Team

James R. Worms is a co-founder and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paladin Realty, where he oversees the firm’s investment strategy and execution. He serves on the firm’s executive, investment and valuation committees. Prior to forming Paladin Realty in 1995, Mr. Worms was a Managing Director of Salomon Brothers, where he co-managed the firm’s worldwide real estate investment banking activities. In this capacity, he was involved in real estate investment and advisory transactions totaling billions of dollars, including extensive experience in all types of commercial and residential real estate. Prior to joining Salomon Brothers in 1987, Mr. Worms was a Principal at Eastdil Realty, Inc. where he directed Eastdil’s Western Region partnership investment operations. Before joining Eastdil in 1980, Mr. Worms worked as a Certified Public Accountant at Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Worms has been a member of various industry organizations including the Pension Real Estate Association, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute, where he serves on the Recreation Development Council.

Mr. Worms graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA with a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Mr. Worms also graduated from Hastings College of Law with a Juris Doctor degree.

Frederick Gortner is a co-founder, Chief Operating Officer and Head of U.S. Strategy for Paladin Realty, where he leads the firm’s U.S. apartment platforms. Mr. Gortner is involved in all aspects of the firm’s investment activities, management and operations across the Americas.  He serves on the firm’s executive, investment and valuation committees. Prior to joining the predecessor of Paladin Realty in 1994, Mr. Gortner was a co-founder and Director of Enterprise Property Management, Inc., a real estate management company focused on value-added repositioning of workforce rental housing in Southern California, as well as a Principal with the Tucker Investment Group, Inc., a Los Angeles based real estate investment and development firm. He began his career at Chemical Bank (now JP Morgan Chase) in New York working on real estate related transactions. He has been a member of various industry organizations including the Pension Real Estate Association, the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Urban Land Institute. He has served on the boards of several civic organizations and led various public-private initiatives including business improvement district formation and zoning code reforms. He is a licensed California real estate broker.

Mr. Gortner graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Liberal Arts. He also graduated from The Anderson School of Management at UCLA with a Master’s degree in Business Administration, where he was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma national scholastic honor society and awarded the Wittenberg-Livingston Academic Fellowship for real estate studies.

Randall Loker is a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Paladin Realty, where he aids in defining and implementing Paladin’s investment strategy throughout Latin America. He serves on the firm’s investment and ESG committees. Prior to joining Paladin Realty in 2007, Mr. Loker was a Project Manager for public homebuilder Toll Brothers, where he oversaw a number of condominium projects in Northern California. Mr. Loker began his career as a Civil Engineer for international consultant Camp Dresser & McKee in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mr. Loker graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Science and Engineering degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and has a Master’s degree in Real Estate Development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nickolas Gates is Vice President at Paladin Realty, where he focuses on acquisitions and asset management for the firm’s U.S. apartment platforms.  Prior to joining Paladin, Mr. Gates served as Director of Asset Management for FPA Multifamily, a vertically integrated, institutional real estate investment firm focused on value-add and core-plus multifamily property investments, where he managed the value-added business plans for apartment investments totaling 11,000 units.  Nickolas graduated from Chapman University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting.

Gisele Narisawa is the Vice President of Finance at Paladin Realty. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Ms. Narisawa was an Accounting Supervisor at Hearthstone, Inc., a Los Angeles-based real estate private equity firm, where she was responsible for all aspects of corporate accounting and financial reporting. Ms. Narisawa graduated from the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

She also completed finance and accounting certificates at UCLA, and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.

Since 2018, Bill Krauch has been a Senior Advisor to the firm regarding various strategic initiatives. Mr. Krauch is one of the most highly respected figures in the real estate investment management industry, with over 35 years of experience in senior-level executive positions spanning acquisitions, asset and portfolio management, marketing, client relations, product development, investment committees, and operating/management committees. He joined TCW Realty Advisors as a startup company and held the positions of National Director of Acquisitions, General Manager of the Asset Management Group and was Vice Chairman and Executive Managing Director/Chairman of the Equity Investment Committee when the company was sold to CBRE Investors. At ING Clarion, Krauch was Global Head of Marketing and Client Relations, Member of Global Executive Board, Chairman of Global Product Committee and member of the Clarion Investment Committee. Most recently, he held the position of EVP/Senior Advisor for Client Relations and Product Development at Bentall Kennedy.

Mr. Krauch has been active in several industry organizations including the Urban Land Institute as a member and former Chairman of the Commercial Retail Council and Assistant Chair to the Urban Development Mixed Use Council; a member of Pension Real Estate Association; member and former Board Member of the Association of Foreign Investors; UCLA Real Estate Alumni Group – former Advisory Board Member; and former trustee of Common Fund Realty. He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business.

Joseph Forman is the Chief Executive Officer of The Bond Street Capital Companies, Inc. a commercial mortgage brokerage firm. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to Paladin Realty. Forman, educated as an Attorney, was admitted to the California Bar in 1979. Shortly thereafter he elected to pursue a career in business landing a job at one of the premier commercial real estate investment banking firms in the Los Angeles area. He spent the next several years representing Borrowers placing debt and equity on a wide variety of commercial property types.
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In the early 1980’s Forman moved over to the capital side of the business joining a Los Angeles financial institution in what would be called today “the Structured Finance Group.” In the five years as the senior executive, he developed a team of forty professionals managing investments with the best in breed developers in Southern California with total assets in the group exceeding one billion dollars.

In the late eighties he left the institutional world and formed a company to purchase and operate a wide variety of properties with financial partners. In the early nineties the company began to represent financial institutions and borrowers originating debt and equity for properties located throughout the United States.

Since 2001 he has focused his efforts on developing The Bond Street Capital Companies, Inc. The company initially began as a direct lender with a CMBS program and ultimately grew to represent multiple sources providing capital for a wide variety of property types. Bond Street originated loans through its 28 affiliated offices located throughout the US. In 2008, Bond Street began to exclusively represent Borrowers sourcing debt and equity on all property types. Forman continues to represent a select group of clients in his capacity as an advisor to these firms. His current clients owns assets in excess of two billion dollars representing property types from hospitality, multi-family, self-storage, industrial and retail among others. Forman has originated over three billion dollars in financings during thirty plus years in the commercial real estate finance business.

Andrew H. Cummins has been a longtime Senior Advisor to Paladin Realty. Mr. Cummins has lived, worked and traveled extensively throughout Latin America for 30 years. He is also the founder and managing partner of Explorador Capital Management, which operates a long/short hedge fund targeting Latin America, taking positions in equity and fixed income securities of publicly-traded and private companies in the region. Prior to starting Explorador, he worked at Emerging Markets Investors Corporation in Washington, DC. Mr. Cummins also previously worked in the acquisitions group of JMB Realty Corporation in Chicago, where his transaction experience included corporate and real estate acquisitions and financings.

Mr. Cummins graduated from Harvard Business School with a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on corporate strategy and finance. He also graduated from The Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. At Berkeley, he was selected commencement speaker at graduation ceremonies, elected senator of the student body government and was awarded a Nikko Securities Fellowship to Tokyo, Japan.

Ricardo Raoul is a Managing Director, Brazil Country Head based in São Paulo. He serves on the firm’s investment committee and has over 60 projects under his management in Brazil. A native of Brazil, Mr. Raoul has two decades of senior-level experience in commercial real estate investment and development in Brazil. For the past decade, Mr. Raoul was a Managing Partner at Muriqui Investmentos, a private São Paulo-based real estate investment, venture capital and growth equity firm. In that role, he worked closely with Paladin Realty in a successful office building joint venture from 2007 to 2012. He was previously Executive Vice President for Business Development at Cushman & Wakefield, where he helped establish and grow the firm’s operations in Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

Mr. Raoul graduated from Mackenzie University in Brazil with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and from Stanford University with a Masters of Science degree (MSc) in Business Administration. He also has business degrees from Fundação Getulio Vargas – FGV (CEAG) and Harvard Business School (PMD72).

Fernanda Rosalem is a Partner, Head of Investments based in São Paulo, Brazil. She has over 20 years of experience in real estate and private equity markets, primarily responsible for business origination, fundraising and investor relations.

Before joining Paladin, Fernanda was a Real Estate Director at Patria Investments, responsible for real estate investment funds managed by the company, including fund structuring, investment origination, allocation, and institutional investor relations. Previously, Fernanda was a Managing Partner of RBR Asset Management, an independent asset management firm fully focused on the real estate market. In that role, she was portfolio manager of the income producing fund focused on commercial and logistics properties and served as a member of the Investment Committee for all funds managed by RBR. Prior to this experience, Fernanda acted as Capital Markets Director at Cushman & Wakefield in Brazil.

Mrs. Rosalem holds a degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP-FGV) and an MBA from Fundação Dom Cabral focused on finance and business strategies.

Andy Gruber is the Head and Partner in charge of Design & Construction in Brazil. Mr Gruber real estate development expertise spans over three decades of senior management experience, having lived and worked in Brazil, USA and participated in projects in France and Luxembourg. Mr Gruber has participated in the following Business Groups: Arquitectonica International Corp (USA), Grupo Servlease (Brazil & USA), Tishman Speyer Properties (Brazil & USA), Tauari Gestão Imobiliaria and VR Assessoria de Investmentos (both in Brazil). Projects he participated in the development include the Banque de Luxembourg Headquarters (G.D Luxembourg), World Trade Center São Paulo, North Tower (CENU Complex), Rochavera Plaza (phase 1) and Faria Lima Plaza in the city of São Paulo.

Mr Gruber has a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urbanism from Mackenzie University School of Architecture and Urbanism, member of the Conselho de Arquitetos e Urbanismo (São Paulo Chapter), Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors – MRICS (Brazil Chapter) and a former member of the CMPU (City of São Paulo Urban Policies Council) for two terms (2016/2017 – 2018/2019) representing the FECONMERCIO (Federation of Commerce of São Paulo) and the CTLU (City of São Paulo Urban Legislation Technical Council ) for one term (2020 -2022) representing the SECOVI (Developers Association of São Paulo).

Danilo Coenca is responsible for Compliance, Risks and Controls at Paladin Brazil. Prior to joining Paladin, Mr. Coenca worked at CPFL Renewable Energy, where he gained more than 15 years of administrative and financial experience. He also worked on Highline Telecom one of the largest developers of Telecom Solutions in Brazil.

Mr. Coenca holds a Bachelor’s degree and a post-graduate degree from FECAP (Fundação Escola Alvares Penteado) in Business Administration.

João Machado is a New Business Analyst at Paladin.

João is a dedicated professional with a passion for finding opportunities in the real estate sector. Before joining the Paladin team, he began his professional career at the real estate developer Telar DI, where he was part of the new business and project development team, actively participating in the acquisition of multiple areas for the realization of low and medium standard developments in the city of São Paulo.

João holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the FEI University Center.

Fernando Souza serves as a Senior Advisor at Paladin Realty Partners. Fernando has more than 17 years of experience leading investments and managing Real Estate projects in Brazil, with proven ability to evaluate and execute multi segment opportunities such as residential, office, hospitality, multi-family, and mixed-use projects. Notable assignments include fund raising, investor relations, cash flow management, business plan, valuation, due diligence, debt renegotiation, turnaround, corporate restructuring, performance & strategic improvement in addition to a solid background in legal matters.

Fernando holds a position of Partner at Alaska Boutique Advisory and REVE DSG, a Real Estate development company focused on high end products. He also serves as a Staff Consultant at IFC – International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group.

A native of Brazil, Fernando graduated from Mackenzie University in São Paulo with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. He holds a Master’s in business administration (CEAG) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV and a Professional Certification for Real Estate, Finance & Development from MIT.

Valter Rabotzke serves as Senior Advisor to Paladin Realty’s local team in Sao Paulo. Prior to joining Paladin, Mr. Rabotzke worked at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, where he gained more than 10 years of audit and consulting experience on clients in the financial services, manufacturing and real estate industries. He also worked as Senior Internal Auditor at Itaú Bank, the largest private bank in Brazil.

Mr. Rabotzke graduated from FEI with a Bachelor’s degree in Electric Engineering.

Andrés Bautista es Gerente Director y Co-Lider de la Región Andina, desde la sede de Paladin en Bogotá, donde dirige la operación en la Región Andina (excluyendo Brasil). Es miembro del Comité de Inversiones y del Comité ASG de la compañía. Nativo de Colombia, el señor Bautista cuenta con 15 años de experiencia en la inversión y desarrollo de proyectos inmobiliarios. Antes de entrar a Paladin Realty en 2015, se desempeñó como Director de Proyectos en Constructora Conconcreto, una de las constructoras y desarrolladoras inmobiliarias más grandes de Colombia, donde fue responsable de la estructuración y desarrollo de múltiples proyectos de vivienda, centros comerciales y oficinas en Colombia.

El señor Bautista se graduó de Ingeniero Civil de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. También se graduó con distinción de la Maestría en Gerencia de Construcción de la Universidad de Birmingham en el Reino Unido. El señor Bautista cuenta con certificación PMP del PMI.

Catalina Rodriguez es Gerente Director y Co-Lider de la Región Andina, desde la sede de Paladin en Bogotá. Es miembro del Comité de Inversiones de la compañía. La Sra. Rodríguez tiene 16 años de experiencia desempeñando puestos clave de liderazgo en funciones financieras y de gestión de proyectos internacionales. Anteriormente trabajó en Arias Serna Saravia como CFO y luego en Newland International Properties, Corp. como CEO, para el proyecto de 262.000 metros cuadrados de uso mixto en el edificio de Panamá donde actualmente opera el JW Marriot. Anteriormente, la Sra. Rodríguez se desempeñó como Directora de Tesorería en Prodesa, uno de los desarrolladores más grandes de Colombia. Tiene una licenciatura en Economía de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y un posgrado en Finanzas de la Universidad de los Andes.

Iván Araque is based in Paladin´s Colombia office where he serves as an Investment Director. Mr. Araque is responsible for the asset management and new project underwriting of the firm’s investments throughout Colombia. Prior to joining Paladin, he was a Structuring Director – Enabling Lands & Master Plans for Constructora Colpatria, one of the largest construction and real estate development companies in Colombia, where he was responsible for structuring projects and negotiating acquisitions to ensure future pipeline for the company of more than US$500 million representing 19,000 units social interest (VIS) and middle-income housing.

Mr. Araque holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance from Universidad de la Sabana. He also holds a Master’s degree in Planning and Management in Civil Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain.

Santiago Gil is a Senior Advisor to Paladin Realty and its former Mexico Country Head. Before joining Paladin in 2022, Santiago also worked as a Project Manager for Constructora Capital, one of the largest construction and real estate development companies. Prior to that, he was a Project Administrator for Arquitectura y Concreto, another important construction company in the country, where he was also responsible for managing sustainable certifications such as EDGE and CASA COLOMBIA.

Mr. Zarate holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad de Los Andes, and a postgraduate degree in Project Management from Universidad EAN. Currently, he is pursuing a postgraduate degree in Finance from Universidad de Los Andes.

Sthefania Monroy trabaja desde la oficina de Paladin en Bogotá como Analista Financiera para Colombia y Perú. La Srita. Monroy es Economista y tiene un postgrado en Finanzas y Administración Pública, títulos que le otorga la Universidad Militar Nueva Granada.

Samira Pineda es Coordinadora administrativa y financiera en la oficina de Paladin en Bogotá. La Sra. Pineda tiene 10 años de experiencia en el sector real trabajando en roles administrativos, de RRHH y relacionados con la Calidad. Anteriormente trabajó en Indubosa Ltda, empresa fabricante de compuestos de PVC y en Socialab como asesora comercial y administrativa.

La Sra. Pineda tiene títulos como Administradora de Empresas y Especialista en Gestión de Integral de la Calidad, ambos de la Universidad Sergio Arboleda, y un EMBA En Dirección General del IEP- Instituto Europeo de Posgrado.

Miguel Estévez trabaja en la oficina de Paladin en Colombia, donde se desempeña como Gerente de Inversiones. Antes de unirse a Paladin en 2023, Miguel fue director de Estructuración Financiera en IC Constructora, una firma colombiana con más de cincuenta años de experiencia en construcción y desarrollo inmobiliario. Anteriormente, había trabajado en equipos de gestión de proyectos en promotoras inmobiliarias como Deco de la Fundación Grupo Social y Pijao. De igual manera, trabajó en cargos técnicos, de I+D y como ingeniero de obra en empresas constructoras como Soletanche Bachy Cimas y Cumbrera.

El Sr. Estévez es ingeniero civil de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y tiene un posgrado en Evaluación y Desarrollo de Proyectos de la Universidad del Rosario.

María Paula Restrepo trabaja en la oficina de Paladin en Bogotá como Analista de Negocio para Colombia. La srta. Restrepo tiene un pregrado en arquitectura de la Universidad Católica de Colombia y realizó un diplomado en Desarrollo de Proyectos BIM con énfasis en Revit de la Universidad Piloto de Colombia. La Sra. Restrepo trabajó anteriormente en la Alcaldía Municipal de Soacha donde se desempeñó como profesional estructurando proyectos de contratación estatal y apoyo a la supervisión de obras.

Juan Montesinos es Jefe de Administración y Finanzas de Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú. El Sr. Montesinos es responsable de la planeación financiera, administración, contabilidad de la empresa y vehículos para el desarrollo de los proyectos. Tiene 08 años de experiencia en el rubro inmobiliario y antes de unirse a AKAMAI el Sr. Montesinos trabajó como Jefe de Finanzas en una conocida desarrolladora inmobiliaria y previamente fue tesorero en AXUR S.A. una de las empresas líderes en la comercialización de marcas.

El Sr. Montesinos se graduó de la universidad Ricardo Palma como Contador Público y cuenta con una especialización en Finanzas en la escuela EQUILIBRIUM FINANCIERO.

Noel Granados es Director de Inversiones en Paladin y Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú, donde es responsable de las inversiones en Perú. El Sr. Granados tiene más de 14 años de experiencia en construcción y desarrollo inmobiliario. Antes de unirse a la compañía fue Gerente de Proyectos para Inmobiliaria Paz Centenario S.A., una de las compañías de desarrollo inmobiliario más importantes de Perú, donde fue responsable del desarrollo integral de varias viviendas de ingresos medios, altos en Lima y otras ciudades y previo tuvo experiencia en empresas de construcción y planeamiento.

El Sr. Granados se graduó en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú con una licenciatura en ingeniería civil. También se graduó con distinción de la Escuela de negocios de posgrado CENTRUM PUCP en Perú con una maestría en desarrollo inmobiliario (MDI) , una maestría en administración de empresas (MBA) de EGADE Business School (México) y es Scrum Master certificado.

Natalia Meléndez es Coordinadora de inversiones de Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú, donde coordina la estructuración de nuevos negocios y gestiona el desarrollo de inversiones comerciales y residenciales. Cuenta con más de 3 años de experiencia en el sector inmobiliario. La Srta. Meléndez trabajó previamente en la Constructora AyA Edificaciones, donde se desempeñó como profesional en el área Presupuestos y licitaciones.

La Srta. Meléndez es titulada de la carrera de ingeniería civil de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú y es Scrum Máster certificada.

Gustavo Sarco es Jefe de Cobranzas y Atención al cliente de Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú, donde es responsable de la cobranza, desembolso de créditos hipotecarios y atención al cliente de las inversiones. Antes de unirse a AKAMAI el Sr. Sarco fue Analista Senior de Cobranzas en Armas Doomo S.A., manteniendo una trayectoria y experiencia profesional de 14 años en el rubro inmobiliario, donde fue responsable en la gestión de proyectos Mivivienda y Oficinas.

El Sr. Sarco se graduó en el Instituto Superior Tecnológico Argentina como Contador Mercantil, con una Certificación de Análisis de Crédito en el Instituto de Financiamiento Bancario IFB CERTUS.

Lizeth Mujica es Coordinadora Financiera en Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú, donde gestiona los riesgos y vela por el cumplimiento, control de la empresa y los vehículos en donde se desarrollan las inversiones. La Srta. Mujica tiene 8 años de experiencia en el área financiera, ha trabajado previamente en APC Corporación, una empresa peruana líder en el rubro de alimentación colectiva para las principales mineras del Perú, donde se desempeñó como Ejecutiva de Control de Gestión. Previo a ello, trabajó en el rubro de telecomunicaciones en SBA TORRES PERU S.A.

La Srta. Mujica posee una licenciatura en Administración de Empresas en la Universidad Nacional del Callao y una especialización en Finanzas en la Universidad ESAN. También, posee una maestría en Administración con mención en Finanzas y Valores de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

Stefany Ruiz es Coordinadora de Logística y Adquisiciones de Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú. La Srta. Ruiz es responsable de gestionar concursos de precios, contratos y seguimiento. Revisa la conciliación de los responsables de obra conociendo el avance en relación con el presupuesto, así como también elaboración reportes a gerencia de seguimiento de actividades. Cuenta con más de 10 años de experiencia en el rubro de energía. Antes de unirse a Akamai fue Analista de Transporte y Correspondencia en Luz del Sur S.A.A., una de las empresas principales de distribución y generación eléctrica en Perú, donde ejecutó numerosos proyectos aplicados en los sistemas de Administración con especialidad en la logística de transporte.

La Srta. Ruiz es Titulada en Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas y posee una carrera técnica de Asistente de Gerencia Bilingüe.

Rosa Ramos es Coordinadora de Contabilidad en AKAMAI empresa desarrolladora Inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú, donde es responsable de la contabilidad del grupo inmobiliario gestionando procesos, velando por el cumplimiento y control tributario, para toma de decisiones de la gerencia. La Srta. Rosa tiene 15 años de experiencia desempeñándose en el área contable. Antes de unirse a AKAMAI trabajo como Supervisora del área Contable en GRUPO LIBRE una empresa líder del rubro inmobiliario. Previo a ello, trabajó en el Grupo CAPAC como Analista de Impuestos del grupo inmobiliario y constructor.

La Srta. Rosa se graduó como Contadora de la Universidad Privada Telesup, cuenta con una Especialización en Tributación Empresarial en Quantum Escuela de Negocios y un Diplomado en Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera.

Lisbet Yañez es Jefa de Proyectos de Akamai, empresa desarrolladora inmobiliaria de Paladin en Perú, donde es responsable de gestionar, planificar, dirigir, controlar los proyectos comerciales y de vivienda en la empresa. La Sra. Yañez, cuenta con 14 años de experiencia laboral de los cuales 11 años en gestión y dirección de proyectos del sector inmobiliario. Antes de unirse a AKAMAI, ha sido parte de reconocidas inmobiliarias desarrollando proyectos urbanos y multifamiliares en Lima y provincia. Entre ellas Urbaniza, VyV, Armas Doomo, Wescon y Paz Centenario.

Se graduó como Magister en Dirección de empresas inmobiliarias y constructoras (MDI) en la escuela de negocios de postgrado CENTRUM-PUCP (LIMA) y UPM (MADRID). Arquitecta colegiada en CAP- PERU y obtuvo el título profesional en la Universidad Ricardo Palma.

Andrés Bautista es Gerente Director y Co-Lider de la Región Andina, desde la sede de Paladin en Bogotá, donde dirige la operación en la Región Andina (excluyendo Brasil). Es miembro del Comité de Inversiones y del Comité ASG de la compañía. Nativo de Colombia, el señor Bautista cuenta con 15 años de experiencia en la inversión y desarrollo de proyectos inmobiliarios. Antes de entrar a Paladin Realty en 2015, se desempeñó como Director de Proyectos en Constructora Conconcreto, una de las constructoras y desarrolladoras inmobiliarias más grandes de Colombia, donde fue responsable de la estructuración y desarrollo de múltiples proyectos de vivienda, centros comerciales y oficinas en Colombia.

El señor Bautista se graduó de Ingeniero Civil de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. También se graduó con distinción de la Maestría en Gerencia de Construcción de la Universidad de Birmingham en el Reino Unido. El señor Bautista cuenta con certificación PMP del PMI.

Catalina Rodriguez es Gerente Director y Co-Lider de la Región Andina, desde la sede de Paladin en Bogotá. Es miembro del Comité de Inversiones de la compañía. La Sra. Rodríguez tiene 16 años de experiencia desempeñando puestos clave de liderazgo en funciones financieras y de gestión de proyectos internacionales. Anteriormente trabajó en Arias Serna Saravia como CFO y luego en Newland International Properties, Corp. como CEO, para el proyecto de 262.000 metros cuadrados de uso mixto en el edificio de Panamá donde actualmente opera el JW Marriot. Anteriormente, la Sra. Rodríguez se desempeñó como Directora de Tesorería en Prodesa, uno de los desarrolladores más grandes de Colombia. Tiene una licenciatura en Economía de la Universidad Externado de Colombia y un posgrado en Finanzas de la Universidad de los Andes.

Santiago Gil is a Senior Advisor to Paladin Realty and a former Managing Director and Mexico Country Head based in Mexico. Mr. Gil has worked closely with Paladin Realty since 2010, originally as a consultant to some of its ventures in Mexico. Previously, Mr. Gil structured real estate portfolio divestments for a variety of Mexican financial institutions in excess of $90 million in value at the Los Angeles based investment bank, Lucent Capital. Prior to this experience, Mr. Gil spent over seven years in several different capacities with Mexico City based Integra, to develop over 2000 housing units in projects over different market segments and locations across Mexico. Mr. Gil started his career underwriting international credit risk with Citi Bank’s Banamex in Mexico City. He is an active member of Urban Land Institute and has participated in the formation of different Urban Land Institute associations for the Los Angeles and Mexico chapters.

Mr. Gil holds a dual degree in Business Administration and International Relations from ITAM in Mexico City, and a Masters of Business Administration from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Mr. Quesada, a native of Costa Rica, is responsible for Paladin’s investments in Central America. He has over two decades of experience managing large mixed-used development projects and luxury branded hospitality projects in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Some of the projects recently developed under his leadership include the Landmark Guadalajara, Town Square Metepec, the Four Seasons Caye Chapel, Belize, the Ritz Carlton, Mexico City, the Montage los Cabos, Mexico. Previously he was involved with the development of the Four Seasons Tropicalia, Samana Bay, Dominican Republic, the Four Seasons La Reunion, Guatemala, the Hyatt Andaz Papagayo, Costa Rica, and the Hyatt Place Pinares, Costa Rica, among others. Mr. Quesada earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Costa Rica with emphasis in Banking and Finance. He also received Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Costa Rica, where he was awarded graduate honors. Lastly, he took part of a post-graduate study as Expert in Directing Financial Entities, sponsored by the Carolina Foundation and Confederacion Española de Cajas de Ahorros in Madrid, Spain.