Reporting to the CEO of Bimbo Iberia· Main responsibilities:Definition and implementation of the strategy for innovation management to meet the following goals: increase the innovation ratio with consumer centric innovation, reduce the time-to-market, define and work on a robust innovation pipeline to meet the business needs at short and long-term and implement a culture of risk management to ensure the results projected on innovation.Owner of the innovation process aligned… Show more Reporting to the CEO of Bimbo Iberia· Main responsibilities:Definition and implementation of the strategy for innovation management to meet the following goals: increase the innovation ratio with consumer centric innovation, reduce the time-to-market, define and work on a robust innovation pipeline to meet the business needs at short and long-term and implement a culture of risk management to ensure the results projected on innovation.Owner of the innovation process aligned with the Agile methodology and scrum framework. Member of the Global Centre of Excellence for Innovation (CEI) of Grupo Bimbo, contributing with best practices to improve the performance of innovation in the group.Member of the Global Innovation Board which purpose was setting up strategic lines and goals at a global level and monitoring its progress.Leader of the Local Iberia CEI, composed of the directors of 9 functional areas and the 3 geographies relevant for innovation. Purpose: alignment of the strategy for innovation with all the areas and generate best practices.Leader of the Local Iberia Innovation Board. Purpose: get alignment and validate the innovation strategy and get approval for specific projects.Implementation of the Agile methodology in Bimbo Iberia, development of the training materials and training of associates.Agile Scrum Master to facilitate project teams.As Director of Strategic Planning: Coordination of the annual strategic planning activities and outputs and monitoring their progress. Show less

Reporting to the CEO of Bimbo Iberia(In July 2016 Grupo Bimbo acquired Panrico. The requirement of the Comisión Nacional de Competencia (CNMC) to approve the operation was that Bimbo had to divest the bread business of Panrico to a third party. This project had to be led by a professional that had not been directly involved with Bimbo Iberia for a period of time. At my return from the USA I took care of this project.)· Main responsibilities:Coordination of the transfer… Show more Reporting to the CEO of Bimbo Iberia(In July 2016 Grupo Bimbo acquired Panrico. The requirement of the Comisión Nacional de Competencia (CNMC) to approve the operation was that Bimbo had to divest the bread business of Panrico to a third party. This project had to be led by a professional that had not been directly involved with Bimbo Iberia for a period of time. At my return from the USA I took care of this project.)· Main responsibilities:Coordination of the transfer of the Panrico bread business to a third party. It involved a TSA, the transfer of 2 manufacturing plants and a production line and a manufacturing contract until the company buying the business could supply the market.Negotiation of the grey clauses and terms of the contracts of acquisition of the plants, production line and the manufacturing contract to ensure a correct and timely completion.Complete the internal integration of Bimbo and Donuts, post-acquisition of Panrico. Show less

Reporting to the VP Premium Bread· Main responsibilities:Designing and implementing an innovation model suitable for the company within the frame of the stage-gate process.Integration and alignment of the different business areas, from R&D to Sales to ensure successful product development and launches.Creation of the Innovation Steering Committee at Sr VP level for the innovation management of the company: defining strategy lines and goals setting to meet the set… Show more Reporting to the VP Premium Bread· Main responsibilities:Designing and implementing an innovation model suitable for the company within the frame of the stage-gate process.Integration and alignment of the different business areas, from R&D to Sales to ensure successful product development and launches.Creation of the Innovation Steering Committee at Sr VP level for the innovation management of the company: defining strategy lines and goals setting to meet the set business objectives.Setting the principles of project portfolio management for future planning. Show less

Reporting to the CEO of Bimbo Iberia· Main responsibilities:Creation of the position of Strategic Planning and the PMO for the first time in Bimbo Iberia.Coordination of the elaboration of strategic plans for Bimbo Iberia and alignment within the organization and with Grupo Bimbo. Follow up and reporting.Continuing with my responsibility of innovation management after the acquisition of Sara Lee Bimbo Bakeries by Grupo Bimbo.

Reporting to the CMO of Sara Lee Bakery Europe· Main responsibilities:Setting up a stage-gate process in Bimbo and the tools for innovation management. Owner of the process.Definition of innovation goals and metrics in alignment with the key areas.Management of the innovation portfolio for the bread and sweet baked goods categories and pipeline value.Coaching of the cross-functional project teams.Facilitation of business war gaming to anticipate to… Show more Reporting to the CMO of Sara Lee Bakery Europe· Main responsibilities:Setting up a stage-gate process in Bimbo and the tools for innovation management. Owner of the process.Definition of innovation goals and metrics in alignment with the key areas.Management of the innovation portfolio for the bread and sweet baked goods categories and pipeline value.Coaching of the cross-functional project teams.Facilitation of business war gaming to anticipate to market and competition reactions and strengthen planned business strategies. Show less

Reporting to the Global Brands’ Senior Vice-president· Main responsibilities:Creation of the Unit of Competitive Intelligence of Sara Lee Household & Body Care to support the decision making for the 4 global categories - Air Care, Insecticides, Shoe Care and Body Care.Implementation of the culture of early warning and anticipation to the market and competition, via gaining and transforming information into actionable knowledge to be shared with key players in the… Show more Reporting to the Global Brands’ Senior Vice-president· Main responsibilities:Creation of the Unit of Competitive Intelligence of Sara Lee Household & Body Care to support the decision making for the 4 global categories - Air Care, Insecticides, Shoe Care and Body Care.Implementation of the culture of early warning and anticipation to the market and competition, via gaining and transforming information into actionable knowledge to be shared with key players in the organization and via adopting war gaming as a practice to anticipate to potential responses of the market and competition and strengthen set strategies. Show less

Reporting to the R&D DirectorResponsible for the development of Home (May’05 – February’06) & Bathroom Air Fresheners (December’02 – May’05) with worldwide scope. Definition and development of the worldwide strategy of Home & Bathroom air fresheners from the R&D Area and discussion for alignment with the other key areas in the company (Marketing and Operations).Coordination of overall new product development projects execution and team coaching within my area of… Show more Reporting to the R&D DirectorResponsible for the development of Home (May’05 – February’06) & Bathroom Air Fresheners (December’02 – May’05) with worldwide scope. Definition and development of the worldwide strategy of Home & Bathroom air fresheners from the R&D Area and discussion for alignment with the other key areas in the company (Marketing and Operations).Coordination of overall new product development projects execution and team coaching within my area of responsibility. Show less

· Main responsibilities:Design and development of ophthalmic products: formulation, stability studies and preparation of Part II of the registration of new products for approval by the European Health AuthoritiesImplementation of the products in the production plant.