Guillermo Chavez, Mba Email & Phone Number

Mexico City, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico

Miami & New York City

Served as the Chief Financial Officer of a forward-thinking and innovative fitness organization, where I was responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of the company. This included developing and implementing financial strategies, managing financial risk, providing financial oversight to senior management, and ensuring compliance with all financial regulations and standards. Additionally, I collaborated with other members of the executive team to drive the company's growth and success.I played a key role in the growth and expansion of the organization, specifically in the development of different strategies for an aggressive expansion. Through my and team efforts, the organization expanded from one business unit to multiple business units and achieved an impressive growth in locations, members and profits. This was accomplished through a combination of strategic planning, effective financial management, and close collaboration with other members of the leadership team. I am proud of the contributions I made to the company's success and continue to strive for excellence in my role as a key leader within the organization.

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

At Avolta (formerly Dufry AG) I have served within the Finance department, reporting directly to the Regional Chief Financial Officer and the Regional Chief Executive Officer. In this capacity, I have held the roles of Regional Risk & Compliance Manager and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the division. As a member of the Latin America and Caribbean management team, I have focused on leading finance and M&A cross-border projects, creating and supervising risk controls, mitigating loss prevention, and ensuring operational and financial compliance. Additionally, I have been responsible for leading complex and strategic cross-border projects for the organization.Some of my notable accomplishments include:- Acting as the interim Chief Financial Officer for the Mexico Operation, which had an annual revenue of over $350 million. I was responsible for ensuring strong financial controls and compliance with government contracts, and for all aspects of the company's financial cycle, including financial and budget analysis, developing financial forecasts, and preparing financial reports for senior leadership.- Supporting the development and implementation of a new business operating model across the United States, Switzerland, Mexico, Argentina, and Brazil. The project resulted in an $15 million EBITDA improvement.-Leading the Finance, Tax, and Compliance workstreams for a start-up company entering into a new market in Colombia, successfully negotiated terms with local banks and supported negotiations between venture partners and company's top management, resulting in over $60 million revenue.-Leading the Latin America Integration Management Office for a new Acquisition and Integration, this initiative led the identification and implementation of financial and operational synergy initiatives impacting positively in over $23 million EBITDA.

New York City Metropolitan Area

I worked as part of PwC's M&A Advisory practice. Focused on the strategy and operational aspects of M&A transactions. I have supported both international and U.S.-based companies to succeed in all stages of their projects, from due diligence work through strategic planning and execution of the deal. My experience included Buy/Sell-Side Operational Due Diligence (HR/IT), Post-Merger Integration (Back Office and Commercial functions), Project Management Office (PMO) support, Synergy initiatives identification and implementation, Restructuring services, and Integration Management Office (IMO) support.A selection of my notable accomplishments includes:- Assisted a global automotive supplier leader to establish a robust Divestiture Management Office (DMO) to streamline the overall separation of a business unit, while preserving business operations and minimizing disruption under a compressed timeline and struggling with lack of support from the buyer side. - Provided professional guidance in developing an efficient and effective DMO process and subject matter expertise in twelve functions across the business.- Led the Latin America Legal Entities restructure for tax purposes for a global pharmaceutical leader. This included preparing the company to be split into three different business units, and supported operational readiness for one of those units to be sold.- Supported the IMO of five different transactions within a 9-month timeframe for a U.S. bedding retailer leader. Led the Finance, Real Estate and HR functions integration, also developed the go-to-market strategy and brand differentiation between owned and acquired brands.

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

I have served as a Finance Business Partner for the Manufacturing Health and Personal Care site, where I was responsible for managing the planning and reporting processes, performing cost and fixed assets controlling, and developing capital investment business cases. Prior to this role, I held the position of Customer Development Finance Business Partner, which I performed on a full-time basis for fifteen months while completing my college education.My key responsibilities as Factory Controller include:- Implementing product cost reduction and manufacturing cost saving projects for cost of goods sold improvement.- Designing reporting financial models to decrease manual work and increase reporting automation, efficiency, and accuracy.- Developing financial analysis to support senior management key decisions.- Collaborating on CAPEX and ROI valuations of capital investment projects.In my role as Customer Development Finance Business Partner, my responsibilities include:- Partnering with Unilever sales teams on the investment business cases development for potential new customers across business delivery channels (e.g., Pharmaceuticals, Convenience, and Wholesalers). Also performed ROI assessments and analysis for promotional activities results implemented.- Creating a customer behavior analysis based on financial information, volume trends, commercial activities, commercial trade terms, and prices to provide accurate and relevant key performance indicators to Senior Management, to track business performance and support key decision-making.

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