Carlos Gadala-Maria

Run the day-to-day operation in an international securities Broker Dealer with presence mostly in Latin America but also in the US and Switzerland. Overall responsibility for the growth strategy and profitability of our firm. Also responsible for all regulatory and compliance matters. Have increased sales 240% over four years, expanded our presence to over 10 countries within our region, and expanded our product base to include an asset management unit, a commodities trading unit, and an insurance unit.

Was the Region Head in charge of the Private Banking business of American Express Bank International for Latin America for approximately 6 years. Primary responsibility was the hiring, training, coaching and motivating for high performance a sales force of 39 relationship managers throughout the region. Increased our sales force fourfold and revenue by 200%, from a base of under $30 million to $65 million annually. Also penetrated a number of new markets in Central America and the Caribbean.

Senior Portfolio manager for a leading asset management group in the South Florida region. Managed a group of three Emerging Markets and High Yield Fixed Income mutual funds. Ensured performance above comparable indices and peer group. Generated Alpha through exhaustive research on all possible credits in the EM high yield universe. Two of the funds I managed won best in class awards by Latin Finance and Lipper for three years in a row. Total assets under management reached $1.6 billion.