CARLOS GILA

I help Owners, Boards and CEOs solving problems, to grow, govern, activate and execute comprehensive strategies to strengthen their companies while lowering risk…Of course it is hard. I like it that way.

CARLOS GILA

I help Owners, Boards and CEOs solving problems, to grow, govern, activate and execute comprehensive strategies to strengthen their companies while lowering risk…Of course it is hard. I like it that way.

About Me

A leader, troubleshooter, active investor, board member and audit committee chair, with an interest in building People and Organizations.

  • Like to take on big hairy goals,
  • Surfing
  • Skiing
  • Work in a sustainable way
  • Do Turnarounds
  • Be fast and opportunistic
  • Digital Transformation
  • Change Business Logics
  • Do the right things right
  • Fix Companies that are broken
  • Be curious and learn
  • Be part of and do epic things Execution
  • Work with interesting business concepts and Teams
  • Adopt a new leadership style for this new business world
  • Explore the best opportunities in established and emerging markets
  • Develop thread strategies around a higher purpose, not just the pursuit of profit
  • Accelerate growth through the different stages of business
  • Governance
  • Accountability
  • Discipline
  • Tenacity
  • Integrity
  • Good Habits
  • People
  • Prosperity
  • Focus
  • Executive
  • Risk-Controlled Strategy Implementation
  • Turning vision into Reality
  • Work with the right Bottleneck questions
  • Innovate concepts and markets, rather than just developing products
  • Do good karma activities
  • Deliver results that have extraordinary business, market and personal impact
  • Old-School business Values
  • Chairman
  • Board Director
  • Mentor
  • Change Management
  • Interim Management
  • Outdoor activities
  • I will live forever or die trying.
  • Teach my Students
  • Internationalization Management
  • Live a healthy and fulfilling life with family & friends
  • Understand customers more deeply by immersion in their different worlds
  • Harness the power of market networks and communities, physically and virtually
  • Energize my colleagues by creating a fast workplace and creative work style
  • Make change happen by activation and implementation
  • Operational & Financial Restructuring
  • Adjunct Professor

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster…And treat those two impostors just the same…”

– Rudyard Kipling –

Work Experience

Senior Advisor

(2010 – Present)

CEO – CRO

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Associate Professor

 – Present)

President – Europe

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Founding President

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Managing Partner

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Founding President – Spain

( – Present)

Board Director

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Carlos is a person with immensely rich and diverse experience in turning troubled enterprises around. I have had an opportunity to hear him as a speaker and his lecture was insightful, engaging and interesting.

Kandarp Mehta, IESE Business School

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2019-03-22T14:31:25+01:00

Kandarp Mehta, IESE Business School

Carlos is a person with immensely rich and diverse experience in turning troubled enterprises around. I have had an opportunity to hear him as a speaker and his lecture was insightful, engaging and interesting.

I had the opportunity to take professor Gila’s “Turnaround Strategies” course during my stay at IE Business School in 2016. Professor Gila used the HBS case method as a vehicle to transmit the extensive knowledge he has accumulated throughout his experience as an entrepreneur, CRO and business manager. Most importantly he was able to keep a dynamic class discussion and engage students with the different topics essential to turn a business around. Professor Gila was definitely one of my favorite professors at IE Business School and I highly recommend taking his course.

Sarin B. Picard, IE Business School

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:47:16+01:00

Sarin B. Picard, IE Business School

I had the opportunity to take professor Gila’s “Turnaround Strategies” course during my stay at IE Business School in 2016. Professor Gila used the HBS case method as a vehicle to transmit the extensive knowledge he has accumulated throughout his experience as an entrepreneur, CRO and business manager. Most importantly he was able to keep a dynamic class discussion and engage students with the different topics essential to turn a business around. Professor Gila was definitely one of my favorite professors at IE Business School and I highly recommend taking his course.

I had the chance of being one of Carlos' students in the Turnaround Strategies course at IE Business School. Though I was impressed since the very first day by Carlos' professional track record, what impressed me the most was his dedication and passion for the financial world in general, and the restructuring area in particular.

Frederico de Jesus Correia, Intern Analyst at Rothschild

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:48:16+01:00

Frederico de Jesus Correia, Intern Analyst at Rothschild

I had the chance of being one of Carlos' students in the Turnaround Strategies course at IE Business School. Though I was impressed since the very first day by Carlos' professional track record, what impressed me the most was his dedication and passion for the financial world in general, and the restructuring area in particular.

Carlos was my professor at IE Business School Madrid and I had the opportunity to learn Turnaround Strategies from him. Carlos showed exceptional commitment to teaching excellence through his spirited and smart conduct of lectures.

Harshavardhan Dayal, Director at Red Spring

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2019-03-22T15:49:50+01:00

Harshavardhan Dayal, Director at Red Spring

Carlos was my professor at IE Business School Madrid and I had the opportunity to learn Turnaround Strategies from him. Carlos showed exceptional commitment to teaching excellence through his spirited and smart conduct of lectures.

Carlos understands that more work does not necessarily translate into greater understanding as he demonstrated with carefully selected cases, both qualitative and quantitative, and he perfectly understands the totality of a business, not just the numbers but the importance of considering all stakeholders of a company in order to run it well.

Nicola J. Blaser, Graduate Program Finance I Nestlé

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:50:54+01:00

Nicola J. Blaser, Graduate Program Finance I Nestlé

Carlos understands that more work does not necessarily translate into greater understanding as he demonstrated with carefully selected cases, both qualitative and quantitative, and he perfectly understands the totality of a business, not just the numbers but the importance of considering all stakeholders of a company in order to run it well.

Carlos was my professor in the Turnaround Strategies class at IE Business School. I truly enjoyed the course and his interactive teaching method. Carlos did a great job in managing the case discussions and in encouraging all students to share their opinion.

Daniele Gualdani, Analyst at Blackstone

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2019-03-22T15:52:15+01:00

Daniele Gualdani, Analyst at Blackstone

Carlos was my professor in the Turnaround Strategies class at IE Business School. I truly enjoyed the course and his interactive teaching method. Carlos did a great job in managing the case discussions and in encouraging all students to share their opinion.

I had the pleasure to be a student of Carlos in his Turnaround Strategies class. Carlos has been a very friendly and excellent professor. He was always willing to share his extensive knowledge and experience while motivating and encouraging the entire class to actively participate and share ideas to make it a unique experience.

Truong-Chi Nguyen, CAIA

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:56:57+01:00

Truong-Chi Nguyen, CAIA

I had the pleasure to be a student of Carlos in his Turnaround Strategies class. Carlos has been a very friendly and excellent professor. He was always willing to share his extensive knowledge and experience while motivating and encouraging the entire class to actively participate and share ideas to make it a unique experience.

I met Sir as a student in his class 'Turnaround Strategies', and elective course for the Master in Finance program at IE Business School. Through some very well-picked and interesting cases, I learnt about the various reasons, both qualitative and quantitative, due to which companies become distressed, and also the tools that may be used for the turnaround.

Niyati Goel, Analyst at Irea

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:57:55+01:00

Niyati Goel, Analyst at Irea

I met Sir as a student in his class 'Turnaround Strategies', and elective course for the Master in Finance program at IE Business School. Through some very well-picked and interesting cases, I learnt about the various reasons, both qualitative and quantitative, due to which companies become distressed, and also the tools that may be used for the turnaround.

The La Seda restructuring was extremely complex and rapidly evolving across different areas and countries. Carlos did an excellent job in challenging circumstances keeping the stakeholders together and strategically steering the restructuring towards a successful outcome. He along with the team around him was critical to achieving the turnaround.

Richard Tett, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T16:02:54+01:00

Richard Tett, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

The La Seda restructuring was extremely complex and rapidly evolving across different areas and countries. Carlos did an excellent job in challenging circumstances keeping the stakeholders together and strategically steering the restructuring towards a successful outcome. He along with the team around him was critical to achieving the turnaround.

I met Carlos at IE Business School as a professor of turnaround strategy class. Nevertheless Carlos quickly evolved from just a professor role into a motivator and even mentor.

Anton Volovyk, Financial Analyst

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:46:00+01:00

Anton Volovyk, Financial Analyst

I met Carlos at IE Business School as a professor of turnaround strategy class. Nevertheless Carlos quickly evolved from just a professor role into a motivator and even mentor.

Carlos is a great CRO, very skilled in big and very complex transactions. Incredible work capacity. Superb personal relationship with clients, advisors and counterparties.

Miguel Liria Plañiol, Lawyer specialized

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T16:00:02+01:00

Miguel Liria Plañiol, Lawyer specialized

Carlos is a great CRO, very skilled in big and very complex transactions. Incredible work capacity. Superb personal relationship with clients, advisors and counterparties.

Carlos a great guy and a quick study in all aspects of business and in working with people at all levels.

Ike Morton, CEO at MasterFiles, Inc.

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T14:34:24+01:00

Ike Morton, CEO at MasterFiles, Inc.

Carlos a great guy and a quick study in all aspects of business and in working with people at all levels.

Carlos can be counted on for excellant and prompt follow through. He is easy to work with and very knowledgable.

John Rizzardi, Experienced Creditor

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T14:35:15+01:00

John Rizzardi, Experienced Creditor

Carlos can be counted on for excellant and prompt follow through. He is easy to work with and very knowledgable.
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I met Carlos at IE Business School as a professor of turnaround strategy class. Nevertheless Carlos quickly evolved from just a professor role into a motivator and even mentor.

Anton Volovyk, Financial Analyst

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T15:46:00+01:00

Anton Volovyk, Financial Analyst

I met Carlos at IE Business School as a professor of turnaround strategy class. Nevertheless Carlos quickly evolved from just a professor role into a motivator and even mentor.

Carlos is a great CRO, very skilled in big and very complex transactions. Incredible work capacity. Superb personal relationship with clients, advisors and counterparties.

Miguel Liria Plañiol, Lawyer specialized

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T16:00:02+01:00

Miguel Liria Plañiol, Lawyer specialized

Carlos is a great CRO, very skilled in big and very complex transactions. Incredible work capacity. Superb personal relationship with clients, advisors and counterparties.

Carlos a great guy and a quick study in all aspects of business and in working with people at all levels.

Ike Morton, CEO at MasterFiles, Inc.

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T14:34:24+01:00

Ike Morton, CEO at MasterFiles, Inc.

Carlos a great guy and a quick study in all aspects of business and in working with people at all levels.

Carlos can be counted on for excellant and prompt follow through. He is easy to work with and very knowledgable.

John Rizzardi, Experienced Creditor

Carlos Gila
2019-03-22T14:35:15+01:00

John Rizzardi, Experienced Creditor

Carlos can be counted on for excellant and prompt follow through. He is easy to work with and very knowledgable.
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Education

Harvard Business School

OPM, Management

Universidad Europea de Madrid

Bachelor of Law (LL.B.), School of Law

University of San Francisco

BA, Finance

University of Pennsylvania

The Wharton School YPO / Presidents Seminar

IESE Business School – University of Navarra

P.D.G., Management

Professional Skills

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Private Equity
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Restructuring
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Entrepreneurship
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Corporate Governance
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Strategy

Based on the number of people who have endorsed these skills in my LinkEdin account

“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”

– Dan Millman –

Contact

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28046 Madrid – Spain

T +34 91 567 2828

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