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S A LVA D O R J. PA I Z D E L CA R M E N
Avenida Reforma 9-55 zona 10, Edificio Reforma 10, oficina 701, Grupo PDC.
Tel: (502) 2501-0500
GUA-277 10914 NW 33rd. ST STE 115 Doral, FL. 33172-5028
Tel: (914) 714-8264
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Research fellow - 2014 - 2016 Focusing on Development Strategies for Guatemala.
MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Masters in Business Administration - Class of 2000 4.9/5.0 Cumulative GPA, Martin Trust Merit Scholar Activities include: Student Senate Representative, Director of Operations for 2nd MIT Sloan E-Business Awards, Organizing Committee member of 1st MIT Sloan E-Business Awards, Head of Logistics for MIT’s 2nd Latin American Conference, Entrepreneurship Panel Lead for Sloan Leadership Conference. Teacher Assistant for MBA level Macroeconomics and Strategy Courses.
THE WHARTON SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Bachelor of Science in Economics - 1992-1996 Concentrations in Finance and Management of Information Systems. Cum Laude, Dean’s List: 1993-1994 MBA level coursework: Speculative Markets, Security Analysis, Fixed Income Securities, Decision Support Systems and Simulation Modeling. Independent Study: “Arbitrage Opportunities in the Equity Markets”.
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CURRENT ADDRESS
PERMANENT ADDRESS
EDUCATIONEDUCATIONEDUCATION
GRUPO PDC - Guatemala
Chairman Since 2011
Grupo PDC is private company with investments in various industries including Real Estate Finance and Retail Distribution, whose corporate purpose is to transform lives.
WAL-MART DE MÉXICO Y CENTROAMÉRICA - Mexico
Member of the Board 2010 - 2016
Vice Chairman Wal-Mart Centro América 2009-2010
Lead negotiator on behalf of the local partners in the merger between Wal-Mart de México and Wal-Mart de Centroamérica. As a board member of Wal-Mart Centro América he was active in the Audit and Compensation Committees and in several task forces.
Advisor/Director 2004-2008
Advisor on Finance and Strategy related matters. Member of the negotiating team that successfully completed the Ahold exit and Wal-Mart entry into the JV in Sept 2005. Responsibilities included financial modeling, store visit and due diligence coordination, review of transaction documentation and active participation in the negotiations with both Ahold and Wal-Mart.
CODISA - Guatemala
Vice-president 2001-2008
FACTORRENT - Guatemala
Vice-president 2002-2008
LOGISTIKA LABS - Guatemala / Costa Rica / Honduras / El Salvador
Founder and Co-president 2000-2006
CHASE CAPITAL PARTNERS - New York
Summer Associate Summer 2001
Analyzed venture capital opportunities throughout Latin America. Closed a $5.3 million financing for a start-up company in the Internet travel space (www.viajo.com). Actively participated on other transactions in several industries including telecommunications, e-commerce, and wireless Internet.
INDOSUEZ CAPITAL - CRÉDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ - New York
Associate 1996 - 1998
Leveraged finance analysis of mergers, LBOs and recapitalizations.
Portfolio Manager 2nd Half 1995
Initially employed as summer intern. At the completion of internship, offered opportunity to manage $25mm merger arbitrage portfolio.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCEBUSINESS EXPERIENCEBUSINESS EXPERIENCE
President of Funsepa (Sergio Paiz Andrade Foundation) - Since 2004
Vice-President of Fundesa - Since 2008 / Named VP 2012
Member of the National Commission for Drug Policy Reforms - Feb. 2014 – Jul. 2015
Member of Board of Escuela de Gobierno - Since 2013
Co-Founder of “Mejoremos Guate” initiative - Since 2012
Co-Founder and President of Asociación Ciudades Seguras, Alertos initiative - Since 2010
Member of the Board and Co-Founder Guatemala Visible - Since 2009
Co-Founder and President of Fundación G - Since 2009
Member of Board of Empresarios por la Educación - Since 2008 / Named President from 2008 to 2010
GUATEMALAN IMPACT AND RESCUE EFFORT
REGIONAL IMPACT
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Member of the Chairman’s International Advisory Council (CIAC) of Americas Society - Since 2012
Member of The Inter-American Dialogue - Since 2013
Member of the Board Comisión Latinoamericana de Políticas de Drogas - Since 2011
Jun’ 16
Apr’16
May’ 15
Jun’15
Jul’14
Nov’14
Apr’14
Jun’13
Jan’13
Oct’12
Mar’12
Abr’12
Jun’11
Oct’10
May’09
Jun’08
Aug’02
Aug’02
May’02
Results presentation of technology use and Khan Academy by Funsepa - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Mejoremos Guate presentation at University of Monterrey - Monterrey, México.
“Citizens against corruption” Congress - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Guatemalan context presentation at The Inter American Dialogue - Washington DC, United States.
Panel discussion “Fortaleciendo la profesión docente para mejorar el aprendizaje” - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Mejoremos Guate presentation at Council of the Americas - Washington DC, United States.
“¿Cómo estamos en educación?” at the School of Government - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Thematic debate on Entrepreneurship for Development at the UN General Assembly - New York, United States.
Mejoremos Guate presentation during John Maxwell’s visit - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
“Démosle chance a Guate” presentation at ENADE 2012 - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
INCAE Citizen Security Forum - San Salvador, El Salvador.
“Proyectos de seguridad: gobierno, sector privado y sociedad civil” IV Cumbre de Las Américas - Cartagena, Colombia.
Panel discussion “Basta de corrupción en el Congreso” by Guatemala Visible - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Security and justice presentation at ENADE 2010 - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Seminar of Latin American Family Business FFI “Family Firm Institute” - Panama City, Panama.
“Our role in the development of Latin America”, MIT Iberoamerican Alumni Conference - Cancun, México
III Foro de Operadores Logísticos - México DF, México
“Logística teoría y practica” - Honduras
Seminar EAN “Administración de la cadena de abastecimiento” - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
PUBLICATIONS AND WRITTEN COLLABORATIONS
RECOGNITIONS
OPINION COLUMNS
“Civic Engagement Award” by The Inter-American Dialogue
1st Place of the “Gold Standard Award” in the Opinion Column category by AMCHAM
“PODER Visionary Award” by PODER Business Awards
First Guatemalan named “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum
“Digital Leader” Award by Craig Barrett, Chairman of Intel Corporation
Named “Rey Mago” of Guatemalan Education
OTHER ARTICLES
PAPERS
Latin American Advisor - Commentaries in the analysis newsletter by the Inter American Dialogue
El Periódico - A weekly column in El Periódico, a daily journal in Guatemala City.
Contrapoder - A monthly column in Contrapoder magazine Guatemala City.
Ajkem-Tejedores - Part of the Ajkem Tejedores, promoting debate through opinion columns.
Since 2013
Since Sept. ’13
May ’13 - Nov. ‘13
Since Mar. ‘12
Insight Crime ”Death But No Taxes: A Response from CACIF and Fundesa” with José González Campo
Americas Quaterly ”Homegrown Solutions to Central America's Narco Nightmare” with Robert Muggah
World Economic Forum Blog - “Stop pretending, start fighting corruption”
World Economic Forum Blog - “A better future for Guatemala’s indigenous people”
Perspectivas del Sector Empresarial USAID/Cacif - “Jóvenes y educación: rutas actuales a nuevas fronteras”
Mejoremos Guate Blog- “Limitantes vinculantes al crecimiento”
Nuevapolítica.net- “Tráfico de armas en el Istmo más violento del mundo”
Estrategia y Negocios Magazine - “Drogas, de la fiesta a la tragedia”
Jul. 13, ’16
Jun.’16
Apr. 15, ’13
Aug. 8, ‘14
Aug./Oct. ‘12
Oct. ’12
Mar. ’12
Sept. ‘11
Co-author of the presidential debate paper “School Scenarios: where will Guatemalan education be in 2032?”
Co-author of “Guatemala Fiscal Analysis: Towards the improvement of Guatemala’s taxation system”
YGL Latin American Task Force Facilitating our social initiatives
Co-author of “Drugs, Guns and Cash”, an analysis on how to manage the crisis in Central America
Aug. ‘15
Jul. ‘14
Sept. ‘12
Dec. ‘11
Nov. ’14
Aug. ‘14
Nov. ‘13
Mar. ’09 - Mar. ‘14
Oct. ‘08
Jan. ‘08