{"id":1440,"date":"2021-09-30T14:09:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T14:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/?page_id=1440"},"modified":"2024-10-24T06:16:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:16:21","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-3rjirq-0837802dd74fb741ae2788b7745d8ee6 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1440'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ku89dh64-f7479d88a81fab89ab4a6b6087162a84\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-ku89dh64-f7479d88a81fab89ab4a6b6087162a84{\nheight:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-ku89dh64-f7479d88a81fab89ab4a6b6087162a84 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0{\npadding-bottom:5px;\ncolor:#40a8e4;\nfont-size:34px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:34px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#40a8e4;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kup5u58p-fafdebaaa4634b7328c97bacd245f0d0 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Let us introduce ourselves<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2hkp2o-982163a18a496515f8fe7b68aeaa513f main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1440'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-39prdi-fdc9e42c10c2e56fe9a165fc9514bbad'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Our story begins in the 1800s in Sonson, Antioquia, Colombia. Located about three hours from the State Capital, Medellin, Sonson has always been an agricultural town and more specifically, a coffee-growing region. You have sugar cane, corn, cattle, and nowadays the most significant production of avocados in Colombia, but it is still a mountainous region perfect in altitude and other conditions for coffee. Our grandparents on our mother\u2019s side, Alejandro and Alicia Botero, came from Sonson, and our grandparents on our father\u2019s side Felipe and Lucila Botero, also came from Sonson. The Botero bloodline traces back to Italian immigrants that landed in Sonson in the 1700s.<\/p>\n<p>Four of us were born in New York City when our dad was studying at Hofstra University in Nassau County as part of an award he received from then Colombian PresidentGeneral Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, after receiving the Medalla de Boyaca (medal of honor for the Colombian military). The youngest, Carlos Botero was born in Bogota. As children, Sonson was a dream place. It was grandpa\u2019s town as far as we were concerned. To this day, I have a blurry memory of the largest house on the town square with the horse stable on the ground floor. How cool is that a three-story square house with a stable on the ground floor so one could see the horses \u2013 really cool, we thought. But the fact was that those horses were essential transportation. To us as kids, all of this was there for our entertainment when it was all there for precise reasons and to get things done.<\/p>\n<p>The memories of vacations with grandpa, our brothers, and sister, and our cousins at La Rosina and his other properties remain vivid. Cattle, coffee, sugar cane, guns, and long horse commutes on steep mountains were the perfect formula for summer vacations and every other opportunity. Unfortunately, Sonson is a long way from Bogota, and flying to Medellin and commuting from there was not always an option, so vacations were far and few between. All the same, the memories are indelible, and it was our introduction to horses.<\/p>\n<p>In 1965 after our dad, Captain Hector Botero Tobon was killed in a car accident, our mom packed her kids and bags and started the migration to the United States. In what now seems like two days after landing at La Guardia airport, I started my first job; little did I know that I would spend most of my career and make my fortune in much the same profession. I was a newspaper boy delivering the Long Island Press on my bicycle in Queens, New York. I was in news distribution at 12 years old.<\/p>\n<p>We discovered horse racing right around 1970 when we found part-time work at Belmont Park. I, Felipe, and Edwin started \u201cwalking hots\u201d which is cooling horses off after workouts by walking them around in circles in the barns. The work is hard starting at 6:00 am seven days a week, rain or shine, or as far as New York is concerned, rain, shine, snow, sleet and freezing temperatures. Belmont is two bus rides from our house, and bus service at those hours was irregular at best, so it was out the door by 4:00 am in Jamaica, Queens.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what, we were pretty typical Botero kids, and we thought it was great, it paid some $20 per day, and with time we could move up to being a groom, which had a lot more responsibility and a few more dollars. The perks were getting into the racetrack for free, spending the month of August at Saratoga in upstate New York, working with champions, and working for the DuPont\u2019s andFirestones. Our brother Edwin worked for Leroy Jolly who trained Foolish Pleasure, and horses like Secretariat and other champs were always walking around. In 1973 we all had a front-row seat to watch Secretariat win the triple crown and when Foolish Pleasure won the Kentucky Derby in LexingtonEdwin was in the winner\u2019s circle, and Leroy Jolly put the mantle of roses around his shoulders. But at the end of the day, it is a tough place to build a career, much less climb the ladder to horse ownership.<\/p>\n<p>And so now that we all find ourselves in our 50\u2019s and 60\u2019s with time on our hands, we have decided to build a family racing stable. Back in 1970, if you asked us where we were going, we probably had no answer, so if your question is where are you going with this, the answer is we have no idea except to have some fun and do something as a family. And on top of that, family is our mother whom we love and respect; we always have and always will. She is the reason for our success, our character, morals, and values. She started from scratch with five kids in the mid-1960\u2019s in a foreign land with very basic English and no business skills, just a lot of heart.<\/p>\n<p>And they&#8217;re off\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-374d5046e79350f4bdeb68ba12f201b7 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_layout_row  family-shadow1 avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1440'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-de869648c9a562b5e8a0541f2137ca7f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-de869648c9a562b5e8a0541f2137ca7f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-de869648c9a562b5e8a0541f2137ca7f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1415 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1415 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia-botero-restrepo1.jpg\" alt='' title='alicia-botero-restrepo1'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia-botero-restrepo1.jpg 300w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia-botero-restrepo1-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia-botero-restrepo1-36x36.jpg 36w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia-botero-restrepo1-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-b6bfa35cb06a11ae83633e6bb5d39b15\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b6bfa35cb06a11ae83633e6bb5d39b15{\npadding-bottom:0px;\ncolor:#2388c2;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b6bfa35cb06a11ae83633e6bb5d39b15 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b6bfa35cb06a11ae83633e6bb5d39b15 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2388c2;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b6bfa35cb06a11ae83633e6bb5d39b15 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-b6bfa35cb06a11ae83633e6bb5d39b15 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  ltr_spc'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><b>Our Mom: Alicia Botero Restrepo<\/b><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-e878f05c31dff72941bf1e49a00d9ff5'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Alicia Botero Restrepo was a Latin American aviation pioneer from Colombia. In 1947-48, when women were still not permitted to fly with the Colombian military, she convinced the air force to let her train with them in an unofficial capacity. She was 16 years old. She learned to fly on a Stearman PT-13 at the Madrid air base and the Germ\u00e1n Olano Air Base in Palanquero, where she soloed. Her flying career was cut short, however, when new leadership ended her training. After being widowed in 1965, she moved with her children to the United States, where she became a U.S. citizen. She worked for decades at Kennedy Airport for KLM customer service while raising five children as a single mother.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-av_layout_row-1217e1b710d64786c345a723175f2d8d entry-content-wrapper main_color av-fixed-cells  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72{\nvertical-align:top;\npadding:9px 0px 0px 0px;\nbackground-color:#2388c2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av_one_half av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72 no_margin  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_half-ee3c0223c0a79953ef5373eac02b55da\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_half-ee3c0223c0a79953ef5373eac02b55da{\nvertical-align:top;\npadding:9px 0px 0px 0px;\nbackground-color:#5fb4e4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av_one_half av-av_cell_one_half-ee3c0223c0a79953ef5373eac02b55da no_margin  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-av_section-374d5046e79350f4bdeb68ba12f201b7 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_layout_row  family-shadow1 avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1440'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-eb2c60dcd8460b2424080b5571251cd4\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-eb2c60dcd8460b2424080b5571251cd4{\npadding-bottom:0px;\ncolor:#2388c2;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-eb2c60dcd8460b2424080b5571251cd4 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-eb2c60dcd8460b2424080b5571251cd4 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2388c2;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-eb2c60dcd8460b2424080b5571251cd4 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-eb2c60dcd8460b2424080b5571251cd4 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  ltr_spc'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><b>Mr. Hector Botero <\/b><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Mr. Hector Botero has spent the last two decades building, acquiring, and merging media, news, and technology companies on a global scale. In 1996 Mr. Botero launched International Media Services (IMS) that went on to become a leader in media research, media monitoring, and news distribution covering the Latin America region from Mexico, Central and South America. In 2000, Mr. Botero expanded the scope of IMS to include the Asia Pacific region and Europe. IMS went on to partner with Business Wire and launch Business Wire Latin America and Business Wire China. Business Wire was acquired by Warren Buffet\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway in 2006.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-066fa7a005c1e48c39de61415398af64\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-066fa7a005c1e48c39de61415398af64 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-066fa7a005c1e48c39de61415398af64 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-19  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1354 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1354 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hector_botero.jpg\" alt='' title='hector_botero'  height=\"196\" width=\"196\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hector_botero.jpg 196w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hector_botero-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hector_botero-36x36.jpg 36w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/hector_botero-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In 2008 Mr. Botero sold IMS to OMERS Private Equity, a Canadian private equity fund with more than $6 billion under management, and Marketwired. In 2016, NASDAQ acquired Marketwired. In 2016 Mr. Botero launched iCrowdNewswire (iCrowd) and ContentEngine (CE). Since launching both iCrowd and CE have become leaders in their industry. Mr. Botero\u2019s latest venture is a partnership with LexisNexis launching Nexis Newswire. Lexis Nexis is a subsidiary of Relx, a global news, information, and analytics conglomerate with over 33,000 employees in 40 countries generating revenue over US$7 billion annually.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-2'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-av_layout_row-1217e1b710d64786c345a723175f2d8d entry-content-wrapper main_color av-fixed-cells  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72{\nvertical-align:top;\npadding:9px 0px 0px 0px;\nbackground-color:#2388c2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av_one_half av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72 no_margin  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_cell_one_half  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.special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2388c2;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a2235d65abe4cb01d337121e6dfe1f02 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-a2235d65abe4cb01d337121e6dfe1f02 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-28  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  ltr_spc'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><b>Mr. Felipe Botero <\/b><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Mr. Felipe Botero spent the last three decades in various roles at MetLife. Responsible for Life Insurance and Annuity Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) relationship with several Insurance carriers, supporting several hundred thousand policy holders, and a diverse distribution network including major wire houses. Conducted regular client briefings and planning sessions to develop client\u2019s business strategy and implementation plans. Coordinated the design and implementation of business technology and operational solutions, including: launched a new web platform for annuity customers and distributors self-service, enabled several major distributors to sell annuity products including electronic application submission and commission processing capabilities, and implemented several new Fixed and Variable Annuities products.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Reporting to the CEO, developed several retirement products and marketing programs that achieved $1 billion in annual sales within 5 years. Led the IT integration of large acquisition across Latin America and the Caribbean, involving operations in 22 countries and over 10,000 associates. Managed the divestiture of MetLife Bank including elimination of 6,000 positions and 4 separate M&amp;A transactions. Led the global implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Control Act (FATCA) regulations across 46 countries, incorporating over 300 legal entities. Implemented a data matching program with the Social Security Death Master File for identification and prompt payment of life insurance claims, which paid out over $750 million.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av-layout-grid-3'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-av_layout_row-1217e1b710d64786c345a723175f2d8d entry-content-wrapper main_color av-fixed-cells  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  grid-row-not-first  container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72{\nvertical-align:top;\npadding:9px 0px 0px 0px;\nbackground-color:#2388c2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av_one_half av-av_cell_one_half-ccc51df57531bbf14c5cbc3d83ddda72 no_margin  avia-builder-el-32  el_before_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_cell_one_half-ee3c0223c0a79953ef5373eac02b55da\">\n.flex_cell.av-av_cell_one_half-ee3c0223c0a79953ef5373eac02b55da{\nvertical-align:top;\npadding:9px 0px 0px 0px;\nbackground-color:#5fb4e4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_cell av_one_half av-av_cell_one_half-ee3c0223c0a79953ef5373eac02b55da no_margin  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_cell_one_half  avia-builder-el-last ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-av_section-e20e11b232c33ea52312394292f0d9a7 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_layout_row  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1440'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-79ff81c021393065cee878051452f6a6 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-35  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-b8e07a5cdcc995636f6dcc77cb493d86\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b8e07a5cdcc995636f6dcc77cb493d86{\npadding-bottom:0px;\ncolor:#2388c2;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b8e07a5cdcc995636f6dcc77cb493d86 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b8e07a5cdcc995636f6dcc77cb493d86 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2388c2;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-b8e07a5cdcc995636f6dcc77cb493d86 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-b8e07a5cdcc995636f6dcc77cb493d86 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-36  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  ltr_spc'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><b>Mr. Edwin Botero <\/b><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Mr. Edwin Botero has for the past 8 years served as president of the largest US based importer of Mexican beef, representing sales of $800M annually. Prior to that I served 13 years as VP of Exports to Latin America for the US division of JBS S.A., the largest meat producer in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Before coming into the beef business, I worked as SVP of Global Sourcing for Tone&#8217;s Spices, the second largest spice company in the world. 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class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1360 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1360 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia_botero1.jpg\" alt='' title='alicia_botero1'  height=\"196\" width=\"196\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia_botero1.jpg 196w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia_botero1-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia_botero1-36x36.jpg 36w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/alicia_botero1-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-46  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-e71550b0ae780d2741ab69c2c5f3988a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e71550b0ae780d2741ab69c2c5f3988a{\npadding-bottom:0px;\ncolor:#2388c2;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e71550b0ae780d2741ab69c2c5f3988a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e71550b0ae780d2741ab69c2c5f3988a .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#2388c2;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e71550b0ae780d2741ab69c2c5f3988a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e71550b0ae780d2741ab69c2c5f3988a av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-47  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  ltr_spc'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><b>Ms. Alicia Botero <\/b><\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Ms. Alicia Botero Speight is a Managing Director and Market Leader with Willis Towers Watson with more than 35 years\u2019 experience in Brokerage, Risk Management, and Underwriting, She possess the knowledge, expertise, and ability to provide a well-rounded set of services for her clients and management and mentoring for her staff. This philosophy has been at the center of her career trajectory and has yielded long-lasting relationships over time and across employers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Her leadership style is directed by a passionate conviction in mentoring others, developing skill sets that not only help individuals accomplish personal goals but contributing to a team environment that drives companies ever forward. Alicia is known as a real \u201cpeople-person,\u201d valuing compassion and positive communication channels. This is integral to creative problem-solving, allowing for a fluid and progressive approach to business. 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As he partners with senior Operations leaders to produce record-setting results, he delivers a results oriented culture, a strong leadership pipeline and workforce agility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-49f6e875884219cf77c24341e550af53 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-57  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-57b4e2147169368f7ede575bd3488952\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-57b4e2147169368f7ede575bd3488952 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-57b4e2147169368f7ede575bd3488952 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-58  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1361 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1361 avia_image' src=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos_botero.jpg\" alt='' title='carlos_botero'  height=\"196\" width=\"196\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos_botero.jpg 196w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos_botero-80x80.jpg 80w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos_botero-36x36.jpg 36w, http:\/\/18.236.35.81\/fincalarosina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/carlos_botero-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-23482006190359359522c957f3a311aa'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Carlos\u2019 business expertise stems from a deep operations and customer service background that he leverages with his experience in every aspect of the HR function. This synergistic combination has resulted in his ability to consistently excel Operations\u2019 capabilities and create new opportunities at a global level.<\/p>\n<p>Forward-thinking with broad experience in intercultural management, Carlos joined DIRECTV Latin America in 2003 as senior director of Human Resources. He brought a service mentality to the organization, using his interpersonal capabilities to work with C-level executives and senior local management in each country.<\/p>\n<p>As Latin America regional director for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Carlos created a cohesive team by applying best practices, promoting interdependence and facilitating individual growth. He also created a new marketing unit for Latin America to implement complete change in their business-to-business selling strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos provides a defined vision for an organization\u2019s direction and can identify the dynamic talent required to reach targeted goals. 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