Javier Fernández Gallardo

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Manager Cicmas Strategy Group Spain, S.L.
Oct. 03 - Today
Maximum responsibility for the start-up of the Spanish operations of an Argentinean Strategy & Marketing Consulting and Market Research firm with over 30 years experience in Latin America (www.cicmas.com). Clients in SMS, media, telecom, banking, pharma., and other industries. Commercial, project management, consultants recruiting, training & appraisal, negotiation with local partners, general management, etc.
Madrid, Spain
Founder & CEO Tripstar Tecnología y Distribución, S.L.
Sep. 01 - Sep. 03
Founding Partner and CEO of the exclusive distributor of the first professional touch screen tablet-PC's (www.paceblade.com) & other products. Agreement negotiation, marketing planning & execution (includes web/e-mail marketing, trade fairs), commercial development (including extensive travel), channel strategy (direct corporate sales and retail/reseller channels), finance, HR recruitment and training.
Madrid, Spain
VP Safety & Trust /Business Development Deremate.com, Inc.
Feb. 00 - Aug. 01
Deremate.com (over 2 MM registered users) is the leading Latin-American P2P auction service (e-Bay model), present in 9 countries. Developed the fee model & strategy, designed payment tools & commercial strategies; head of Product Development, Business Development. Designed & enforced on-site user policies; managed an up to 30-employee strong team distributed across 6 countries in the Region.
Buenos Aires, Argentina / Miami, USA
Associate Apax Partners & Co. (Corporate Finance)
Sep. 99 - Feb. 00
Transaction origination & M&A project management for this European Private Equity & Corporate Finance house. In charge of national & international account for the advisory in LBOs, asset divestments, strategic alliances, etc.
Madrid, Spain
Associate ABN-Amro Bank (Corporate Finance)
Apr. 96 - Aug. 99
M&A & Equity Capital Markets project management and origination for the Spanish operation of the Global Dutch-origin bank. Involved in IPOs, as well as Corporate Finance projects (LBOs, divestitures, strategic acquisitions) for both domestic & international clients in a variety of industries (food, retail, building materials, transportation, real estate, etc.).
Madrid, Spain
Consultant The Boston Consulting Group Ltd.
May. 93 - Mar. 96
Strategic advisory services to both Spanish & international clients in the development of new product lines, marketing (segmentation, etc.) and commercial strategies, process re-engineering, divestitures, organization issues (salesforce effectiveness, etc.). Clients in the media & advertising industry, banking, industrial. Member of the internal Technology Committee.
Madrid, Spain

EDUCATION

B. A. (Hons) in European Business Administration (E-4)
1989 - 1993
ICADE (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) & Middlesex Business School (Middlesex University)
Two years in each institution with double graduation within the first truly European business school consortium. Major in Finance.
London, UK / Madrid, Spain

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