Felipe M.

Experience

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  Helm Bank

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1994

  Relationship Manager Public Sector
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  ING Barings

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1999

  Associate
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  Morgan Stanley

  Jan 2000 - Apr 2003

  Vice-President
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  Grupo Mundial (GMUN)

  Mar 2004 - Apr 2010

  CFO & Chief Strategist Officer

  Executed strategic operations, built a strong financial and operational governance with the goal of raising standards of operations and minimizing financial risk. Maintained responsibility for financial and strategic areas, including finance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A’s), accounting, strategic planning, budgeting, mergers and acquisitions, tax planning and reporting (public company). Key Accomplishments:♦ Executed several critical strategic financial compliance and risk governance initiatives focused on growth, quality improvements and operational excellence that led to significant reduction in cost, risk management and process improvements.♦ Responsible for designing and leading an initiative to transform an important local insurance company into a fully integrated financial group with operations in insurance, banking, asset management, trust services and pension funds in 8 countries.♦ Lead the process to take the holding company of the group public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO); raised funds in excess of US$ 350 million (US$ 160 million in equity and US$ 190 million in debt), to support group’s regional expansion and consolidation.♦ Orchestrated strategic planning and budget with all the companies of the group concluding in the presentation of an annual review of the strategic plan and final budget, on 2 an individual and consolidates basis.♦ Lead the structuring and execution of 10 acquisitions in 8 different countries (6 insurance companies, 1 bank, 2 microcredit financial institutions, 1 pension fund). ♦ Implemented and ERP system in all of the group’s companies to consolidate financial information, manage multicurrency’s and produce groups financial consolidated statements on a monthly basis. ♦ Incorporated the International Finance Corporation as a strategic partner in the group with investments over US$ 120 Mio in both equity and debt. Show less

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  SeaGate Capital

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2018

  Co-founder & Managing Partner

  Developed, implemented and managed operational and transformation initiatives as the co-founder of an international investment banking and Asset Management firm that served and provided full spectrum of investment and capital markets services to grow clients’ portfolios. Ensured the achievement of financial operational objectives and maximize value creation for the company (cost reduction, financial planning, resource rationalization, operational improvements).Key Accomplishments:♦ Implemented controls and procedures and value added opportunities that ensured financial compliance, resource allocation and risk mitigation for the organization.♦ Established several critical growth initiatives that yielded significant financial results.♦ Developed a high-performance team who provided broad expertise and solution across platforms for local and international clients.♦ Built strong relations with clients, provided innovative financial consultation to help clients achieve their investment goals and increased Assets Under Management (AUM) by $500 million with an average ROA of 1.25%. Show less

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  Daedalus Capital Partners, Ltd

  Jan 2018 - now

  Director

  Utilize interpersonal, organizational leadership and operational skills to provide executive-level financial leadership with full Profit and Loss accountability as a co-founder of the firm in Latin America with offices in Panama and Colombia. Built and co-manage a boutique investment banking and strategic advisory firm specializing in investment banking, corporate finance and retail. Work with other senior executives on the development and implementation of short and long-term business objectives; provide consultation on strategies to maximise profitability and enhance ROI.Key Accomplishments:♦ Streamlined processes and execute strategic business decisions using sound problem-solving strategies that yielded significant results.♦ Developed corporate strategies that increased the finances and portfolio of publicly listed international businesses with significant Asset Management that utilized Blockchain technology.♦ Spearheaded the planning of a merger of two international mid-sized reinsurers and advised leadership on their financial, operations and commercial aspects of the business to achieve greater efficiencies of scale and productivity♦ Established strong relationships with executive level leaders within the private and government sectors and help them to change the financial trajectory of their business♦ Create and implement marketing strategies that leverage resources and has the potential to transform robust business pipelines into realistic sales revenue. Show less

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  Holon Global Investments

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

  Director of Structuring & Distribution

  Holon are a next generation, international fund management team that looks beyond traditional public markets to understand how innovation and disruption can benefit us in the future.Our mission is to help protect and grow your wealth in a world where the new normal is accelerating innovation (or change). We believe innovation drives wealth creation, and everyone should have access to investing in the best companies globally that are driving innovation (or change) today, tomorrow and in the future. Show less