At Caoba Capital, we believe that people are at the core of our firm’s success. We bring together a world-class team of individuals that combine a very diverse set of talents and skills and broad experience in finance, strategy and operations. The common thread is an obsession for creating results for our clients. The Caoba Capital team is also complemented by strong relationships with professional service firms and institutions.
In order to attract, retain and motivate the best team, we have also built an environment that reinforces our core values of integrity, teamwork, passion for quality and dedication to clients.
We also are on the lookout for world-class management talent that can contribute to the success of our portfolio companies and the overall development of the Central American region.
Managing Director
Rodrigo SALCEDO
- Former Senior Manager, E&Y Central America, Inc.
- Former Director for Corporate Development, Treasury and Finance at Grupo TACA
- Over 9 years experience in corporate finance and investment banking practices. Experience covers mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity restructuring, valuations, asset-backed financing, and raising capital
- BA in Economics (Berkeley)
- T:+503 2267-2720; rsalcedo@caobacapital.com.
Vice Presidents
Rodrigo ESCOBAR
- Former Sr. Consultant at E&Y Central America, Inc.
- Experience advising clients in mergers and acquisitions, valuations, financial modeling and debt restructuring
- Industry experience covers airlines, real estate, telecommunications and manufacturing industries
- BA in Economics and International Relations (Tufts University)
- T:+503 2267-2745; rescobar@caobacapital.com.
Carlos PALACIOS
- Former Senior Manager, E&Y Central America, Inc.
- Former Consultant, Strategy & Process Optimization, Deloitte Consulting, Chicago
- More than 6 years experience in financial modeling, project planning and execution, debt restructuring, valuations, process optimization and M&A in the consumer business, logistics, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, banking, energy and agriculture industries
- BS and MS in Industrial Engineering (Purdue University)
- T:+503 2267-2730; cpalacios@caobacapital.com.
Juan Mauricio WURMSER
- Former Financial Analyst at Citigroup Corporate & Investment Banking (NY)
- Experience advising corporate and sovereign clients across Latin America and Europe in mergers & acquisitions, executing capital raising and liability management transactions
- Worked with clients in the energy, consumer goods, telecom, industrial and banking industries
- Former Finance Director, Ogilvy Guatemala
- BBA Finance (University of Texas)
- CFA Charterholder
- T:+503 2267-2785; jwurmser@caobacapital.com.
Associates
Jorge ALFARO
- Former management accountant in the airline and consumer goods industries
- Experience in accounting, budgeting, financial analysis, project planning and implementation
- BS Business Administration (ESEN)
- T:+503 2267-2725; jalfaro@caobacapital.com.
Alejandro CRISTIANI
- Over 8 years of experience as member of Board of Directors of several financial industry companies, including insurance, credit card and pension funds
- Extensive management and operating experience in food service industry
- AB in Political Economy (Princeton University) and MBA (Duke University, Fuqua)
- T:+503 2267-2737; acristiani@caobacapital.com.
Sebastián ORTIZ
- 5 years experience in airline, beverage, plastics and automotive industries
- 7 years experience as Member of the Board of Directors in Companies in the agricultural and automotive sectors
- MBA, Columbia Graduate School of Business (New York, New York) & BA Liberal Arts
(St John's College, Maryland) - T:+503 2267-2760; sortiz@caobacapital.com.