Based in Buenos Aires, Juan Manuel Valverde is active in Egon Zehnder’s Technology & Communications, Industrial, and Health practices with a particular focus on emerging markets. He also belongs to the Firm’s Human Resources and Travel & Hospitality practices as well as its Board Advisory.
I am strongly energized by helping others develop and maximize their potential, and by seeing the impact that the right person can have in the right role at an organization.
Prior to joining Egon Zehnder, Juan Manuel was the Chief Planning Officer at Aerolíneas Argentinas and actively involved in that company’s transformation process. Before that he was a strategic planning and route manager with LATAM Airlines in Buenos Aires. Earlier, Juan Manuel was with the Boston Consulting Group in Buenos Aires. He began his career at Hermes Management Consulting.
Juan Manuel earned a degree in industrial engineering from the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, ITBA) and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Besides his native Spanish, he is fluent in English and French. Outside work, Juan Manuel enjoys spending time with his wife and three sons and practicing Taekwondo (he holds the rank of 6th Dan Master).