Functional Skills
Business Development
Growth Strategy
Commercial Excellence
Market Intelligence
Customer Experience
Business Unit Strategy
Cost Reduction
Product Innovation
Commercial Due Diligence
Brand Strategy
Carve-Outs
Commercial Strategy
Post-Merger Integration
Strategic Planning
Software Skills
Capital IQ
Data visualization
DocuSign
Dropbox
Jira
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Outlook
Salesforce
Sharepoint
Sector Experience
Energy
Industrials
Manufacturing
Retail
Languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish
French
German
Countries Worked In
FR DE IT NL PT ES CH GB USNotable Clients
McKinsey & Company
TE Connectivity
Fortune 500
Experience
Vikas Consulting
Management Consulting
Founder and Managing Partner
1/2025 - Present
Leads overall consulting practice with focus on C-suite and Board advisory on topics related to business development, GTM strategies, commercial excellence, global corporate and segment organic, inorganic and new product growth. Main projects include:
- European expansion assessment, deployment and capital raising activities support for telecom SaaS LatAm startup
- Senior Advisor for Multinational Private Equity Fund
- Power and liquid cooling future needs and respective GTM and growth strategy for Datacentre operator
• Public speaker at several Start up and Datacenter conferences
- European expansion assessment, deployment and capital raising activities support for telecom SaaS LatAm startup
- Senior Advisor for Multinational Private Equity Fund
- Power and liquid cooling future needs and respective GTM and growth strategy for Datacentre operator
• Public speaker at several Start up and Datacenter conferences
nVent
Corporate Strategy & Development
VP Global Growth (EFS BU)
1/2022 - 3/2025
- Member of Business Unit leadership team and leader of team with over 30 FTEs across the Growth Function
- Led global sales team, including AOP and quarterly plans, for key growth initiatives leading to revenue growth from approx. $300M to $400M in 2 years
- Developed long term strategic growth path $1.25B BU with emphasis on Connected New Product Innovation, Mega projects, Distribution Channels and M&A leading to ~7% of annual growth
- Led transformation for Commercial Excellence practices for all aspects related to Distributors Excellence, Salesforce, Pricing and New Product launch practices
- Led global sales team, including AOP and quarterly plans, for key growth initiatives leading to revenue growth from approx. $300M to $400M in 2 years
- Developed long term strategic growth path $1.25B BU with emphasis on Connected New Product Innovation, Mega projects, Distribution Channels and M&A leading to ~7% of annual growth
- Led transformation for Commercial Excellence practices for all aspects related to Distributors Excellence, Salesforce, Pricing and New Product launch practices
nVent
Corporate Strategy & Development
VP Corporate Strategy and Commercial Excellence
1/2017 - 1/2022
- Led global corporate strategy team for all aspects related to nVent medium tolong term strategy. From 2017 to 2023 business expanded $1B in revenues
- Led M&A strategy and respective end to end deployment at enterprise levelacross 9 deals spanning from $20M to $500M in enterprise value
- Transformed Commercial Excellence with focus on standardization and KPI tracking of sales processes and respective performance dashboards, customer experience and digital marketing improvements
- Built market intelligence function and processes for all Corporate and Business Units requirements, including competitors’ and market oversight
- Led M&A strategy and respective end to end deployment at enterprise levelacross 9 deals spanning from $20M to $500M in enterprise value
- Transformed Commercial Excellence with focus on standardization and KPI tracking of sales processes and respective performance dashboards, customer experience and digital marketing improvements
- Built market intelligence function and processes for all Corporate and Business Units requirements, including competitors’ and market oversight
nVent
Corporate Strategy & Development
Global Senior Director Marketing, M&A and Strategy (Valves and Controls)
1/2016 - 1/2017
- Led M&A vendor due diligence activities related to the sale of the entire Business Unit ($3B valuation) to Emerson Electric
- Led three divestments across the globe (~$20M valuation each)
- Developed BU Strategy and managed communications (15 people) to best match the strategic direction of the business
- Led three divestments across the globe (~$20M valuation each)
- Developed BU Strategy and managed communications (15 people) to best match the strategic direction of the business
nVent
Corporate Strategy & Development
Director M&A and Strategy (Valves
11/2013 - 1/2016
- Global responsibilities for market and competitive intelligence analysis, overall business strategy, near term organic strategy deployment and M&A related activities
Walgreens Boots Alliance
Corporate Strategy & Development
Head Corporate Strategy and M&A
9/2010 - 11/2013
- Led path for the Latin America region growth with the acquisition of Farmacias Benavides in Mexico and Farmacias Ahumada in Chile ($300M valuation)
- Assessed best companies for Alliance Boots next transformational deal including Walgreen. Work was rewarded with the $14B purchase of Alliance Boots by Walgreens, which provided the exit strategy for KKR
- Was part of Alliance Boots and Walgreen deal integration team as well as integration of $20M hearing aid business acquisition
- Assessed best companies for Alliance Boots next transformational deal including Walgreen. Work was rewarded with the $14B purchase of Alliance Boots by Walgreens, which provided the exit strategy for KKR
- Was part of Alliance Boots and Walgreen deal integration team as well as integration of $20M hearing aid business acquisition
L.E.K. Consulting
Management Consulting
Senior Strategy Consultant
8/2008 - 9/2010
- Joined the company as a summer intern and then as a full time position. Developed typical consulting strategical work with projects ranging from private equity commercial due diligence to organic, inorganic and cost reduction assessments
Cazenove Capital Management
Research
Summer Investment Research Associate
6/2007 - 7/2007
Equity research analyst that evaluated financial data, industry trends, and company performance to provide investment recommendations on publicly traded stocks
Building Design Partnership
Engineering
Senior Structural Engineer
8/2003 - 8/2006
Designed, analyzed, and oversaw the design and construction of safe and efficient load-bearing global structures, ensuring compliance with engineering standards and project requirements
AFASSOCIADOS
Engineering
Structural Engineer
9/2000 - 8/2003
Designed, analyzed, and oversaw the design and construction of one Football stadium and one Opera House