Bernardo Marquez. Emba Email & Phone Number

Porto, Portugal

Lisbon Area, Portugal

Responsible for the company`s management in Portugal and its distribution channels. New challenge and project for growth market share and expansion in Portugal.

Miami / New York

✹Viajes El Corte Ingles Inc. (ECI Travel), New York City✹Viajes El Corte Ingles is the number #1 travel agency in Spain with revenues over 3 billion and offices in 16 countries. I have been with them since 1996 successfully moving up the latter as I bring exceptional clientele and revenue to the company.✹Reporting to CEO, was hired to manage ECI Travel business in the United States. Offices in New York and Miami, I have been mainly responsible for the market growth , Strategy and organization of ECI Travel and Viajes El Corte Ingles Inc. Responsible for Human Resources, Administration, Sales and other departments, such as individual Receptive (FIT),Corporate Department, Groups, Conventions, and Incentives , Commercial Sales and Outbound Department, Marketing online and B2B platform. ✹Successful introduction of new company brands to the American market (through traditional and online sales) and for the creation of ECI Travel’s call center.✹Established new technological tools in the United States (B2B and B2C) with the goal of expanding our client list in the United States, Latin America, and South America using the resources of our sister companies and/or external companies.✹As a Contracting Director, have selected and contracted all providers for products (American hotel chains, land services, airlines contracts, back-end incentives contracts, etc.) sold by ECI Travel in the USA for sales in the European and Latin American markets.✹Direct supervision of team of 40 people in Miami Office and 3 functional staff in NY (Office Administration, Customer Service and HR). Indirect supervision of about 50 DMCs (destination management companies) throughout United States and Caribbean (non-Hispanic).

Greater New York City Area

✹Responsible for re-structuring the business unit showing an increase in the business from 16 to 45 Million and for building stronger relationships with existing providers including negotiation of rates and allotments. Re-structured the workforce and hired a new team of 20 new employees assuring they were aligned with company culture and objectives.✹Identified niche markets that increased business volume in the United States by studying and analyzing the market. Introduced the company through networking by attending national and international trade fairs and conventions (such as International Buyer, IPW, Imex,,etc…). ✹Achieved the negotiation, implementation, and supervision of incentive contracts (back-end agreements) with airlines with a large presence in the United StatesHuman Resources Manager for Viajes el Corte Ingles USA: manage a team of forty people in our headquarters in US, office located currently in Miami (where I am now based) and a team of 3 in our New York office. I also oversee correspondents in a majority of US Sates (300 people indirectly). ✹Responsible for capturing new corporate clients for Viajes El Corte Ingles, and for creating high volume corporate agreements with large corporations and for the creation of new accounts for local companies/✹Responsible for the management of the bank accounts and real property of Viajes El Corte Ingles Inc. ✹Was sent to Miami to establish the company’s US headquarters to achieve operational goals and cost reduction and to establish the growth strategy.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

✹Responsible for the preparation and contracting of products published by Viajes El Corte Ingles Portugal. ✹Managed hotel and airline contracts and collaborated with other tour operators and travel agencies.✹Established incentive programs with airline companies such as TAP, British Airways, Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa.✹Produced 11 branding & product brochures for Viajes El Corte Ingles Portugal. ✹In charge of the department of publicity and marketing of Viajes El Corte Ingles; launched several advertising campaigns and press releases and inserts for the major newspapers of Portugal.✹Supervised the Call Center (“Long Distance” and “Telephone Sales” Departments). ✹Responsible for the creation the web page for Viajes El Corte Ingles Portugal,Was promoted to Product Manager and Marketing Director.

Lisbon Area, Portugal

✹Responsibilities included supervision of the Human Resources area for the first office opened outside of Spain which was the first department store of El Corte Ingles outside of Spain.✹Managed a team of 14 people (very diverse) and reached the objectives set forth by the company while forming my team using the company’s philosophy.

Cuenca, Spain

Barcelona Area, Spain

✹Scholarship provided by the Ramón Areces Foundation at the “Centro Universitario Ramon Areces”. This combined D.E.A.T studies with office work at Viajes El Corte Ingles agencies and their central offices.

Global Senior Program Management., Strategy In Organizations.

Global strategic vision to navigate firms through the challenges of the international playing field. Developing a global understanding.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Health/Health Care Administration/Management, A-

Healthcare management in public and private organizations.

Executive Mba , Advance Global Management Specialist., International Business Administration And General Management., B+

Graduate In Business Administration With The Specialization In Tourism Industry, Business/Commerce -Tourism, Graduate

Activities and Societies: (Scholarship provided by the Ramón Areces Foundation, part of the El Corte Ingles Group).

3 º Computer Sciences Engineer, Computer Science-Systems