Ernesto Fajardo

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Ernesto Fajardo
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Education Universidad del Rosario
Washington University in St. Louis
OccupationBusinessman

Ernesto Fajardo is a Colombian business executive, who is the current CEO of Alpina.

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Early life

Fajardo was born in Bogota, Colombia where he attended Colegio Nueva Granada. [1] He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Universidad del Rosario, and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. [2] [3] [4]

Career

Fajardo worked for the Monsanto Company between 1999 and 2009 during which he took on several different positions. From September 1999 to July 2004 he served as General Manager for the Andean Region and Latin America, and was subsequently elected Vice-President where he served until August 2009. [5] After retiring from his role as Monsanto's Vice-President, he served as President of Inversiones Mundial S.A. from September 2009 to December 2012. Currently, Fajardo is serving as the CEO of the Alpina Company. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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