Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Geographic Preference
Special Skills And Interests
Additional Activities And Associations
International Business Experience
Languages
Timeline
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Karla Canavan

Miami,USA
Sustainability is not an option
Karla Canavan

Summary

Passionate, results-driven leader that brings over 20 years' experience in identifying market opportunities and developing and implementing strategies to successfully pursue them. Strategic, big picture thinker with a focus on achieving results despite changing conditions. Strong competitive drive and the self confidence to purposely drive results while constantly problem solving. Creativity that allows for innovative decisions without fear of taking a risk to move the business forward. Motivates and engages others with an emphasis on building rapport and relationships. Persuasive communicator with broad network in agribusiness, food and beverage, energy, finance, and governments. Hands-on manager and professional traveler capable of executing duties in any setting across the globe.

Overview

31
years of professional experience

Work History

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWFUS)

VICE PRESIDENT, COMMODITY TRADE AND FINANCE (MARKETS AND FOOD)
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Liaison between science, private sector, public and private financial secor and environmental institutions to design and execute strategies, initiatives, and projects that make global commodities supply chains resource efficient with emphasis on achieving zero habitat conversion (wildlife habitat destruction).

BUNGE LTD.

DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
05.2014 - 04.2018

Job overview

  • Direct the supply chain finance effort for the agriculture, fertilizer, and energy portfolios
  • Includes inventory financing, afloat finance, and asset management.

BUNGE S.A.

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR WESTERN GEOGRAPHIES and GLOBAL HEAD OF DISTRIBUTION AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURES
10.2011 - 04.2014

Job overview

  • Lead the commercial managers for Europe, Africa and the Americas on the development of profitable business initiatives including sustainability services, financial advisory, asset management and carbon portfolios.

BUNGE LATIN AMERICA

BUNGE EMISSION GROUP MANAGER LATIN AMERICA AND HEAD OF GLOBAL ORIGINATION
11.2007 - 09.2011

Job overview

  • Developed the origination strategy for the group as well as turnkey solutions in emission reductions projects, including waste to energy, resource efficiency and agriculture/foods projects
  • Hired and developed the regional commercial teams.

BUNGE

BULK OIL AND FOOD PRODUCTS DIRECTOR and DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
01.2004 - 10.2007

Job overview

  • Mapped the opportunity, developed and managed over 600k MT vegetable oil with a team which included Bulk oil and finished products logistics and execution, sales, and two trading desks
  • Achievements include a new standalone port facility for Haiti / Dominican Republic generating strong revenue for the company and opening new distribution channels.

BUNGE MEXICO S.A.

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR - MEXICO
01.2002 - 12.2003

Job overview

  • Developed customer base, hired and trained a new team, increased sales for the company 5 times, from 200k to 1M MT in 2 years including imports and local crops.

BUNGE MEXICO S.A.

LATIN AMERICAN RISK MANAGER/TRADER
08.2000 - 12.2001

Job overview

  • Startup initial business setup and customer relation segmentation, prioritization and development
  • Transformed Bunge business from sales to intermediaries to direct sales to a new developed customer base in destination, Latin America, and developing the full value chain including finance
  • Activities also included fundamental and technical analysis and soy complex and grains position hedging and proprietary trading.

CARGILL

WORLD GRAIN TRADING GROUP SENIOR SALES TRADER AND RISK MANAGER
12.1998 - 07.2000

Job overview

  • Performed position proprietary trading and hedging by using cash, commodities and options
  • Managed logistics, pricing and marketing coordination for local crops, including cooperatives and smallholder farmers
  • Execution of cash arbitrages between food and feed products
  • Performed corporate white corn sales with millers, cereal makers, starchers, etc., for over $400M USD.

BANCO SANTANDER DE NEGOCIOS (PREVIOUSLY INVERMEXICO)

DERIVATIVES DESK HEAD TRADER
01.1995 - 10.1997

Job overview

  • Fixed income and equity derivatives proprietary trading, including exotic options, focus on detecting arbitrage opportunities, and volatility trading
  • Creation of structured notes and indexed products
  • Risk management advisory for individuals and corporations
  • Marketing, valuation and analysis of new derivative products or tailor-made trades
  • Market maker in OTC and listed foreign exchange futures and options.

BANCO SANTANDER DE NEGOCIOS (PREVIOUSLY INVERMEXICO)

INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE BANKING FINANCIAL ADVISOR
01.1993 - 12.1994

Job overview

  • Portfolio management and sophisticated products marketing for high network individuals, achieving a client portfolio of over $100 M USD
  • Cutting edge strategies for customers included dynamic hedging, derivatives, fixed income leveraged transactions, foreign exchange exposures, equity long short strategies, and structured finance among other.

Education

NASD / SEC

Series 7, 63, 4, 3 (commodity futures examination), 15 and 5

CAIA Association
Amhearst, MA

CAIA Charter - Certified Alternative Investment Analyst
01.2013

Universidad Iberoamericana
Mexico D.F., Mexico

Bachelor's Degree in International Relations subsystem economy
01.1993

Skills

  • Global manager
  • Results driven
  • proven fundraiser
  • startups

Geographic Preference

  • USA
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Australia

Special Skills And Interests

  • International Conference Speaker and Panelist (list of events and panels available upon request)
  • Global Advisor Cornerstone Capital Inc.
  • Board Member and Columnist at Energia Hoy magazine
  • Photography
  • Art History
  • Wine Production
  • Certified SCUBA Diver
  • Tennis
  • Yoga Instructor (200 Hour Certification from US Yoga Alliance)
  • Professional Traveler (74 countries visited)

Additional Activities And Associations

  • Advisory Board Member, Cornerstone Capital, NY and Clarmondial Zurich
  • Advisor Ashoka
  • Partner and Contributing Columnist, Energia Hoy Magazine, Mexico
  • Founder of Artevivo Global art with purpose platform
  • Voluntary roles as mentor for women empowerment and sustainability

International Business Experience

  • USA
  • Mexico
  • Central and South America
  • The Caribbean
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual
French
Professional Working
Italian
Professional Working
Portuguese
Limited Working

Timeline

VICE PRESIDENT, COMMODITY TRADE AND FINANCE (MARKETS AND FOOD)

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWFUS)
01.2018 - Current

DIRECTOR, SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

BUNGE LTD.
05.2014 - 04.2018

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR WESTERN GEOGRAPHIES and GLOBAL HEAD OF DISTRIBUTION AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURES

BUNGE S.A.
10.2011 - 04.2014

BUNGE EMISSION GROUP MANAGER LATIN AMERICA AND HEAD OF GLOBAL ORIGINATION

BUNGE LATIN AMERICA
11.2007 - 09.2011

BULK OIL AND FOOD PRODUCTS DIRECTOR and DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

BUNGE
01.2004 - 10.2007

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR - MEXICO

BUNGE MEXICO S.A.
01.2002 - 12.2003

LATIN AMERICAN RISK MANAGER/TRADER

BUNGE MEXICO S.A.
08.2000 - 12.2001

WORLD GRAIN TRADING GROUP SENIOR SALES TRADER AND RISK MANAGER

CARGILL
12.1998 - 07.2000

DERIVATIVES DESK HEAD TRADER

BANCO SANTANDER DE NEGOCIOS (PREVIOUSLY INVERMEXICO)
01.1995 - 10.1997

INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE BANKING FINANCIAL ADVISOR

BANCO SANTANDER DE NEGOCIOS (PREVIOUSLY INVERMEXICO)
01.1993 - 12.1994

NASD / SEC

Series 7, 63, 4, 3 (commodity futures examination), 15 and 5

CAIA Association

CAIA Charter - Certified Alternative Investment Analyst

Universidad Iberoamericana

Bachelor's Degree in International Relations subsystem economy

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