consorcio holding - who we are
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What is our Story?
1974: Consorcio Aéreo is founded by Mr. Jorge Díaz de Bedoya (now Chairman) as a full service Ground Handling Agent for Air Cargo Carriers, pioneering this service in the country, covering mostly regional and Miami based carriers.
1996 : Consorcio integrates LAN Chile and affiliated companies, serving as Ground Handling Agent, GSA (General Sales Agent) and country representaQve. Soon aRer, AMC (US Air Force) would follow, as well as other non-‐regular carriers. Consorcio is posiQoned as main FBO (Fixed Base Operator) in the country.
2004 : Consorcio Cargo & Logis0cs is formed aRer several years of personal relaQonship with 3PL & 4PL internaQonal companies, such as UQ, Danzas AEI (formerly DHL Global Forwarding), Geodis Wilson, Excel, and others who also found a pioneering company in Freight Forwarding and LogisQcs in Consorcio.
2010 : Consorcio Events is born by joining forces with experienced partners from Northern ArgenQna, as Paraguay begins to see a boom in ConvenQons and InternaQonal Events. Immediately, Consorcio obtains valuable service partnerships with the Conmebol ConvenQon Center in Asuncion and 5 star Hotel Brands.
2011 : Consorcio Travel is born as a Wholesale Tourism Operator, with an experienced staff from within the Consorcio family, having worked in airline sales & service, airport and counter services, and other tourism related enterprises. Immediately, Travel posiQons itself as top 5 Wholesale Operators in the country.
2011: Consorcio Trade & Ship Brokers is born as the Paraguay river system (Hidrovia) begins to flourish in opportunity for logisQcs, brokerage, project cargo & commercial services.
2009 : ARer years of serving the Commercial Air Carriers flying into Paraguay, Consorcio Avia0on is formed to incorporate customers such as World Fuel Services (Baseops), Rockwell Collins, and other ExecuQve & VIP operators, and take and internaQonal dimension, providing service also in other countries in South America.
We have become the foremost group in Paraguay when it comes to internaQonal commerce & trade related services, diversifying our scope across the board and yielding “experts” at pracQcally everything… If we can’t then we will tell you who can.
Over 70 professional and experienced team members in Paraguay and around the American conQnent working to serve our community and the world around us.
We are located in Asuncion, Paraguay, at the heart of South America, and in the center of an emerging conQnent; in a country which in the last years has yielded record economic growth numbers and projecQons, proving to be “pumping” the trend.
TODAY
We have decades of experience in Commercial AviaQon, Cargo Forwarding & LogisQcs, InternaQonal Commerce Brokerage & RepresentaQon, Travel & Tourism enterprises and Events OrganizaQon. In all these areas we have excelled in service performance, consolidated partnerships with key internaQonal companies, including Fortune 500 firms.
What are we all about?
Family Business at our core, InternaQonal Reach as our Vision, Mission and Goals.
A business well aware of our roots which embraces new technologies and pracQces as the drivers of our economic objecQves. It’s a changing world, we change too.
We not only provide services, but also knowledge of how things are done in Paraguay. We have acquired many contacts and experiences which become valuable assets to newcomers.
ARer all, our name Consorcio defines how we do it (Consorcio translated to english is ConsorQum: a group of companies or people with similar interests who have decided to work together).
We represent and uphold simple values to work upon, and look for companies and business persons with the same values (Integrity, Honesty, Planetary Awareness).
Fixed Based Operator & AviaQon SoluQons Provider Complete Avia0on solu0ons across the American con0nent -‐ Flying Permits & Flight Planning -‐ Complete AircraR Ground Support Services -‐ Charter lease for cargo and passenger services. -‐ Special VIP services (Heads of State, Country DelegaQons) Some of our Business partners & associates: World Fuel Services Corp / Spire Flight SoluQons COLT InternaQonal Rockwell Collins UAS (United AviaQon Services) Hadid InternaQonal Services Interna0onal Services in Paraguay: Copa Airlines (Cargo Handling and Agent)
Wholesale Tourism Operator Complete range of Tourism services with worldwide coverage -‐ Charter Packages -‐ Cruise Ship services -‐ Tailor made, exclusive travel products Some of our Business partners & associates: Princess Cruises Country Sales Reps Hotel Beds RIU Hotels Sandos Hotels Oasis Hotels Decameron Hotels Copa Airlines Top Wholesalers Avianca Airlines LATAM Group Airlines Over 100 Travel Agencies in Paraguay
Freight Forwarding, 3PL, MulQmodal LogisQcs Worldwide transporta0on and logis0cs solu0ons -‐ Customs Brokerage, DocumentaQon, Warehousing -‐ Door to Door transport Services -‐ Perishable Goods, Live animals, Hazardous Goods -‐ Agent Network with worldwide coverage Some of our Business partners & associates: Agility LogisQcs UTI InternaQonal Mallory Alexander CH Robinson Worldwide
Corporate Events Planning & ExecuQon Equipment Rental & Events Planning -‐ Wide range of audio & video equipment -‐ Live InterpretaQon services & equipment -‐ Venue & vendor management -‐ Full events / convenQon planning and management Some of our Business partners & associates: Sol del Norte Eventos (ICCA Member) Congress Rental Network Conmebol ConvenQon Center in Paraguay Hotel Bourbon Conmebol Paraguay ConvenQon & Visitors Bureau
Partners, Shareholders, Management
Want to know who we are?
The Pioneer when it comes to aviaQon services in Paraguay with 40 years experience to this day. Chairman and Founder of the Consorcio companies. Past President of the naQonal Airline LAP S.A in Paraguay. Current Board President and Founder of Interfisa Financial Services Firm with over 46 country locaQons. Founder and Past President of PRO CARD and PRO NET, credit card management and processing firms with growing market share in Paraguay.
Jorge Díaz de Bedoya
Chief ExecuQve Officer at Consorcio Holding and companies. Bachelor in Business AdministraQon & Finance at Anderson Schools of Management in Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA). Past Wells Fargo Bank New Mexico Professional Banking Account Officer and Credit Analyst with +100 MM USD Credit porqolio. His entrepeneurial and driven style led to the current leading posiQon of Consorcio Holding and its companies. He created and set in moQon the current company’s structure, leading the way to new ventures soon coming to Consorcio. Past General Manager of the Asuncion Stock Exchange.
Gabriel Díaz de Bedoya
Chief Financial Officer at Consorcio Holding and Companies. Seventeen year veteran at Consorcio, having managed relaQonships for over 25 internaQonal companies, and all their personnel. Past Human Resources and Financial Manager at Consorcio Aéreo SRL, represenQng LAN Airlines and affiliated companies in Paraguay.
Mercedes Morales
Patricia López
Business Manager at Consorcio Travel. Over twenty years of experience in the travel and tourism industry & related services. Sales & Service Manager for LAN Airlines Group for over 16 years. Faculty Member and Professor for the Tourism Program at Columbia University in Asunción.
Miguel Olivares
Business Manager at Consorcio AviaQon. Over 20 years of experience in the AviaQon Industry. Worked for Pan American World Airways for six years, serving as StaQon Manager in SanQago de Chile and Counter Supervisor at the World Port (Terminal B at JFK Airport). Selected as Pan AM’s employee of the year in 1986. Sales Manager for Cielos del Perú Airlines in 2003, having surpassed 12 MM USD in personal sales.
Soledad Urtubey
Co-‐Founder and Partner at Consorcio Events in Asunción, Paraguay. Founder and President of Sol del Norte Eventos in Salta, ArgenQna (ICCA member). Founder and Director of Sede Salta Magazine, specialized in tourism and meeQngs markeQng. Lead the planning of 57 regional, naQonal and internaQonally ranked events. Professor of “Events Planning” University Curriculum in ArgenQna.
Joaquin Caso
Co-‐Founder and Partner at Consorcio Events in Asunción, Paraguay. General Manager & Director of TasQl Group, tourism, transportaQon, and real estate company for 27 years (Salta, AR). Partner & General Manager SIXT Rent a Car in Salta, ArgenQna. Was Director of EMSATUR (current ministry of tourism at Salta, ArgenQna). Past President of the Salta ConvenQons & Visitors Bureau. Member of the Board at the Chamber of Tourism in Salta, ArgenQna.
Emilio Deferrari
Co-‐Founder and Partner at Consorcio Events in Asunción, Paraguay. Length of Hotel Service experience at Hotel Piscis in Las Leñas Mendoza ArgenQna, Hotel Sol Bariloche in ArgenQna, Hotel Marriot at San Diego California. Worked at RCI as telemarkeQng and planning supervisor. Owner and Manager of Congress Rental Network, Salta franchise. Co-‐founder and current President of Salta ConvenQons & Visitors Bureau.
Jorge Fragnaud
Currently Consorcio AviaQon Airport Services Manager. Over 30 years experience in the AviaQon industry. Worked as a flight instructor for 17 years. StaQon manager in Dakar Senegal, Brussels Belgium, Recife Brazil for Lineas Aereas Paraguayas (LAP S.A.). Traffic Systems Manager for 15 different Airports. Staff member and flight crew for past airlines Ladeco, (Líneas Aéreas del Cobre), Cargopar Líneas Aéreas, Polar Air Cargo, Sol del Paraguay. Asuncion StaQon Manager for Pluna and Aerosur Airlines from 2010 to 2012.
Javier Palma
Currently IT Manager at Consorcio Holding. Past experience as IT Manager at J.Fleischmann, ParasoR, Gunder ICSA, LAN Airlines Group, Aerosur Airlines, Pluna Airlines. Fourteen year veteran at Consorcio Holding. Successfully implemented 3.0 standards at Consorcio Holding. Recognized musician and music producer.
Mavi Díaz de Bedoya
Currently CEO at Travel Ace Assistance in Paraguay. Past experience as Sales Manager for several company representaQons in Paraguay: Air Canada, Ecuatoriana de Aviacion, Lan Airlines, ThriRy Car Rental, Sigma 4 Tour Operator. Past CEO at Lan Tours in Paraguay. Past Asuncion Airport Manager LAN Airlines. Past Business Development Manager for Consorcio Travel. Lead Travel Ace to number one in market share in Paraguay and recognized as the highest selling team in LaQn America (2009).
Gabriela Gómez
Currently Consorcio Cargo & LogisQcs Business Manager. Past Sales ExecuQve for LogisQc Cargo Services Paraguay for 6 years (company which belongs to the Schandy Group). Account manager for Organic Sugar Exports from Paraguay to the USA. Lead and supervised the overhaul of the Consorcio Cargo & LogisQcs company, creaQng one of the most profitable business units in just a few years.
Oscar Samudio Currently CEO of TRANS TRADE S.A (Free Trade Zone in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay) Over 25 years of experience in the AviaQon industry. Past Asuncion StaQon Manager for Lineas Aereas Paraguayas. Past Airport Supervisor for LADECO. Past LAN Cargo & Centurion Cargo StaQon Manager (Ciudad del Este, Paraguay). Past StaQon Supervisor for IBERIA GROUP (Asuncion, Paraguay). Consorcio Cargo & LogisQcs Branch Manager (Ciudad del Este).
Good People, Good Business.
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