Juan Marco Alvarez Gallardo
Director of SustainabilityGrupo HAME-OLMECA
Director of Sustainability
Grupo HAME-OLMECA
Juan Marco has 25+ years experience in conservation management, corporate sustainability and green growth issues. He has an MBA focused on sustainable development from INCAE Business School in Costa Rica. His core competencies are Corporate Affairs, Communications, Public Relations, Sustainability Strategy, Project Management and Fund Raising.
From 2009-2011 he worked for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Geneva, Switzerland, as Global Thematic Program Director and was also in charge of its Business and Biodiversity unit. There he focused on partnerships with multinationals such as Shell, Holcim, Rio Tinto and Nestlé Nespresso, as well as with the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Prior to IUCN he served for 18 years as Executive Director of SalvaNATURA, El Salvador´s leading conservation NGO, known for its work on national park (protected areas) management, environmental education, watershed management, as well as the implementation of best practices and sustainable certification for the coffee, sugar and tourism industries.
Juan Marco has served as Board Member in various international organizations such as IUCN (2004-2008), the Union for Ethical Bio Trade based in Amsterdam (2009-2011), the Green Economy Coalition based in London (2009-2011) and the joint IUCN-WWF Program known as TRAFFIC based in Cambridge (2009-2011). From 2010-2014 he served as member of the International Standards Committee of the Rainforest Alliance-Sustainable Agriculture Network. Most recently, Juan Marco worked as Executive Director of the Salvadoran Business Council for Sustainable Development, and since early 2016 moved to Guatemala to work for Grupo HAME-OLMECA as its first Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director. Juan Marco also represents the Republic of Ivory Coast in El Salvador as its Honorary Consul.
From 2009-2011 he worked for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Geneva, Switzerland, as Global Thematic Program Director and was also in charge of its Business and Biodiversity unit. There he focused on partnerships with multinationals such as Shell, Holcim, Rio Tinto and Nestlé Nespresso, as well as with the International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Prior to IUCN he served for 18 years as Executive Director of SalvaNATURA, El Salvador´s leading conservation NGO, known for its work on national park (protected areas) management, environmental education, watershed management, as well as the implementation of best practices and sustainable certification for the coffee, sugar and tourism industries.
Juan Marco has served as Board Member in various international organizations such as IUCN (2004-2008), the Union for Ethical Bio Trade based in Amsterdam (2009-2011), the Green Economy Coalition based in London (2009-2011) and the joint IUCN-WWF Program known as TRAFFIC based in Cambridge (2009-2011). From 2010-2014 he served as member of the International Standards Committee of the Rainforest Alliance-Sustainable Agriculture Network. Most recently, Juan Marco worked as Executive Director of the Salvadoran Business Council for Sustainable Development, and since early 2016 moved to Guatemala to work for Grupo HAME-OLMECA as its first Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director. Juan Marco also represents the Republic of Ivory Coast in El Salvador as its Honorary Consul.