Driven by solving impossible transformational, innovative, product, commercial and operating challenges. Thrive in head winds and tailwinds. Succeeded through major economic recessions, social-political crises, hyperinflation and competitive challenges. Battle proven in tough organizational settings and in recovery programs during the 2008 economic crisis. Restructured, reinvented, re-engineered and delivered, always leading from the front with the highest sense of urgency and surgical precision. Developed some of the leaders of today and a few of the future champions of tomorrow. Launched my own company and led significant businesses and functions in #Payments, #Banking, #Cards and #Financial services. I have material industry experience leading #BNYM, #Verifone, #Citigroup, #American Express, #Vantiv and #Barclays across four continents and three regions. Several senior roles across the world successfully transforming and advancing companies despite material challenges and pressures.Served as President of VERIFONE in Latin America, transforming the region into a major operating unit for the company through a solid track record of year on year and quarter on quarter double digit top and bottom line growth.Expert in change, crisis management, innovation and delivery; in depth, hands on operating expertise in payments, banking, alternative payments, technology, operations, cards, product and marketing and operations.Specialties: #transformation, #revenue generation, #fintech, #marketing, #strategic planning, #delivery, #leadership, #agile, #technology infrastructure, #mobile_payment, #software_engineering, #business re-engineering, operations management, expense management, #digital, strategic planning, large scale program mamagement, delivery and execution;strat-ups; collections and credit recovery; #operations efficiencies, #cards; #payments, payments industry, banking.