Alvaro Cadavid has been a key member of Spencer Stuart's Bogota team since 1998. With a broad range of industry and functional search experience, Alvaro has special expertise in technology, communications and media; consumer goods and services; legal services; energy; sales and marketing; finance and general management.
Key searches include the CEO of CANTV Venezuela, CEO of CODETEL (Verizon) Dominican Republic; legal vice president of Panamco Colombia; legal vice president of BellSouth Colombia; general manager of Hewlett-Packard Colombia; legal counsel of Exxon Colombia; and legal vice president of Valores Bavaria, Colombia’s largest conglomerate.
Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Alvaro spent five years as a managing director of another international executive search firm, where he was on the board and helped build the firm's presence in Brazil and Argentina. Earlier, he worked for eight years at Tasa International, establishing the firm's presence in Colombia. Alvaro's more than 32 years of professional experience include senior management and finance positions at Hunter-Douglas, The Dow Chemical Company, Sandvik A.B. and Exxon-Colombia. He began his career at Petroleos Mexicanos.
Alvaro speaks English, Spanish and French. He has a B.A. and Licenciatura in economics from the University of the Americas in Mexico.