Manuel Garcia Podestá

Manuel Garcia Podesta is a seasoned financial professional with extensive experience in investment management and corporate governance. Currently serving as Partner - Managing Director at Advent International since November 2010, Manuel leads the Andean Region and Industrials divisions in Latin America while also participating in the Latam Investment Committee. Additionally, Manuel holds multiple board positions, including Chairman of the Board at VIAKEM, S.A. DE C.V. and Chairman of Finance and Audit Committees for Prisma Medios de Pago and Ocensa. Previous roles include Vice President at Lazard and various positions at GP Investments and Grupo Tigre. Manuel earned an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business and holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires.