Andres is our Senior Director, Asset Optimization - South America, APAC & Africa, based in Santiago, Chile. He brings over 23 years of Operational, commercial, and financial experience for local and international companies. In this role, he's responsible for overseeing the operations, technical and commercial teams in Chile, Brazil and Peru. Operationally, Andres led several asset optimisation projects in Chile, Perú, Colombia, México, and Brazil with some of the leading mining and pulp & paper clients in the region.
As a business leader, Andres has unique capabilities in developing and implementing commercial and operational strategies for restructuring, process improvements and innovative solutions aligned to the organization's strategy. His strategies are focused on safety, increasing market share, increasing profit, cross-selling, improving operational tempo and quality and expanding to other markets.
Andres has a wealth of knowledge in the commercial field, with comprehensive experience successfully leading commercial & sales plans aligned with the company's strategic vision. Additionally, he is an expert in structuring financial areas focusing on accounting processes, P&L and pricing.
Andres has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Diploma in Business Management.