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Francisco Diaz

Director at Canacol Energy

Mr. Diaz has close to 30 years of experience as an international executive and ‎general manager. Mr. Diaz is currently the Managing Partner at Evolvere Capital ‎SAS, a private equity firm ‎that ‎‎manages various ‎‎portfolio ‎companies in Colombia, Latin America, and ‎‎‎Spain. He is also ‎the Chairman of the Board and ‎Chair of ‎the Audit Committee ‎of Systemgroup, a financial ‎‎‎‎services company which operates ‎in seven Latin ‎‎‎American countries. Mr. Diaz previously occupied the position of ‎President and Chief Executive Officer for Organización Corona SA, and various ‎executive positions for Monsanto Company including President of the Global ‎Food Ingredients Division, Vice President of Global Strategy, and Vice President ‎and General Manager for Latin America. Mr. Diaz currently leads a foundation that ‎provides nutrition to more than 45,000 disadvantaged children in Colombia. Mr. ‎Diaz ‎‎received an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from ‎Northeastern University, a graduate degree from the J.L Kellog Graduate School of ‎Management at Northwestern University and a graduate degree from Hult ‎International Business School, Inc‎.‎‎‎‎