julio serna

Managing Partner at Diamond Client Consulting

Bio Summary

Over 15 years of experience in consulting and business strategy working with companies across multiple industries in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Passionate on delivering results through collaborative engagement.

Employment History

Managing Partner

Diamond Client Consulting

May 2021 - present

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lead all efforts of Diamond Client Consulting, including coordinating teams to deliver consulting projects and implementation support to SMEs on topics like business strategy, corporate governance & performance management Pe ...see more

Director

Danone

October 2019 - April 2021

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Coordinated strategy definition and implementation, as well as Board meetings for the Global C&P Organization Animated the Annual Strategic Planning Process both financial and business, liaising with corporate strategy team S ...see more

Principal

Kearney

July 2010 - September 2019

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Operations Transformation practice leader in Mexico, author of over 12 articles in specialized magazines, serving as Subject Matter Expert in Hispano America. Led multiple projects on Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Optimiza ...see more

Consultant

Diamond Client Consulting

January 2006 - June 2008

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Led 5 different projects within one year, resulting in more than $4MM annual savings for the client and carried out a full organizational re-design for a purchasing organization defining the Procurement organization strategy

Analyst

Aquanima

November 2004 - December 2005

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Worked in 4 different Strategic Sourcing engagements for one of the largest banks and a leading Food and Beverage company in Mexico achieving savings of over $1.5 MM dollars in IT related and packaging categories

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:

Led a team of 5 consultants and coordinated 3 global subject matter experts in a project to re-define the long-term strategy of an FMCG/ Retail client with a special focus on the opportunities and challenges from Digital transformation

Industry: Consumer Products

Topic(s): Digital, Strategy & Planning

Project Description:

Defined the governance model aligned to the company strategy which we reviewed and documented, including definition of governance bodies, review of key company decisions, required changes to company policies & procedures and definition of a risk management model

Industry: Financial Services

Topic(s): Strategy & Planning

Project Description:

Led a team of consultants to perform a due diligence on two target companies in the Oil & Gas industry in Mexico for a US based PE fund looking to invest, looking at market conditions and validating potential future income for target companies

Industry: Principal Investors

Topic(s): Strategy & Planning

Education

Master's in Business Administration/Management

Darden Graduate School of Business

2010

Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering

Texas A&M University

2003

Language Skills

English Spanish; Castilian

Country Experience

Brazil Colombia Mexico Netherlands Peru United States

Skills

Business

KPIs,

Performance Management System,

Strategy Execution,

Project Management,

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Business Case,

Business Planning,

Business Unit Strategy,

Corporate Strategy,

Operating Model,

Scenario Planning,

Strategic Planning,

Trends & Global Forces,

Digital Strategy,

Feasability Studies,

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Distribution,

Procurement,

Strategic Sourcing

Industry Experience

Principal Investors

Private Equity

Real Estate & Construction

Construction