology.
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