Jorge Arauz
About Jorge Arauz
Jorge Arauz is the General Manager for P&G Health in Ecuador and Bolivia, with extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and health care industries, having held various managerial roles at Merck Group and Bayer.
Present Role at Procter & Gamble
Jorge Arauz is currently serving as the General Manager for P&G Health in Ecuador and Bolivia. He started this role in 2018 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. His responsibilities include overseeing the health division's operations and implementing strategic initiatives to drive growth in these markets.
Previous Position at Merck Group
Before his current role, Jorge Arauz worked at Merck Group as the General Manager for Consumer Health Care in both Ecuador and Bolivia. He held this position in 2017 at Merck's headquarters in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany, focusing on driving the sales and market presence of the consumer health care division in these regions.
Sales Management at Merck
Jorge Arauz served as the Sales Manager at Merck, CA from 2008 to 2016. During this 8-year tenure, he was responsible for managing sales operations and leading sales teams to achieve targets. Concurrently, he also managed sales for Ecuador and Bolivia while stationed in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany.
Early Career at Bayer and Garco Construction
From 2007 to 2008, Jorge Arauz worked as an Area Sales Representative at Bayer in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Prior to that, he served as the Regional Manager Costa at Garco Construction from 2000 to 2007 in Spokane, Washington. These roles helped him develop his sales and managerial skills early in his career.
Educational Background
Jorge Arauz earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Universidad De Las Américas (EC) between 2015 and 2017. He also studied Marketing at Universidad De Guayaquil in two different periods: from 2001 to 2003 and then from 2007 to 2008. In 2018, he attended Aden Business School for further education.