Jaime Soria
CFO by title. COO by scope.
Twenty-five years of executive finance and operations across retail, industrial distribution, global manufacturing and healthcare distribution in Latin America. Every role carried direct operational accountability — supply chain, procurement, technology, shared services — assigned in writing, not inferred. He built the P&L from the commercial side before he transformed it from finance, which is why the two do not sit in separate heads.
Career track
- Walmart Central America2007–2018
Held various Director level roles, all in a progressive sequence that covered merchandising, operations and finance. Five countries, 800+ stores, ~38,000 employees, 5B+ in revenue.
- Matra Group2018–2022
CFO of a $100M+ platform. Turnaround, Oracle Cloud ERP, credit-portfolio recovery, fiscal defence with zero findings.
- Paradise Ingredients2022–2023
CFO with formal scope over supply chain, technology and agricultural procurement, assigned in writing by the CEO.
- Regional healthcare group, Central America2023–2026
Director of Finance with a mandate extended to technology, procurement, credit and collections, treasury, internal control and controllership across two countries.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb · Dole · IDBEarly career
Senior financial analyst and consultant across pharma, agro-industry and multilateral finance.
Credentials
- MIT Sloan Executive Program — Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy (2026)
- MBA, INCAE Business School
- Bachelor of Science in Commercial Engineering, Economics & Business Administration
- PMP, Project Management Institute