Personal data
	Year of birth	1953
	Nationality	Venezuela
	Education	Post-graduate studies in Business Engineering, University Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela
		BA Mechanical Engineering, University Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela
	Career
	since 2008	Sulzer Metco Division President
	2002 – 2008	Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc., Portland, OR, USA Head of the Business Area North America
	1996 – 2001	Sulzer (Mexico) S.A., Mexico City, Mexico Managing Director
	1989 – 1996	Sulzer de Venezuela S.A., Caracas, Venezuela Managing Director
	1988	Sulzer International Ltd, Winterthur, Switzerland Sub-Regional Manager Andean Countries
	1987	Gebr. Sulzer AG, Winterthur, Switzerland Sales Manager Export
	1985 – 1986	Sulzer Bros. Inc., Houston, TX, USA Application Engineer
	1978 – 1985	Sulzer de Venezuela SA, Caracas, Venezuela Manager Energy Department
	1977	Sulzer Escher Wyss, Zurich, Switzerland Internship