Mario Alejandro Chaves Campo
General Manager @ Joli Foods
About
C-Level Global Executive with over twenty-five years of experience in General Management, Marketing, Sales, Trade Marketing in multinational B2C companies such as Warner Lambert-Coca-Cola Kraft/Nabisco/Cadbury/Mondelez based in NY, Miami, Mexico, Caracas, Bogota, Cali with regional and global responsibilities as Director and General Manager. Also experience as General Manager in a national B2B company (Sucroal) leading its succesfull turnaround and doble digit profitable growth. Former Chief Growth & Marketing Officer of Bosanet, a start up of Global Trade which is a Marketplace that fosters the impo-expo trade with the US market. Currently leading, as General Manager, the turnaround of Joli Foods a food ingredient B2B company leader in the pastry and bakery industries This trajectory has made me an expert in turning around companies and exponentiating them to a doble digit profitable growth, identifying their needs, defining strategies and leading their implementation through the creation of high performance teams developed based on emotional intelligence. The outstanding results I have consistently achieved are mainly due to my purpose driven leadership skills, resilience, analytical skills, strategic thinking, curiosity and lifelong learning spirit I am passionate leader that always leads by example, empowers people and develops high-performing teams by fostering a collaborative, inclusive and ever-learning culture. Throughout my career, I´ve been able to reinvent myself and "step out of my comfort zone", proof of this are the various transformations, M&As, cultural changes I have faced and the move from B2C to B2B from FMCG to Commodities with exceptional results. I also contribute with my expertise on various boards of directors in different sectors including food, petrochemicals and associations and also advise companies in different industries. For more than 20 years I have been supporting foundations that provide welfare and education for low-income children affected by the armed conflict in Colombia. #B2B Marketplace #Global Trade #Leadership #Resilience #Turnaround #EmotionalInteligence #ConsumerGoods #FMCG #CLevel #Marketing #Strategy #Purpose #Multicultural #Culture #OrganizationalChange #ValueCreation Transformation #BoardOfDirectors
Colombia
Cali
International Trade & Development
Emotional Intelligence, Turnaround Experience, Inspiring Leadership, Growth Strategies, Strategic Planning for Growth, New Business Development, B2B Marketing Strategy, International Expansion, Scorecard Management, Turn Around Management, General Management, Strategy, Marketing, FMCG, Consumer Products, Trade Marketing, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Management
Experience

General Manager
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Joli Foods is a Colombian food industry company with over 40 years of experience, focused on developing, producing, and marketing ingredients and solutions for the food industry Its portfolio includes sauces, seasonings, snacks, dairy products, and high-quality raw materials designed to enhance productivity, innovation, and customer satisfaction for pastry, bakery, dairy, meat and herbal products among others. Joli Foods blends innovation and sustainability with a commitment to wellbeing, transforming raw materials into culinary experiences that deliver flavor and value in every application

Chief Growth & Marketing Officer
Cali-Miami
Bosanet is the only B2B Marketplace end-to-end international trade ecosystem in Latam. We combine knowledge, connections, technology and scalability to make the export process from Latam to US easy. Our purpose is to give Latin American companies full visibility in the U.S. market through our platform, in order to propel an exponential level of trade that generates new jobs and mitigates migration.

Member Board of Directors
Santa Anita Napoles / Manitoba Snacks / Joli Foods
Cali / Bogota
Manitoba manufactures and markets snacks based on high quality nuts and trail mixes. Joli Foods is a company that develops and commercializes customized ingredients and solutions for the food industry, as well as designs and develops new products. Santa Anita Napoles is one of the most important agro-industrial companies in Colombia, committed to Colombian families in always fulfilling the mission of contributing to the food and nutrition of the human being, dedicated to the production of eggs for consumption, the first in its country in this sector in possess the ISO 9001: 2008 certification for its quality management system

Sr Business Advisor
MAKAY / GCG
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
I am the principal advisor of Makay, a natural energy drink start up based in Quito, Ecuador. I coach the founder in how to scale up the company in the Americas. In CGC a construction company, I guided the Sr Management to define the Corporate Strategy, Purpose, Vision. Also to define Corporate Objetives with SMART methodology, kpi and marketing strategy

General Manager
Cali
Sucroal is a US$150MM company that produces and markets ingredients and solutions to a wide variety of industries including food, beverage, household, healthcare, and packaging and exports to 32 countries around the world. Main Achievements Total restructuring of the company reaching positive net earnings and making it financially viable. Sucroal went from being the # 575 company in Colombia to # 378 in Revenue - Designed and implemented the strategic alignment: Business Model, Corporate Strategy, Operating Model and new structures. - Defined the values, purpose, mission, vision and customer-oriented culture - Established the Supply Chain area and the S & Op process - Defined the competencies and evaluation model - Defined and accelerated the implementation of digital transformation Results: CAGR: 2017-2020 - Net Revenue: +22,5% - Net Earnings: >100% - EBITDA: +55,0%

Biscuits Business Unit Director Waccam Region (Central America+Caribbean+Col+Ec+Pe+Bo+Chile)
Cali-Colombia
Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods-Nabisco-Cadbury-Lu) is the world's leading snack food company manufacturing and marketing global brands such as Oreo, Chips Ahoy!, Toblerone, Trident, Club Social, Halls, Tang, Clight with annual sales of US$26Bn. P&L Responsibility: Net Rev: US$390MM Main achievements - 4.6% Revenue growth - Margin maintenance despite high devaluation in Colombia and tariffs in Ecuador - Consolidation of leadership in market share in Core countries: Colombia, Peru Ecuador and P. Rico. - Development, motivation and retention of the team during the restructuring process

Biscuits Business Unit Director Ancam Region (Andean-Central America)
Cali-Colombia
P&L Responsibility: Net Rev: US$266MM Main achievements: - Definition of the strategic plan for the region (10 countries) for 5 years - Definition and implementation of the profitable growth plan: Turnover + 5% and margin + 8pp - Definition of the Category-Plant model, achieving simplicity, speed and improvement of margins. Colombia and Peru + 12pp in margin. Benchmark model for LA. - Consolidation of the business in LA as the second in Revenue and the first in Profitability

General Manager Colombia
Cali-Colombia
P&L Responsibility: Net Rev: US$136MM Main achievements: - Definition and implementation of the Strategic Plan focused on Innovation and Market/Brand Segmentation - Positioning of Mondelez as the fastest growing company for 3 years: CAGR: 9% - Revenue growth from US $ 99MM to US $ 136MM in 3 years - Positioning of the Biscuits business as the fastest growing in LA: CAGR: 23% - Consolidation of leadership in the Gum category. 73% SO.Value - Positioning of Oreo & Club Social as the fastest growing brands in 3 years: CAGR 31% & 38%. - 6th place for Mondelez in Great Place to Work in the first year of the Kraft + Cadbury merger

Marketing, C.Insights & C.Services Director Kraft Foods Andean / Latam Category Leader-Oreo
Caracas
Prior to the spin off with Mondelez, Kraft Foods International was the 2nd largest food company in the world with global sales of US$43Bn (2011) and presence in more than 160 countries. P&L Responsibility: Net Rev: US$1.3Bn Main Achievements: -Restructuring of the Area creating a high performance team -Consolidation of the most important B-Unit in Latam. US $ 1.3Bn -Development and implementation of the Talent Assessment Tool (Marketing team development model) -Development of the strategic plan for the Andean Area redefining the snacks / gum & candy strategy -Double-digit growth for core brands -Definition of the New Ideas 2 Market process for the Andean region, forming a more agile organization in innovation -Definition of the Oreo strategy for LA resulting in double digit growth

General Manager
Bogotá
P&L Responsibility: Net Rev: US$35MM Main Achievements: Turnaround. Losses (-US $ 3.6MM) to profit (+ US $ 2.2MM) having received a highly demotivated team Profitability of the modern trade channel. 4% to 14% margin CFR improvement in modern trade channel from 36% to 98% Team development. Top talents expats to other affiliates Best practices in Logistics, Sales and Marketing exported to other affiliates in LA and Europe
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