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Mariano Villarreal

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Mariano Villarreal

Executive with over 10 years' experience spanning Aviation, Logistics & Freight Transportation, Chemicals and Professional Services, operating at the intersection of business, technology and customer experience.

Combines an MBA and a legal background with deep operational expertise, bringing a rare ability to move from strategy design to hands-on execution. Has led digital transformation, CRM and conversational AI programmes for one of Latin America's largest airlines and redesigned the commercial and service model of a freight transportation company — in every case translating technology into measurable business outcomes: higher revenues, lower costs and stronger customer relationships. Believes transformation succeeds when it is built around the customer and adopted by the people who run the operation every day.


KEY SKILLS


  • Corporate & commercial strategy

  • CRM strategy & Single View of the Customer

  • Conversational AI & self-service strategy

  • Digital transformation & process automation

  • Product management & roadmap definition

  • Customer Experience (CX) & Customer Journey design

  • Loyalty & hyper-personalisation

  • Value-based pricing & revenue optimisation

  • Data-driven segmentation & analytics

  • Omnichannel service & contact centre optimisation

  • Transport Management Systems (TMS) & operational traceability

  • KPI design & performance management

  • Agile delivery (Scrum) & cross-functional team leadership

  • Strategic partnerships & negotiation

  • Stakeholder management (private & public sector)


ENVIRONMENT


  • Digital transformation & technology adoption

  • Operating model redesign & restructuring

  • Performance improvement (growth and/or cost)

  • New products / service launches & performance reviews


PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS


Digital Transformation & AI


  • Designed and executed the corporate conversational AI strategy for a leading Latin American airline, launching a virtual assistant across 3 channels, 20 use cases and 150 FAQs in 6 languages:

    ❖         -14% call centre volume

    ❖         +20% digital channel sales

    ❖         +5% self-service adoption

  • Deployed a global telephony-CRM integration across operations in the Americas and Europe, achieving 80% caller identification, raising First Contact Resolution to 85% and improving customer satisfaction by 30%.

  • Led the end-to-end development and implementation of a Transport Management System (TMS) for a freight transportation company, unifying customer, service and asset data, enabling full operational traceability and reducing sales operation costs by 18%.


Revenue Growth & Commercial Performance


  • Restructured the client portfolio of a freight transportation company through data-driven segmentation and value-based pricing, securing tariff adjustments 8 points above inflation.

  • Built customer segmentation models enabling personalisation strategies that increased cross-sell revenues by 12%.

  • Introduced a KPI framework for suppliers performance, enabling a 2% monthly inventory reduction and improving operational efficiency.


Customer Centricity


  • Redesigned the operating model for customer engagement and service workflows, improving CSAT by 15 points through faster response times and proactive case management.

  • Implemented VIP and high-value customer initiatives, increasing retention by 18%, reducing reported incidents among frequent flyers by 25% and cutting response times for premium clients by 20%.

  • Built omnichannel disruption notification rules, increasing baggage self-service by 20% and reducing call centre costs through proactive, customer-focused communication.


OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

 

Languages: Spanish (Native); English (Bilingual); French (Basic)

Education: MBA - IPADE Business School, Mexico City, Mexico; Law Degree (LL.B.) - Universidad Anáhuac México Norte, Mexico


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