Jaime Ardila

Mr. Ardila founded The Hawksbill Group in 2016, which provides business advisory services, including strategy, operations, public relations, communications, and investment advice. Prior to that, he held several positions at General Motors Company in the U.S., Europe, and South America in a career spanning 30 years. He also worked at the Planning Department and the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the government of Colombia from 1981 to 1984 and at the investment bank Rothschild from 1996 to 1998. At General Motors, Mr. Ardila served as CFO of General Motors Chile; President and Managing Director of General Motors Ecuador; President of General Motors Colombia; President of General Motors Argentina; CFO for Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East; President for Brazil and Mercosur; and President of General Motors South America from 2010-2016. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Accenture and Chairman of Goldman Sachs, BDC. Mr. Ardila earned his master’s degree in Economics at the London School of Economics in 1981 and his bachelor’s degree in Economics at the University of Bogota in 1977.