Leadership

Carlos is one of the founders of AGRO Merchants Group and brings more than 24 years of leadership experience in the supply chain industry. Prior to partnering with Oaktree, Carlos was a member of the Americold Executive Team with global responsibility for Solutions, Engineering, Planning & Development. Previous positions also include a number of operational and project management roles in several European countries, the U.S., and Mexico, followed by global functional responsibility in the automotive and high-tech logistics industries. Carlos holds an MSc in Transport and Logistics from the School of Engineering & Technology Management, Liverpool John Moores University. Served as Merchant Marine Officer and Navy Officer (Spanish Armed Forces).

Arjan joined AGRO Merchants Group as CFO in 2017, and brings some 25 years experience in FMCG, retail and distribution/logistics, working in international environments, and living in various countries. Following a 12 years career with Unilever, he became a CFO and Executive Team member with companies such as Royal Grolsch, O’Neill, Maxeda and Ceva Logistics, familiarizing himself with both listed as well as privately / private equity owned business governance. Arjan received an MA in Economics and Finance from Groningen University and a Postgraduate degree in Controlling and Finance from Free University Amsterdam.

Dave joins AGRO Merchants Group with more than 25 years of leadership experience in supply chain and operations. Most recently, Dave served as Vice President, Operations – Inbound to Manufacturing at DHL Supply Chain, where he led all aspects of regional business operations. Prior to that, Dave was Regional Vice President at Americold with overall responsibility for 36 locations in the Central United States. Dave also held leadership roles at Ryder Logistics and Daimler Chrysler. He earned his Bachelor in Arts in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University, an MBA from the University of Detroit, and was a faculty member at the IARW.

Mike is the General Counsel of AGRO Merchants Group with global responsibility for legal and compliance matters. Mike also leads all Human Resources initiatives for the company. Mike has more than 20 years of in-house and law firm experience across a range of industries, with a particular focus on M&A and complex corporate transactions. Most recently, Mike was General Counsel for Hanley Wood, a leading B2B media and information services company that was owned by affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management. He also worked at Latham & Watkins, and prior to that Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Mike received his BA in Philosophy from The University of Chicago and his JD with honors from Columbia Law School.

Chad joined AGRO Merchants Group in 2015 and has global responsibility for Information Technology. Chad brings some 25 years experience in IT and Systems within the manufacturing and supply chain industries. This includes a number of leadership roles with global scope, previously served as Senior VP of Information Technology at Americold, VP of Applications at Syncreon and several Managerial positions at Magna Donnelly. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Hope College.