Experience

Gateway Capital Advisors Management Consulting
Founder & Principal
6/2013 - Present
Consultant and advisor to senior management of companies of all sizes with respect to transformations, market-entry plans, corporate governance, M&A, capital structure optimization and raising capital in the markets, with special emphasis on funding diversification, cross-border elements and risk mitigation.

Banco Sabadell Corporate Strategy & Development
Independent Board Member
1/2016 - Present
Independent Board Member of Banco Sabadell and SabCapital, through which Spain’s fourth largest banking group controls its Mexican operations.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Finance
Credit Markets
1/1997 - 1/2012
Origination, structuring and execution of 350+ long-term capital market transactions, including eight recognized with Deal of the Year awards from various prestigious publications. Ongoing strategic dialogue with corporate CFOs & Treasurers regarding capital structure optimization, liability management, acquisition finance, funding in the capital markets and risk mitigation through derivatives. Continuous interaction with institutional investors and asset managers.

ABN Amro Bank Finance
Telecoms Project Finance
10/1995 - 1/1997
Member of the industry coverage team providing advisory services and financing for telecommunications companies throughout Latin America. Participated in the structuring and execution of syndicated and bilateral bank transactions, via project finance as well as corporate risk structures.

Mexival Banpais Finance
M&A and DCM
3/1993 - 10/1995
Participated in the M&A team working on projects within the Mexican government’s privatization process (both buy side and sell side). Worked with the DCM team on bond and commercial paper placements in the local market, primarily tier two corporate issuers and future flow projects (tollroads).