Felix Palacio

General Manager / Managing Partner @ Fair Play Consulting | Business Transformation

Mexico

About

At the helm of Fair Play Consulting, I harness over a decade of business strategy expertise, guiding medium-sized companies to expand their market share and profitability. My tenure reflects a commitment to elevating organizational performance through strategic advice and the application of effective solutions, such as securing new investors and partners. As the CEO of The Bespoke Co, I've pioneered a resurgence in bespoke fashion, offering clients a personalized design experience. We've crafted an exclusive niche for individuals seeking distinction in their attire, underpinned by impeccable quality and service. Our vision is to empower every client as their own fashion designer, leveraging the finest materials and the latest trends.

Experience

  • General Manager / Managing Partner at Fair Play Consulting
    Oct 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 9 mos

    International Consulting Firm specialized in business strategy, marketing, business development and managed operation to improve performance of medium sized companies. We provide strategic advice and practical support to the leadership team to help them grow turnover, market share and margin. The high level executive experience in our team enables us to define the right strategy and we are able to use our extensive network of connections to apply the most appropriate solution which may include bringing new investors or business partners on board.

  • Associate Director Mexico at Nello Investimentos
    Mar 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

    MANIFEST We believe in the strength of business owners and entrepreneurs as transformation agents for a better world. Common and differentiated people who come together, moved by a vision, a dream or an ideal. We believe in you Nello Investments, a company of Mergers and Acquisitions, Investments and Financial Solutions, concentrates its forces and expertise in helping these business owners, who drive the economy, who take risks and who are protagonists in investing in the development of products and services, breaking new frontiers and markets. It is in these business owners that we believe! We are aware that the journey is full of obstacles and it was not easy for any business owner to get this far, but we are convinced that for many the next step may be the most important. For this, we faithfully believe in the power of collaboration. We will reach the goals together Our principles and intentions express our personal and professional values. Nello Investments , with ethics, transparency, independence and effective movements, intends to collaborate in this business journey, helping to build a new vision for the future, to take the next step, to review its strategic position and, above all, to generate value not only for company but also to all stakeholders. We believe in creativity and innovation as a means to achieve incredible, unique and, above all, sustainable results. Convergence of interests, lasting relationships, and thirst for opportunities, rigid analysis and confidentiality complement Nello investments’ way of acting. We are therefore challenge-driven and the markets increasingly demand more intelligence, strategy and speed to overcome them. We are prepared for this! WELCOME TO NELLO INVESTMENTS. TOGETHER WE WILL IMPACT THE MARKET!

  • General Manager / Managing Director at Heyday Consulting Group
    Mar 2010 - Oct 2013 · 3 yrs 8 mos

    Management Consulting firm dedicated to serve intimately medium businesses in Mexico that want or need to transform themselves into better companies through our consulting, implementation and managed services. Merged into FairPlay Consulting.

  • General Manager / Managing Director LA North at BearingPoint
    Dec 2005 - Apr 2010 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Successfully transformed BE Mexico into a profitable operation by setting a Customer Intimacy strategy that led to recover and attract leading customers in their industry by innovating in their core business process which led Bearingpoint Mexico to achieve a double digit growth in sales, revenue and operating income. Sold, delivered and successfully finished highly innovative projects for the biggest customers in Pubic Services, Financial Services, Telco & Media and Consumer Packaged goods. Developed from scratch the Public Services practice, by getting a USD 30 M contract with the Government of Costa Rica. Awards: Sign In Stock Units, Cash Retention Bonus, Performance Stock Units.

  • IBM (8 yrs)
    • LA Public Sector Managing Partner
      Oct 2002 - Dec 2005 · 3 yrs 3 mos

      Created the Public Sector practice from zero to largest one in the Mexican market place and IBM Latin America with high profitability and a clear long term path developing a pan-Latin American practice by focusing on Mexico and successfully selling and delivering more than USD 150 M in consulting and systems integration services in a three years period.

    • Managing Partner
      Jun 2001 - Oct 2002 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Successfully turned around consulting and application management services business units in Mexico into a healthy practice, achieving the financial targets by developing a transformation leadership team that achieved all financial targets.

    • Financial Services Managing Principal
      Jan 2001 - Jun 2001 · 6 mos

      Created Latin American banking practice. Initially serving one Ibero-America customer and achieving sales exceeding the full year target within the first six months. Practice continued to be an important part of Latin American consulting business to the present.