Tomas Ricardo Lange
About Tomas Ricardo Lange
Tomas Ricardo Lange serves as the Managing Director for Southern Latin America at Brown-Forman, overseeing operations in several countries. He has a diverse professional background, including roles at Campari, Nike, and Accenture, and holds degrees in Business Administration and an MBA from Northwestern University.
Current Role at Brown-Forman
Tomas Ricardo Lange serves as the Managing Director for Southern Latin America at Brown-Forman, overseeing operations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. He has held this position since 2013, working from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. In this role, he is responsible for driving strategic initiatives and managing commercial and production units across multiple countries in the region.
Previous Experience at Campari
Before joining Brown-Forman, Tomas Lange worked at Campari as the Chief Financial Officer for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean from 2009 to 2013. His tenure lasted four years, during which he operated from the Guadalajara area in Mexico. His responsibilities included overseeing financial operations and contributing to the company's strategic objectives in the region.
Educational Background
Tomas Lange has a diverse educational background. He studied at Goethe Schule Buenos Aires, achieving a Bilingual High School diploma from 1979 to 1989. He also attended Altkoenigschule Kronberg in Germany, where he completed his German High School (Abitur) from 1990 to 1992. He earned a Dipl. Wirtsch.-Ing. (MSc in Industrial Engineering & Management) from the University of Kaiserslautern from 1992 to 1997. Additionally, he obtained an MBA in General Management, Strategy, and Finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management from 2001 to 2003.
Professional Experience in Consulting and Finance
Tomas Lange has extensive experience in consulting and finance. He worked as a Senior Consultant at Accenture Strategic Services in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 2000 to 2001. Prior to that, he served as a Consultant at KPMG Deutschland in Frankfurt, Germany, from 1998 to 1999. He also held the position of Director of Financial Planning, Analysis & Treasury at Allied Domecq - Pernod Ricard Mexico from 2003 to 2006, and was the CFO for Nike Mexico from 2006 to 2009.
Multicultural and Multilingual Expertise
Tomas Lange possesses a multicultural background with professional experience spanning Germany, Argentina, Mexico, and the USA. He has a proven track record in leading large, multicultural teams and is proficient in multiple languages. His expertise includes managing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and post-M&A integration, contributing to strategic growth and operational efficiency for subsidiaries of leading publicly listed multinationals.