Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City, Mexico
Global General Manager with 30+ years of experience in the Healthcare IT industry, enterprise Customer Management, Technology Solutions Consulting and delivery across Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East, Central Asia, CIS Countries and Africa. Experience developing, mentoring and leading customer teams in a delivery context. Deep understanding of Emerging Markets. Wide expertise in the design and implementation of successful go-to-market strategies; business start-ups, mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and creation of legal structure for local subsidiaries, while successfully coping with change management and cultural diversity issues Specialties: Management, Strategy, Marketing, Channel management, Private & Government Sales, Healthcare IT, Medical Devices. Business management in high inflation countries, Business management in countries with local currency depreciation / appreciation. Conflict analysis & Conflict Solving, Collaborative business.
2015 - 2017: CAGR 26%
Relocated to Corporate HQ, undertaking P&L responsibility over Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine & Algiers, to replicate the business growth achieved in Latin America. Board member of Agfa-Gevaert SSK, Agfa Healthcare Kazakhstan LLP, Agfa Healthcare Saudi Arabia Company Limited LLC, Agfa Healthcare South Africa Proprietary Limited, Agfa Healthcare Solutions LLC (Dubai).
Promoted to assume global P&L responsibility over Mexico, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Brazil & Colombia subsidiaries. President BoD Agfa Healthcare Mexico President BoD Agfa Healthcare Argentina President BoD Agfa Healthcare Chile President BoD Agfa Healthcare Peru
Responsible over all Healthcare business activities within the entire Latin America & Caribbean region.
Promoted to overtake responsibility over Agfa’s Healthcare business unit in the North Latin America & Caribbean Region taking full P&L responsibility over the Healthcare business in Colombia, Venezuela & Mexico.
In charge of Medical Systems, Non-destructive testing, Microfilm & Cine (Motion Pictures) business units upon the spin-off from Bayer de Mexico SA de CV. Technical Service Manager for the whole company (Graphics, Photo & Medical). IT Manager. (Responsible for creation of the own IT infrastructure).
Responsible for the business lines: Medical Systems, non-Destructive Testing, Microfilm & Cine (Motion Pictures). Active in 4 completely different markets (Hospitals, pipe line & construction, banks & archives, motion pictures)