Board of Directors
Alberto Beeck (Chair) is Director of Virgin Hotels and a partner at VH Properties and VH Investments. Until 2008 he was the Executive Director Strategy and Corporate Development at Hochschild Mining Plc., a precious metal, London listed, mining group with activities in several Latin American countries and Canada. Mr Beeck has also been the President of Cementos Pacasmayo, a Peruvian cement producer and distributor. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Head of Latin American Investment Banking for ING Barings, Barings Inc. in New York, and Baring Brothers in London. He has also served as Vice President CorporateFinance Group, Dillon, Read Ltd., London, and Vice President International Corporate Finance and Government Advisory Group for Lehman Brothers, New York. Mr Beeck is the Chairman of the Georgetown University Latin American Board, a member of The Group of 50 and of YPO (Young Presidents Organization). Mr. Beeck received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1978 and an MBA in Finance and International Business from Columbia University in 1982.
Diana Gomez is Chair of the Board of Memo S.A., a large privately held agribusiness operation in Colombia. She is currently the Director of New Country Expansion for Endeavor Global, a not-for-profit organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurship in emerging markets, and is a Trustee of The Hotchkiss School, and an Independent Director of Athilon Capital Corporation. Ms. Gomez holds a BA in Government from Harvard College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Angel Alverde Losada has been Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot, a subsidiary of Grupo Gigante, S.A.B. de C.V. since 1994. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Universidad Iberoamericana and a Masters degree in Finance and Marketing From JL Kellog Graduate School of Management.
Felipe Vergara (Co-Founder and CEO)
Miguel Palacios (Co-Founder and Head of R&D)
Lumni USA
Daniel Echavarria (Chair) is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fundación Corona, a foundation that supports health, education, community development and entrepreneurial development programs in Colombia. He also serves on the Board of Directors of various companies in diverse sectors including Organización Corona, a ceramics and building materials group with headquarters in Colombia. Daniel is also CEO of El Paso Advisors, a family office advisory business in Miami. He previously worked as Commercial Director in GFG Capital, a multi-family office in Miami. Prior to founding El Paso Advisors, he co-founded TeRespondo.com, the leading provider of pay-per-click search engine advertising in Latin America. He was CFO and COO until April 2005 when the company was acquired by Yahoo! The company had more than 6,000 advertisers and employed over 40 people throughout in Miami, Sao Paulo and Mexico City. Daniel has also served on the Family Council of Organización Corona as Treasurer, Vice-Chairman and Chairman between 1999 and 2006. He has a Masters in Finance from London Business School and a BS in Business Administration with distinction from the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Hans Hickler serves as Chief Executive Officer of Global Customer Solutions and Chairman of DHL Global Commercial Board at DHL Worldwide Express, Inc. Previously Mr. Hickler served as Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express - United States at DHL Worldwide Express Inc. since September 29, 2006 and served as Executive Vice President of its Customer Experience Initiative since January 16, 2006. Mr. Hickler joined DHL Worldwide Express in May 2005 and served as a Member of the DHL ... US Management Board. He was also responsible for the development and implementation of DHL's U.S. business strategy in addition to overseeing its real estate and procurement functions.. Mr. Hickler has more than two decades of experience in the transportation industry with the NOL Group and its subsidiaries APL and APL Logistics. He has been a Director of ASTAR Air Cargo. since June 2007 and served as a Director of Cma Logistics Co. Ltd until 2005.
Lumni Mexico
Angel Alverde Losada (Chair) has been Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot, a subsidiary of Grupo Gigante, S.A.B. de C.V. since 1994. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Universidad Iberoamericana and a Masters degree in Finance and Marketing From JL Kellog Graduate School of Management.
Gerardo de Nicolás Gutiérrez, is the Chief Executive Officer. Of Homex. Mr. de Nicolás served as Chief Strategic Officer and head of the Executive Committee of Homex from October 2006 to June 5, 2007. Mr. de Nicolás also served as the CEO of the Company from 1997 to September 2006. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr. de Nicolás served as regional manager, systems manager, and as construction supervisor. He holds an undergraduate degree in industrial engineering from Universidad Panamericana, in Mexico City and an MBA from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Guadalajara.
Carlos Gomez y Gomez, serves as Chairman of the Board of Grupo Financiero Santander SAB de CV. He acts as Member of the Board of Directors of Banco Santander (Mexico) SA and Casa de Bolsa Santander SA de CV. He is Member of the Comprehensive Risk Management Committee and is permanent attendee of the meetings of Audit and Corporate Practices Committee of the Company.
Alejandro Gonzalez Zabalegui, Alejandro González Zabalegui serves as an Executive Vice-President of Operadora OMX, S.A. de C.V. (Office Max). Alejandro also serves as president for the Fideicomiso ProBosque de Chapultepec.
Fernando Fabre, is the President of Endeavor Global. He is also the founder of the Capital Program for Mexico and the former Director of the Business Accelerator Anáhuac. He is a professor at the University of Anáhuac del Sur. He has a PhD in Economics with a specialization in Finance from the Claremont Graduate University and an MBA and BS from the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur.
Felipe Vergara, (see Founder and CEO)
Lumni Colombia
Mario Alvarodiaz (Chair), has founded and turned around several companies in the chemical and apparel industries. Member of the Board of ANDI (Colombian National Association of Industries). BS. Chemical Engineering, Drexel University.
Diana Gomez, (see Board Lumni Inc)
Alvaro Carrizosa, Consultant to the Vice-president of Finance, Banco de Bogotá. Former professor, University of Lincoln, UK. PhD, Management Systems and MS in Organizational Systems, University of Lincoln. B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Los Andes.
Carolina Puerto, Ba, Chair, Automundial. Business Administration Georgetown University
Mauricio Salgar is the Executive VicePresident of the Sanford Group, of of Colombia´s largest industrial conglomerates. He was previously the COO of Ecopetrol, Colombia´s largest company and a business consultant with Booz Allen & Hamilton. He cofunded Despegar.com. Mauricio has an MBA from MIT and a BS in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes
Felipe Vergara, (see Founder and CEO)
Lumni Chile
Enrique Cibié, Chairman of the Board, Masisa S.A. Chairman of the Board, FASA. BA Business Administration, Universidad Católica. MBA Stanford University.
Fernando Edwards, is a Partner and Head of Corporate Finance at IM Trust, one of the main Chilean Investment Banks. He was previously Strategy and Development Director of Endesa for Europe and Development Manager for Enersis in Chile. He has BA in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Católica and an MBA in Finance from Wharton.
Matias Mackenna, Civil Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica also has an MBA from Babson College. He currently serves as Corporate Chief Business Development in Masisa Company. He previously worked for five years as an economic studies Advisor to the Angelini Group.
Pablo Armas, is a Partner at Claro & Asociados. He manages the Private Investment Fund Edison. He was the Administrative Director of Canal del Futbol. Previously, he was a member of the Corporate Finance team of Santander Investment (2001-2005) in Europe. He has a BA in Business from Universidad Católica from Chile.
Patricio Tapia, Civil Engineer from Universidad de Chile. He currently serves as CFO of Antar Chile, par of Angelini Group.
Felipe Vergara, (see Founder and CEO).
Felipe Medina, (Advisor). See Board, Lumni Inc.
Advisory Board
Gil Crawford is the CEO of MicroVest. He has over 20 years experience with microfinance institutions and capital markets, and has worked extensively in Latin America and Africa, as well as in Asia.Previously, Mr. Crawford worked for the Latin American Financial Markets Division at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and focused on investments in microfinance institutions. Prior to joining IFC, Mr. Crawford created and ran Seed Capital Development Fund, a US based non-profit firm, involved in creating financial instruments and attracting funds to capitalize microfinance institutions, primarily in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Specific projects included: Latin American Challenge Investment Fund (LA-CIF), a US$ 20 million loan fund for microfinance institutions in Latin America; DEVCAP, a "shared return mutual fund" whose total assets reached over US$ 27 million dollars. Mr. Crawford has also been a Member of ProFund's Investment Committee and alternate member to the Board of Directors for many years.Before founding SCDF, Mr. Crawford was the Assistant Project Director for Africa Venture Capital Project, a $7.1 million USAID contract designed to create risk capital firms in Africa. Mr. Crawford received his bank training at Chase Manhattan Bank in the mid-80's after working in Africa for the Red Cross and State Department. He graduated from SAIS at Johns Hopkins University in 1983 and Bates College in 1980.
Fernando Fabre is the Managing Director of Endeavor Mexico. He is also the founder of the Capital Program for Mexico and the former Director of the Business Accelerator Anáhuac. He is a professor at the University of Anáhuac del Sur. He has a PhD in Economics with a specialization in Finance from the Claremont Graduate University and an MBA and BS from the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur.
Daniel Echavarra is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fundacion Corona, a foundation that supports health, education, community development and entrepreneurial development programs in Colombia. He also serves on the Board of Directors of various companies in diverse sectors including Organizacion Corona, a ceramics and building materials group with headquarters in Colombia. Daniel is also CEO of El Paso Advisors, a family office advisory business in Miami. He previously worked as Commercial Director in GFG Capital, a multi-family office in Miami. Prior to founding El Paso Advisors, he co-founded TeRespondo.com, the leading provider of pay-per-click search engine advertising in Latin America. He was CFO and COO until April 2005 when the company was acquired by Yahoo! The company had more than 6,000 advertisers and employed over 40 people throughout in Miami, Sao Paulo and Mexico City. Daniel has also served on the Family Council of Organizacion Corona as Treasurer, Vice-Chairman and Chairman between 1999 and 2006. He has a Masters in Finance from London Business School and a BS in Business Administration with distinction from the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Felipe Medina is the Regional Director for Latin America Private Wealth Management of Goldman Sachs. He began his career in Goldman Sachs in 1990 managing assets for Latin American clients and formed the largest team in the region. Between 2000 and 2003, Felipe was Regional Manager for Latin America. Currently, Felipe manages relationships with the most influential families and individuals in the Southern Cone Region. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in Economics and Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before Goldman Sachs, Felipe worked in the Investment Banking Division of Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.
Legal Advisors and Accountants
MBAF: is the largest independent public accounting firm in the State of Florida.(http://www.mbafcpa.com/)
Business Financial Consultants Inc is a CPA firm providing financial services and specialized in Corporate and Personal Taxation. (http://www.bfcinc.com)
Lex Mundi Foundation is a global association of some of the world’s most prestigious corporate law firms. The group has connected Lumni to several top level firms in the US and to Basham Ringe & Correa in Mexico. This association is providing Lumni with high quality financial advice at reasonable costs. (http:/www.lexmundi.org)
Lumni US Legal Advisors and Accountants
Katovich Law Group, General Legal Counsel
Lumni Mexico
Advisor:
Carlos Fernández González, (CEO Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.)
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Grupo Modelo; Member of the Board and Partner of Finaccess Mexico. Member of the Boards of Emerson Electric Co, Grupo Financiero Santander and Crown Imports, LLC.
Auditors
Lumni’s auditors are Grant Thornton International, (http://www.grantthornton.com)
Lumni Mexico has been audited since 2009 by the Mexican subsidiary of Grant Thornton: Salles, Sainz - Grant Thornton, S.C. Lumni can provide audited financial statements for 2009 and 2010.
Grant Thornton Mexico, (http://www.ssgt.com.mx/)
Lumni Colombia
Legal Advisors and Accountants
Felipe Cárdenas, Lawyer
Claudia Gaitán, Independent accountant and tax specialist.
Asesorias González, Independent auditor for enterprises, belonging to Board Member Mario Alvarodiaz.
Auditors
Grant Thornton Colombia (http://www.gtcolombia.com)
Lumni Chile
Legal Advisors
Vial y Palma Abogados, Santiago based legal advisors. Account hangled by Manuel Jose Vial, Senior Parnter. (http://vialypalma.cl)
Auditors
Grant Thornton International, (http://www.grantthornton.com)
