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Advisory Boards Corporation (ABC) is an organization that optimizes corporate governance through independent advisory boards and artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Its goal is to improve strategic decision-making and reduce costs for companies. 1. Services and Methodology: - Offers consulting services in areas such as IT, cybersecurity, digital transformation, marketing, finance, and people management. - Combines human consulting with AI in bi-monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual sessions. - Its methodology includes clear objectives, advisor selection, structured meetings, and ongoing follow-up. 2. Advisors: - Advisors are high-level CxOs (Chief Officers) with master's degrees and more than 10 years of experience. - They are selected from a network of more than 8,000 executives in six Latin American countries (Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina). 3. Advantages: - More accessible and efficient than traditional consulting firms. - Offer plans that include scheduled sessions and 24/7 access to an AI. 4. Mission and Vision: - Mission: To capitalize on the collective intelligence accumulated by CxOforum over more than a decade, using AI to offer expert and insightful advice. - Vision: To be a strategic partner for organizations facing current business challenges.

• Restructured IT and Digital Transformation Departments to enhance efficiency. • Managed multicultural and cross-functional teams across Latam, fostering collaboration. • Optimized business processes, technologies, and organizational cultures. • Optimized contracts and services with vendors to improve cost-efficiency. • Managed budgets (Capex and Opex), including effective allocation across departments. • Developed Information Technology Strategic Plans to align IT goals with business objectives. • Created Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Objectives Key Results (OKRs), and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for process improvement, project oversight, and user support management.

Development and promotion of the CIO Community in Colombia and Latin America.

Lead the development of information and communication technologies, as well as digital transformation, including process management in group companies and contributing to the creation of new business models. Impresistem S.A.S. is one of the main wholesalers of technology solutions in Colombia. In 2023, it had sales of USD$256 million. Achievements - Restructuring of the IT Department, conforming it with the areas of infrastructure (Hardware), help desk, solutions (Software), project management, process management and business analytics (BA). - Execution of the Smart Process Project in which 12 key processes and the organizational charts of all the departments of the organization were reviewed, through consulting services for the improvement and redesign of processes - Products: Process manuals / Instructions, formats, procedures and policies / Training and support records / Continuity matrices / SLAs and KPIs / Identification of opportunities for improvement in both methodology and technology. - Help desk implementation not only for IT, but also for Legal, Master Data, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Customer Services, etc. - Implementation of Systems and Applications such as CRM, Transparency Line, B2B site, PIM (Product Information Management), Foreign Trade, SAP PS (Project System), Maquila in SAP, CCTV, Access Control, Software for Audit Management, Dashboards in Power BI, RPA or virtual assistants, etc. - Renewal of the Data Center with the implementation of the DRP (Disaster Recovery Plan), SOC (Security Operations Center) and NOC (Network Operations Center), as well as the cybersecurity plan based on continuous vulnerability analysis. - Renegotiations for services on Hosting (third-party data center) and Microsoft Azure cloud services. - Generation of the PETI (IT Strategic Plan), including 35 projects.

Information and Communication Technologies Consultant for transport logistics companies, home services and technology-based enterprises.

Develop information and communication technologies, supporting the company's strategy, minimizing risks and optimizing associated costs, as well as identifying synergies with other companies of the Ardila Lülle Organization. Achievements - Selection of suppliers for the renewal of computer equipment, wired and wireless networks, IP telephony, video conference rooms, data and Internet links, Printing Outsourcing, cameras and security monitoring, as well as the Attendance Control System with biometric readers for gatehouses, studios, mobile units, etc. - Implementation of the PM (Plant Maintenance) and PS (Project System) modules of SAP ERP. - Renegotiations with providers of data and Internet links, local, national and long-distance telephony, printing outsourcing and software licensing, achieving savings in 2019 and 2020 of USD$ 476,400. - Implementation of Electronic Invoicing, Document Management System and CRM, as well as the development of the PAT (Transport Programming and Administration) and the Systems for the control and administration of scripts, music, production management, broadcast of programs and commercial guidelines, planning and execution of institutional events/entertainment, production catalog, exchange declarations for imports and management of international sales. - Automated invoicing of commercials from their programming to the electronic invoicing operator, customers, the Consortium of National Private Channels and the DIAN (tax authority). - Implementation of RPA (Robotic Process Automation) for commercial scheduling and other initiatives. - Migration to AWS (Amazon Web Services) of all Oracle Platform Systems and Applications.

Develop the organization's information and communications technology, through solutions that leverage the business strategy, maximize the return on investment and improve its profitability, to contribute to the satisfaction of the customer's needs. Achievements - Installation of cameras for the analysis of customer traffic in stores. - Implementation of the products catalog on tablets for the sales force. - Expansion of e-commerce for the Punto Blanco and Baby Fresh brands. - Implementation of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) in SAP ERP for all Crystal Group companies. - Implementation of SAP BO, BW-POSDM/LPA on HANA to analyze POS System data and generate rules to prevent fraud in stores. - Implementation of Cegid's POS in franchise stores in Curaçao, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. - Implementation of SAP DP (Demand Planning) for Mexico and Costa Rica. - Implementation of SAP HXM or Success Factors (new Payroll System) for 9,000 employees. - Migration in four months of more than (150) stores in Colombia to Cegid's POS. - Structuring of the Service Center to support (6) countries, (7) plants, (2) distribution centers, (17) headquarters, almost (200) stores and more than (2,300) users. - Digital transformation initiatives such as Data Analytics (customer segmentation, etc.), Robotic Process Automation (recording of exchange rates, overtime, etc.), Chatbot (Facebook sales with artificial intelligence or virtual salesperson), Omnichannel (pay in store and receive at home, buy in e-commerce and pick up in store, etc.).

Develop, implement and manage the organization's strategic projects in the area of technology and systems, offering optimal tools for the management and processing of information, thus contributing to the achievement of corporate objectives. Achievements - Coordination for the participation of both users and IS/IT personnel in corporate projects (Veeva/sales force, GMIP/medical information, Workday/human resources, GT&E/expense control, DoA/delegation of approvals, CB20/Citibank, BizRights/roles and profiles in SAP, Office 365, Lync 2013, Box.com and ServiceNow). - Definition of the budget for operating expenses and investments in 2015. - Timely attention to the requirements of internal audits and tax auditors.

Define standards, policies and procedures, prepare budgets, projections and control their execution, lead the implementation of the required infrastructure (Hardware) and information systems (Software), coordinate the identification of savings opportunities and synergies for the companies of the Manuelita Group in the IT function, timely attend to internal audits and tax audits. Achievements - Implementation of SAP ERP 6.0 (FI, AM, CO, PS, MM, SD, PP, PM, BW and BO), Agro-industrial Systems, Scale Management Systems, Ground and Harvest Data Collection Systems through Motorola terminals, Shift Control Systems (biometric readers) and HR Systems for three companies of the Group in Colombia, supported by a new cost management model, minimizing risks and improving their management, obtaining annual savings of US$ 2.0 million. - Implementation of GPS (satellite control) in ground and harvesting equipment, achieving fuel savings of 12%, maintenance costs of 18% and an increase in efficiency of 25%. - Implementation of quality management systems, control of fuel and lubricant stations, sales force and administration of the legal department, as well as for the control of visitor entry, travel expenses and reimbursements, optimizing administration in all these areas. - Construction of the new data center for the sugar mill, negotiations and contracting of Hosting services (third-party data centers) and the installation of IP telephony in four companies of the Group, guaranteeing first-class services and savings of 11%. - Implementation of Office 365 (cloud communication and collaboration solution) for all the Group's companies in South America, optimizing email, instant messaging, video conferencing and website creation services to share documents and information, increasing employee productivity and reducing travel and meeting expenses.

Manage the IT function in Colombia according to the standards defined by GIS (Global Information Systems) and participate in the strategic planning of IT for Latin America. Achievements - Renewal of data and communications networks, as well as the remodel of the data center, optimizing its service and mitigating the risks associated with them. - Negotiations with IT providers (data links, fixed telephony, cellular telephony, printing outsourcing, UPS maintenance, servers and microcomputers, software licensing, etc.), formalizing them and obtaining savings between 10% and 15%. - Implementation of the J.D. Edwards, Prism and Avantis Systems to replace the SAP ERP System, according to the model defined for the Asia-Pacific region, creating a shared services center in Lima (Peru). - Participation in the team of leaders of the EDS (Electronic Data Systems) implementation project as an outsourcing firm for the management of technological and telecommunications resources in Kraft Foods companies in Latin America, including the Help Desk service, reaching annual savings of US$ 1.4 MM.

Create the systems support department for Latin America, define standards, policies and procedures, develop improvement projects to eliminate the root causes of repetitive failures, optimize the visibility of support requirements and maximize the speed of their attention. Achievements - 28% reduction in the time needed for responding to support requirements. - Reduction of 17% in the number of reported requirements. - 15% increase in user satisfaction in Latin America.

History, present and future of natural gas in Colombia, as well for The Gas e.s.p. company.