General Manager, #drinks company in Brazil

Olga Martinez Garcia is originally from Spain and currently based in Brazil with work and life experience in the UK, Greece and France.

She has had 23 years in the corporate world, working through different functions and roles starting off in finance. She then moved on to strategy, marketing and general management with Olga’s last role being CEO of the Brazilian operation of Diageo. Here she managed a team of over two thousand people, 2 factories and 3 countries.

Since 2015 Olga has been working with leaders focussed on building positive companies and cultures, working with purpose, team development, strategic planning and personal growth.

During the past 9 years as a consultant Olga has experienced a wide range of industries and business models ranging from multinationals, families companies to start ups.

Olga studied economics and business studies at the University San Pablo CEU in Madrid with a Masters in International Trade at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce Exterieure in Paris. She is also a Chartered Accountant recognised by CIMA in the UK, an NLP practitioner and a coach.

She is on the board of businesses in Brazil and also supports environmental and social impact start ups.