manuel de castro

chief executive officer

About

Business Development Manager Mexico & Central America

Country

spain

City

seville

Industry

renewables & environment

Skill

photovoltaics, renewable energy, solar energy, business development, energy, project finance, procurement, epc, engineering, new business development, business strategy, spanish, customer service, wind, energy efficiency, negotiation, english, management, solar, customer relations

Experience

founder and business development director

ff ventures

2016-1 - 2018-12 · 3 yrs

FieldFare Renewables is a Solar PV Developer focusing their activities in Latin-America. FieldFare was awarded in 2016 of 180MW of PV projects in Argentina's tender RenovAr 1. www.fieldfarerenewables.com

project manager

mp ascensores – ascenseurs – aufzuege -- lifts

2007-11 - 2009-3 · 1 yr 5 mos

* Coordinating different departments for improvements and new projects. * Design and implantation of CRM, B2B and international Intranet.

member of the board of directors

asolmex

2014-7 - 2015-5 · 11 mos

chief executive officer

ff ventures

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

business development manager mexico and central america

fotowatio renewable ventures (frv)

2013-1 - 2015-12 · 3 yrs

* Responsible for the P&L in the country. Management of a annual budget of 3Mio€. * Development area: development of 4 photovoltaic plants of 30MW each (land secure, management with CFE, MIA, SEMARNAT, use of lands change, permitting, engineering companies, local permits, etc.). * Commercial area: PPA negotiation with off-takers, tenders participation, tariffand and CTCP analysis. * Project Finance area: Preliminary TS negotiation with commercial and development banks, with state funds (FONADIN) and private funds. Contact and negotiation with funds for the future exit of the plants. * Additional activities: analysis of the legal framework, EPC negotiation, company organization.

international business development

fotowatio renewable ventures (frv)

2011-1 - 2012-12 · 2 yrs

* Countries researching and analysis of key drivers (macro info, energy market, legislation, players, debt market) for international expansion (currently under study: China, India, South Africa, South America, Australia and North Africa). Intl tenders and fairs participation. * Countries opening: partnership agreements, EPC, O&M, LOI, MOU, SPA, DD, NDA, PPA, financing TS, risk analysis, staff hiring, offices, SPV creation, etc.. * Collaboration in the starting of France and support in the business development in Italy.

director of business development in spain

fotowatio renewable ventures (frv)

2009-3 - 2010-12 · 1 yr 10 mos

* Coordination of a team to promote photovoltaic and thermosolar plants. * Successful development of 2 thermosolar plant (350Mio€ of investment each) and 1 photovoltaic plant (30Mio€ investment), from the early stages to the EPC hiring. * Managing a 2,5Mio€ annual budget. * Relations with the Administrations, financing entities, engineering, property, etc..

factory manager

mp ascensores – ascenseurs – aufzuege -- lifts

2003-9 - 2007-11 · 4 yrs 3 mos

* Production planning and organization of employees work loads. Factory costs control, timing, parts pricing, etc.. * Factory downsizing keeping the production. * Member in the Boards of directors.