Santiago Fernandez-Renau

Regional Leader Southern Europe & Latam at skills.lab (by Anton Paar) X-McKinsey || LaLiga BS || CEIBS MBA

Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

About

Multilingual executive with 20+ years of international experience leading business transformation, digital innovation, and enterprise-scale program delivery across Europe and Latin America. Proven track record in building markets from scratch, scaling high performing teams, and driving technology adoption across complex corporate environments. Passionate about sports, football, international expansion and tech-enalbled growth.

Experience

  • Regional Leader Southern Europe & Latam at Anton Paar SportsTec
    Oct 2025 - Present · 9 mos

  • McKinsey & Company (On-site)
    • Regional Leader & Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      LATAM + Southern Europe + EEMA General Manager for WAVE (McKinsey SaaS Solution) - Scaled BU operation to serve 150+ clients across 35+ countries in 3 languages. - Leading cross-functional team of 70+professionals across business development, client success, tech support and solution delivery. - Oversaw client expansion in LATAM across 20 countries, building strategic accounts and growing adoption across diverse industries.

    • LATAM Regional Leader & Associate Partner
      Jun 2018 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos

      LATAM General Manager for WAVE (McKinsey SaaS Solutions) - Started operation from scratch (employee 001) - After 5 years I got an operation serving 100+ corporate clients based in 20 countries in Latin America in 3 different languages (Spanish, Portuguese and English) with a team of 30+ people.

    • LATAM Client Development Manager
      Jul 2015 - May 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      LATAM Client Development Manager for WAVE (McKinsey SaaS Solution) - Opened and developed the LATAM market for SaaS division inside McKinsey from ground zero, laying the foundation for subsequent multi-region growth.

  • General Manager DELAWARE BRASIL at Grupo Delaware
    Feb 2013 - Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Grupo Delaware (1.000 employees, 12 countries). - Reporting directly to Global CEO and Global COO - Launched Brazilian operation from scratch, growing the business to 3M USD/year in revenue. - Full P&L ownership, strategic parterships, team recruitment.

  • CEIBS MBA in Shanghai (La Caixa Full Scholarship) at China Europe International Business School
    Aug 2011 - Jan 2013 · 1 yr 6 mos

    ▪ COPPEAD exchange student in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Business Development & Innovation Manager at Telefónica, S.A.
    Jan 2008 - Jul 2011 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    - Manged pre-commercial tech initiatives and corporate partnerships for innovation-driven business opportunities. - Partners Program (Movilforum) initiatives management