WE ARE OLIVIA
A team of multidisciplinary professionals which works in “organizational transformation” in a funky way, that is to say, we enjoy and have fun working.
Under a unique methodology -based on innovation, awareness and inspiration-we support projects of technological changes, mergers and acquisitions, process changes , etc focused on people and always aligned with business strategy,.
We have offices in Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile but we develop projects in the whole region.
We firmly believe that only through a deep transformation of the people and the elements which constitute the core (or culture) of your organization, you will be able to achieve superlative results and that’s what we are looking for.
ALBERTO BETHKE
President | Partner
Alberto is president and founding partner of Olivia. He is a passionate rocker (hard rock, of course), Brilliant professional and a referent in the market. He is the conductor who guides Olivia. Having worked for 15 years in key executive positions in the industry of Oil and Gas and Technology, in companies such as Perez Companc, Petrobras and Grupo Assa, he succeeded in facing huge challenges which he could solve efficiently thanks to his endless energy and his sharp sight. He graduated as an accountant (UBA) and has postgraduate degrees in Business Management (IAE) and coaching certified by Newsfield Consulting.
As a sports lover, he is “a team man”. In his free time he rows and reads (always with some heavy metal music playing at the same time).
RICARDO HERNANDEZ
Director | Partner
Tenacious, tireless partner and director of Olivia he is the kind of person who can make out a business opportunity , even underwater!
More than 20 years in market leader companies back his professional career. He has a number of projects of continuous improvement and implementation of TI in deep relationship with public companies which make him an expert in public fields.
As he is an “ace” in consulting sales, he is in charge of international commercial development.
He loves travelling and enjoying his family, mainly his little daughter who makes him feel crazy in love.
SERGIO KILLIAN
Director | Partner
Professional and a high performance athlete. He takes part in 42 km marathons and more!
Partner and director in the practice of BPM in Olivia, he is in charge of achievable projects. He is GEO Delivery in processes and constant improvement.
Simple, young and intelligent, he has a wide professional career of more than 15 years which makes him an expert.
Professional in IT Management control.
He has been a Manager in countless projects of constant improvement in processes in Argentina and abroad in different industries: agrochemical, aeronautic, telecommunication and computer technology among others.
A beloved friend, committed professional and passionate about his job, he studied accountancy (UNLP) and has postgraduate degrees in management control.
He is a daring history reader (mainly Argentinean History).
EZEQUIEL KIECZKIER
Director | Partner
If you look for different results don`t do always the same (as Einstein said) and Ezequiel took it literally! Founding partner of Olivia and Business Development Director, he contributes his entrepreneur and creative spirit to the development of new ideas and units of business. Passionate for excellence, he is a fan of innovation as a substantial practice and progress generator.
Challenging leader, he combines his experience as manager of several IT projects in Argentina and Latin America with his formation in communications, marketing and coaching , acquired in UCES and UdeSA.
As his own life`s manager in his free time he enjoys his family and he is an international facilitator in social religious conflicts with experience as a diplomat in the Mid East, Europe and Latin American. Nothing can stop Ezequiel mainly if the cause is more important.
GABRIEL WEINSTEIN
Director | Partner
With the firm mindset that things can be done even better, Gabriel permanently challenges status quo.
Anxious, efficient, leader of the project of creation of Centers for primary and secondary education in Argentina (Educar) he has been our Innovation Leader in different centers for 7 years. He joined Olivia as a partner to make us innovate “even soup” and help our clients to bring future to their organizations through the recreation of present.
With a life track in Singularity University (NASA) today he represents it as its ambassador in Argentina.
He loves developing projects with disruptive technologies and transforming the value of innovation in one of the key values of culture in a company.
He likes sports so much that he can`t think of one he hasn`t practiced.
MARCELO BLECHMAN
Director | Partner
This civil electric engineer with a master in engineering granted by Universidad Catolica de Chile is the type of person who doen’t take the first things he sees. He always looks for excellence in everything he does.
He has a passion for education and communication which led him to take up the creation of three technological starts up related to these areas.
He has been a system and processes implementation project manager in Chile and abroad as well as a CEO in technology companies, devoted to systems development, marketing and implementation.
At present he is a codirector at Olivia Chile together with Alejandro Goldstein. They have to face the enormous challenge of consolidating Olivia at a regional level.
He takes part in community activities, he is a school headmaster and he uses his body and soul to do sports such as crossfit, karate and ski.
ALEJANDRO GOLDSTEIN
Director | Partner
Thinking, committing and working to do things well is his motto in life.
He is an accountant and most of his life has worked as a consultant and manager in processes improvement projects and implementation of business applications.
He has worked in important change projects in technology industries , government, retail,telcos and financial services during the last years , mainly in the Chilean market .
Today he is a codirector at Olivia Chile together with Marcelo Blechman and share the same challenge as all the partners of making Olivia grow in the region.
Along his 22 years of working activitity he has lived in Bs As (8 years), Sao Paulo (6 years) and at present in Santiago de Chile (since 2009) where he lives with his family. There he created a successful transformation process company based on technology (ByG) before becoming an Olivia partner. He does crossfit, running and ski. He is a real sportsman.