Alejandro Ariza Gomez

• Developed the company´s financial model for investors, rating agencies and management • Led the internal teams involved in Opain’s USD$415 million private placement, generating a net present value cost reduction of USD$8 million • Led the internal team involved in Opain’s COP$300 billion Debt Loan Refinancing, generating a reduction of 0.90% in interest expenses

• Managed financial growth, operations expenses, and financial reporting for Colombian market • Collaborated with management to structure and successfully fund a Series B funding – the company´s second stage of venture capital financing • Led both annual and quarterly budget management tasks and developed financial models from benchmarking

• Member of a team managing USD$7 billion on behalf of Latin American institutional clients • Presented PIMCO’s long-term and short-term investment outlooks and cross-sold PIMCO strategies to enhance client asset allocations • Evaluated customer information to explore issues, develop potential solutions and maintain high-quality service

• Proposed equity - debt structure in a USD$3 billion M&A buy-side acquisition that could generate a 35%+ return • Proposed reserve merger structure for a USD$1 billion commodities company generating 50% savings, versus performing a standard IPO • Employed comparable company analysis, multiples, and LBO analysis to conduct target equity valuation of a USD$1 billion multinational consumer goods company

• Provided support to the trading desk in liquidity management and investment portfolio allocation • Led the internal teams involved in Findeter's inaugural international bond issuance of a USD$500 million 10-year bond • Evaluated market trends and potential investment ideas to propose asset allocation within the portfolios

• Designed the project structuring group within the bank • Investigated market changes and developed approaches to take advantage of emerging investment opportunities • Created positioning and key messages to differentiate Findeter's business solutions and products

Recipient of the Ingram Scholarship