"I had the privilege of working with Carlos in my capacity as director of a business group of which he was CEO. Carlos is an executive of the highest level, with the capacity and knowledge necessary to transform an organization and with the conviction that any company, with the appropriate talent, can become a world-class company.
During his career Carlos has had to face technical and administrative problems of various kinds and has contacts with international experts in various disciplines, which allows him to identify the appropriate tools to transform an organization."
Pedro Miguel Navas | Director and former CEO Ospinas & Cia, Colombia
"Carlos is a truly inspiring leader that combines outstanding people skills with phenomenal methodological approach for value creation.
He is unique in his ability to take the knowledge and experience that exist within an organization, polish and refine it until it becomes a shining diamond. He is a master of asking the right questions and transforming abstract concepts and goals through a methodological and disciplined system to true value creation actions.
Hands down, Carlos is a top tier master of transformational change that can help you make the most of your organization."
Yochai Gafni | President Dow Israel, Israel
"Working with NOVAURUM was a pleasure and an honour. Besides being excellent implementers, they are great people.
The economic results were tangible, but the most important contribution was the process of transformation and cultural change that was generated during the process, which created new capabilities for the organization."
Cipriano López | Innovation Leader, Grupo Bancolombia, and former General Manager Industrias Haceb, Colombia
"Working with Carlos for almost two years was a unique experience, since his approach has three characteristics:
1) Focused on exponential growth, through implementing practical tools to increase competitiveness.
2) Systemic approach whereas leaders we worked simultaneously towards 5 key elements: Clients/Consumers, Markets, Technology and Digital, Operational Excellence and People/Talent.
3) Develop a balanced innovation pipeline that is congruent with the businesses realities, where the financial indicators, compensation and organizational systems, are aligned to move these projects throughout the current culture.
Carlos and his team have a style of consulting and leadership that is close and humble, but at the same time demanding, challenging and strategic.
I do not boast, when I say that my team and I, had two years of exponential learning, working closely with Carlos."
Juan Manuel Solorzano | Entrepreneur, VP of Talent and Organizational Development, Colombia
"Carlos has the ability to spread his philosophy of excellence and integrity to his team, motivating them to set admirable goals realistically. He delivers extraordinary results in a very short time, allowing each individual to exploit his own potential to the fullest, as part of an organization.
Working with Carlos makes you think big. His guide induces you to find your ideal approach and his energy drives you to "play in the big leagues". My experience with Carlos did not only enriched me professionally, it also gave me a friend."
Johnny Adum | General Manager, Proexpo - Procesadora y Exportadora de Mariscos S.A, Ecuador
"I have had the pleasure of working with Carlos Orozco on different business challenges in Latin America.
Our speciality is the optimization of the supply chain, and everything related to operational excellence is a fundamental pillar in Carlos' vision to improve business performance.
Therefore, I can say that we have been in contact with a demanding professional, focused, loyal to the best practices and, additionally, a person oriented to the task, with deep ethical codes and a direct and clear relationship with people.
We have learned a lot working with Carlos, both technical aspects and governance of the organizations. Not only does his professional ability make a difference, but the best combination of performance and human quality is the key to success for his clients.
I strongly recommend exposing your organization to the high professional and human standards of Carlos and his team, to diagnose, define work plans and execute innovative, profitable and sustainable business strategies."
Luis Cappeletti | General Director, S&OP Team, Colombia
"Working hand in hand with Carlos Orozco inspired us, really opened our minds and we realized that we could achieve much more. This is how we achieved results of which we did not even dare to dream before.
Today, after working with Carlos, I always ask myself: are we really challenging ourselves enough? What am I not seeing that Carlos would see?
Working with Carlos has been a high value transformational milestone, not only for the company, but also for the people who lived through it."
Elbert Yate | COO at Patria Investimentos, Colombia
"I had the pleasure of working with Carlos over many years and projects, across several industries.
Carlos is a change agent, with deep business, technical and strategic insight who understands how to maximize value creation. He is a transformational leader who engages teams and motivates individuals in different parts of the organization to drive successful outcomes.
Carlos is as comfortable working with corporate boards as with execution teams, and he always keeps the ultimate success of the project in mind, effectively utilizing customized approaches that deliver successful results."
Jose Pina | Strategy & Business Development Director – Dow Asia/Pacific, China
"When I made the decision to retire after more than 45 years as an entrepreneur in the construction industry, I asked Carlos Orozco to help me structure my company to project it into the future in a sustainable manner, which would not depend on my presence in any executive position, preserving the fundamental principles and values that I have always believed in, and building on the strengths we have developed over the years.
This process has been supremely enriching because Carlos has a comprehensive vision that includes all areas of the company from management, commercial, technical and construction, to financial, accounting and administrative.
The restructuring work done to project the company into the future is full of wisdom because of the way Carlos has led and empowered the different groups, giving them a north, and highlighting the strengths of each person to inspire them to give their best of themselves.
Carlos understood quickly that this was a fundamental first step that had to be taken, and I feel admiration and respect for the knowledge, experience and wisdom with which this process has been managed, and that has resulted in supremely positive transformations of people in key positions for the operation of the company.
But of equal importance has been the way in which Carlos understood the financial and business situation of the company, the limitations and problems that we had with the existing projects, and the way in which he has helped us take advantage of new opportunities and technologies to significantly improve the results , and prepare the organization and the company for a future based on the permanent pursuit of excellence.
The moral, spiritual and intellectual principles of Carlos are those of a person trained, structured and with the knowledge and clarity to apply human values in all his management decisions."
Richard Deeb | CEO Deeb & Asociados, Colombia
