Cse Fellows Application - Matias Solari

MATIAS SOLARI 10107 Spring Meadow Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 (919) 357-7744 ♦ [email protected] EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA KENAN-FLAGLER BUSINESS SCHOOL Master of Business Administration, expected May 2011 Net Impact Club, Finance Club, Energy Club, Consulting Club

Chapel Hill, NC

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES Santiago, Chile Civil Industrial Engineering, June 2002. Graduated in top 4% of class • “Asociación de Amigos” Scholarship recipient, for being 2nd out of 72 in class • Valedictorian, Universidad de los Andes Engineering Class 2002 • Teaching Assistant of Physics II and Heat&Mass Transfer courses in Civil Engineering EXPERIENCE PERFILAM LTDA. Structural-steel and energy-modules importing business Santiago, Chile 2007-2009 CEO and Co-founder. Conceptualized business plan as part of college thesis, 2002 • Attained book value of $2.1 million from initial capital investment of $200,000 in 2003 • Achieved annual sales of $6 million, and inventory of $3 million, making Perfilam 4th largest distributor of hot-rolled, wide-flange steel I-beams and hollow sections in Chile • Implemented ongoing sales plans, attaining a 63% average increase over previous three years • Developed customer demand for product not locally available. Increased number of products to three primary lines and 180 sub-products • Directed all aspects of business. Recruited and supervised 15 steel-industry employees 2006-2007 Finance-Operation Manager. Orchestrated financing, imports, and accounts payable/receivable • Coordinated relations with five banks, obtaining $3 million credit line to secure financing • Researched, purchased and oversaw installation of heavy equipment for use in distribution • Managed relationships with international traders, expanding to seven suppliers, importing from eight countries in Europe, Asia and America 2003-2005

2002-2003

2002-2002

CITIGROUP N.A. Santiago, Chile Product Manager. Administered on-line investments, and checking accounts for Gold segment • Designed, assessed and implemented new fee structure and reward incentives for retail checking accounts, increasing annual balance average by 8% for Citigold segment • Created and executed “Citi-at-work” program that accounted for a 21% increase in revenue for Wealth Management and Citigold segments of retail banking in 2004 • Conceived on-line investment program, which expanded the stockbroker and mutual fund coverage for corporate business customers into retail banking by 14% EMUCHILE S.A. Developed products derived from emu (www.emuline.com) Santiago, Chile Project Manager. Implemented business model to expand emu husbandry industry • Planned and executed a logistic operation, involving 40 emu breeding stock, 2 incubators plants and a distribution center, reducing operation costs by 19% • Added five new production partners with $600,000 in total investments in 2003 Finance Analyst. Assessed feasibility and financing of new projects • Prepared cash-flow reports to sell emu breeding stock, with $7 million expected revenue/year

ADDITIONAL Mountaineering Guide: Led bilingual excursions at Explora Hotel in Chilean Patagonia for 9 months. Volunteer: Taught finance and marketing classes for Accion Emprendedora NGO, which counsels and awards credit to micro-businesses in poor areas (two hours/week, 2002-05). Interests: Sustainability issues. Competitive golf. Recreational skiing and horseback-riding. Languages: Fluent English and Spanish, basic Italian. Dual citizenship: Chilean and Italian. CSE FELLOWS: APPLICATION ESSAY

Before describe CSE to a prospective MBA, I would explain to her/him that a Sustainable Enterprise is one that addresses the triple bottom line: is financially profitable, minimize the impact in the environment, and is socially responsible. Then that CSE is an academic and research center within KFBS that provide students, executives, and organizations with education, knowledge and practice tools to become leaders and drive innovation in sustainable enterprise. Finally that this year Kenan-Flagler celebrates 10 years of leadership in sustainability; it was one of the very first schools to offer such a program; and is ranked one of the top business schools in the world for education in this arena, and #2 for course content, according to The Aspen Institute’s survey. One way to take advantage of Center resources is to attend the numerous extracurricular activities they organized; such as speakers, lectures, company presentations, panel debates, informational sessions, and the Sustainable Business Career Fair. Another way is to solicit a CSE career coach; participate in the activities of Net Impact club, which are supported by CSE; take elective classes in Sustainability and earn a Sustainable Enterprise Concentration; apply for one of the five summer internships in sustainable consulting that CSE offers; and signed up in the emailing list to receive job opportunities and news in the sustainable space. Finally, apply to CSE Fellow to learn fist hands what the CSE does and expand your network in the field. My initial interest would be to help expand CSE’s Knowledge base, providing compelling and concrete evidence of how the human activity is impacting the planet and the society. My recommendation would be to collect, interpret and summarize the latest conclusions of the scientific community, the business world and other entities, and to present them in a way that is easy to understand and to retain. The students are bombed by informational emails and the vast majority doesn’t read SE articles. My recommendation is to create the “DID YOU KNOW?” concept, which would consist to send an email to the KFBS community twice a week, with “did you know?” as the subject, with a one line statistic related with a sustainable issue. The purpose would be to inform and create awareness in a fun and didactic way. Additionally, put the statistic of the month in a public key-board on-campus, and ones a year publish the “CSE, did you know? Handbook” with all the phrases of the year