COO
Andrés Ibarra promotes efficient interrelations among organizational business systems, leveraging technology and digital transformation to strengthen ties with the broader ecosystem. His goal is to create profitable and holistic solutions, as well as to drive think tanks that disseminate best practices for generating comprehensive value, based on his experience within a family business group.
His approach acknowledges and prioritizes the links, relationships, and interdependencies of organizational systems, enhancing their innovation capacity to achieve profitable and sustainable growth.
He develops efficient and cost-effective solutions to complex problems, placing people and the planet at the core, enabling organizations to thrive and endure.
As an intrapreneur, he seeks to generate value through strategic solutions that optimize business models and processes, driving innovation, development, and long-term growth within organizations. Currently, as Director of IR Family Office, he is developing an integrated management system for both family and business governance.
In his role as Executive Vice President of the “World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) – Araújo Ibarra” alliance, he promotes the growth and internationalization of free zones around the world, creating business and expansion opportunities. He builds strategic global connections among WTCs, free zones, and Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
As Co-founder and Director of the IR Foundation, he collaborates with various organizations globally and promotes the empowerment and integration of business families and Family Offices, with a strong emphasis on social and economic impact. He partners with Family Office Exchange (FOX), a global leader in the Family Office industry.
He serves on the boards of companies related to Family Offices, legal affairs, industrial parks, and the Juan Antonio Pardo Ospina Institute for Blind Children.
