l WHO WE ARE
History
Since its foundation in 1984, FUNDES has been a pioneering and visionary organization in developing the region’s private sector. Its efforts have focused on strengthening the business capacity of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in order to improve their position in the markets and transform the sectors, regions, and overall business-enabling environment.
FUNDES’s efforts have set the pace for creating a business development services market in Latin America geared toward the MSME. Likewise, it has helped prioritize MSMEs on the development agenda of governments, the private sector and international entities, all of which support FUNDES to carry out its mission.
As of 2009, FUNDES is operating in 10 countries throughout Latin America, encouraging the development of MSMEs, along with 175 direct collaborators and more than 450 external consultants.
Mission and Vision
Mission:
FUNDES promotes the competitive development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America.
Vision:
FUNDES, with its gifted team of collaborators, is committed to the mission and sustainability of the organization. It’s the standard for SMEs in Latin America that drives competitiveness and sustainable development with innovative, custom-made solutions, the latest technology and a network of offices and allies worldwide.
Our Team:
FUNDES International
Executive Board
Ulrich Frei
Executive Director
International Research and Allies Management
Elfid Torres
International Research and Allies Manager
etorres@fundes.org
Andrés Rivera
Research and Allies Management Technical Assistant
anrivera@fundes.org
Irma Gutiérrez
Research Coordinator
igutierrez@fundes.org
Oswaldo Segura
Researcher
osegura@fundes.org
Viviana Martínez - Conde
Development and Transfer Coordinator
vmartinez@fundes.org
Sandra Ramírez
Communication Coordinator
sramirez@fundes.org
Merlyn Rojas
Business Procedures Simplification Program Coordinator
mrojas@fundes.org
Elena Sancho
Business Procedures Simplification Program Consultant
esancho.consultor@fundes.org
International Administration and Finance Management
Catalina Pacheco
International Administration and Finance Manager
cpacheco@fundes.org
Kattia Vega
Administration and Finance Assistant
vvega@fundes.org
Priscilla Jiménez
Human Capital Management Coordinator
pjimenez@fundes.org
Guillermo Naranjo
Information and Communication Technologies Coordinator
gnaranjo@fundes.org
Juan Pablo Arango
Head of Platform Support
jarango@fundes.org
Vanesa Rivera
Secretary / Receptionist
vrivera@fundes.org
Management by Country
Argentina
Paul Hartley
General Manager
argentina@fundes.org
Bolivia
Leslie Claros M.
General Manager
lclaros@fundes.org
Chile
Claudio Andrés del Campo Carrasco
General Manager
ccampo@fundes.org
Colombia
Rubén Darío Salazar Alvarez
General Manager
rsalazar@fundes.org
Costa Rica
Antonio Morales
amorales@fundes.org
Guatemala
Olga Marina Castillo de Samayoa
General Manager
omsamayoa@fundes.org
El Salvador
Oscar Ricardo Quintanilla
Executive Director
oquintanilla@fundes.org
Mexico
Joel Narváez Nieto
General Director
jnarvaez@fundes.org
Panama
Iris de Repetto
General Manager
irepetto@fundes.org
Venezuela
Miriam Migliore
General Manager
mmigliore@fundes.org