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Ariel Sbdar
CEO and Co-Founder at Cocos Capital
Argentina
Overview
Ariel Sbdar is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cocos Capital, showcasing expertise in entrepreneurship, trade finance, and venture capital. With a background in M&A and private equity, Ariel has led successful business strategies and mergers while also serving as a finance professor and micro-lending coordinator at Un Techo para mi País.
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer
2020 - Current
Professor of Finance
2016 - 2021
Head of Strategy
2018 - 2020
M&A Associate
2017 - 2018
Structured Finance Analyst
2016 - 2017
Organized and structured debt instruments including asset-backed-securities, corporate and sovereign bonds and closed mutual funds
Private Wealth Advisor and Trader
2014 - 2015
Private Equity Analyst
2014 - 2014
Micro-lending coordinator
2010 - 2012
Implemented the micro-lending plan in a new neighborhood. Coordinated, taught and advised 15 new volunteers for the plan.
Business Development Analyst Intern
2012 - 2012
• Designed and managed the company´s financial department to control invoices and collections through different accounting tools such as Xero and Excel applications • Contacted 400 debtor customers, using CRM tools increasing the collection level from 20% to 83% (USD 16K to USD 80K) of the total monthly billed and surpassing targets 3-fold