CEO Club
How to better collect, analyze and act on data: McCann’s Carlos Gutierrez
In today’s digital age, companies must use data to measure and grow their businesses and also, disrupt them. How to do that was the focus of WorldCity’s CEO Club on Feb. 3, 2017, led by Carlos E. Gutierrez, Miami CEO and Chief Growth Officer for Latin America at ad agency McCann Worldgroup. “Disruption is prevalent.…
Read MoreE-Commerce in Latin America: Opportunities and Challenges
Latin America has tremendous potential for e-commerce but must overcome hurdles ranging from limited use of credit cards to a lack of online presence for many small businesses. Those were some highlights from a discussion at WorldCity’s CEO Club led by Paul Tessy, CEO for DHL’s e-commerce division for Latin America & Canada, held Dec.…
Read MoreMedtronic forges a new path in Latin America
The tough times every company eventually faces can be met with retrenchment, or, said Hugo F. Villegas, president of Latin America for Medtronic, seen as an opportunity to find new markets, attract talent and position itself for when the clouds clear. That is the approach medical device maker Medtronic has pursued in the last year-and-a-half…
Read MoreInnovation: The great idea is just the start
Whirlpool is a well-known and trusted appliance brand, a company in business for more than a century, and it’s associated with gleaming refrigerators, polished stoves and above all, washing machines. So what do innovation and disruption mean to such a mature business, which provides products people will still need in any foreseeable scenario? Quite a…
Read MoreRisk in the Modern World: from snap judgments to competition
“What keeps you up at night?” Ken Roberts, WorldCity CEO asked a group of top multinational executives and company directors in advance of a round table discussion lead by Alejandro Marmorek, chief commercial officer at Aon Risk Solutions, Latin America Division. That question hit home with participants at the WorldCity CEO Club event, “Identifying Risk…
Read MoreDuty free: Beyond shopping, a niche indicator
Duty free shopping is a fun part of international travel. After all, where else can you stock up on top liquor brands, pricey perfumes and fancy cigars shorn of their tax and customs charges? But duty free companies are a lot more than fun, said Rene Riedi, regional COO for Region 2 of the Dufry…
Read MoreA fraud-fighting primer from Kroll’s Jim Faulkner
It’s a problem companies endure across the world, from New York to São Paulo – corruption, bribery, theft and fraud. The biggest, baddest non-governmental cop on that beat might be Kroll, the well-known risk mitigation firm. To Jim Faulkner, managing director with Kroll’s Investigations and Disputes Group and head of the firm’s Miami office, understanding…
Read MoreCredit risk in Latin America: Currency devaluations and other challenges
Growing instability in Brazil. A drop in oil prices. Reduced demand for commodities from China: Calculating credit risk in Latin America means analyzing these kinds of shifts along with other economic and financial data. Antonio Bejarano, who runs the Miami Agency of Banco Internacional de Costa Rica S.A. (BICSA), explained how credit risk works at WorldCity’s…
Read MoreSelling pharmaceuticals in Latin America: Johnson & Johnson’s view
Despite challenges from red tape to patent infringement, Latin America offers good opportunities to boost sales of pharmaceuticals, and Johnson & Johnson is committed to the region “for the long term.” That was the word from Antonio Ferreira, Johnson & Johnson’s International Vice President for Janssen Latin America, at WorldCity’s CEO Club meeting held Feb. 5, 2016, in Coral Gables.…
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