Mario Mariasch

Mario
Mariasch

Mr. Mario Mariasch is currently involved with various private firms and also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Babson College Board of Overseers. He is also the President of Full Spectrum Ventures, a corporate governance educational consulting firm. Mariasch is the founder, former President and CEO of the Silicon Valley and Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Mario Mariasch began his career after receiving his Bachelors’ degree from Argentina’s Universidad de Buenos Aires (University of Buenos Aires). Located in the nation’s capital, Mario was able to parlay the education he received into an assistant teaching position at the school after he received his Licentiate in Business Administration and his certification to be a Public Accountant.

Mario began his corporate career in marketing with the international manufacturing firm, Unilever. Upon leaving Unilever he went on to hold leadership positions with Gillette. While at Gillette, Mario Mariasch was the President and Chairman of the Board of Gillette Espanola S.A. (Spain). Mario Mariasch was also made a member of Gillette’s European Management Committee.

Mario Mariasch entered Babson College’s rigorous Master of Business Administration program, from which he graduated with honors. His already extensive experience in the corporate sector allowed Mario to move to another Gillette company, Oral-B. While working at Oral-B Laboratories in California Mario was variously the Area Vice President, Group Vice President and Senior Vice President; during this time he was instrumental in building and managing operations in Latin America. He also managed and turned around the Canadian operation, restructured factories, negotiated acquisitions, and managed the business in Africa, Middle East, India, Russia and Eastern Europe.

Mario Mariasch's Schools

  		•  Babson College, Class of 1975

    Mario Mariasch funded a Scholarship for undergraduates in 2007 Vice Chair Board of Overseers Member Campaign Steering Committee, Mario O. Mariasch Graduated with Dinstiction
  		• Buenos Aires University, Class of 1967

    Mario Mariasch taught Business Administration at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciencias Economicas. Also taught several courses at a private Business Institute named IDEA in the late 70’s til early 80’s.
  		• Stanford Law School

    Mario Mariasch attended the “Directors College” in 2002 and 2003
  		• University of California, Berkeley

    Mario Mariasch completed the “Venture Capital Executive Program” in 2000 from UC Berkeley – Haas School of Business

Mario Mariasch's Companies

  		•  The Gillette Company
    Senior VP
    Mario is the founder, and former President and CEO of the Silicon Valley and Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). He is President of Full Spectrum Ventures, specializing in board consulting and education. He has served on the board of directors of privately held companies, and as a member of the board of advisors for several start-ups. Mario started his career with Unilever in Argentina. He then moved to Gillette where, after working across the Americas and the USA, became of President and Chairman of the Board of Gillette Espanola S.A. (Spain), and a member of the Gillette European Management Committee. Following that he worked for Oral-B Laboratories in California as Area Vice President, Group Vice President and Senior Vice President. He built and managed the businesses in Latin America, managed and turned around the Canadian operation, restructured factories, negotiated acquisitions, and managed the businesses in Africa, Middle East, India, Russia and Eastern Europe. He is a speaker at corporate governance forums. He has worked with NACD and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation and with the Inter-American Development Bank advising on practical solutions in corporate governance. Among his many activities he taught Business Administration at Buenos Aires University, Argentina, where he graduated with degrees in Accounting and Business. Mario received his MBA with distinction from Babson College, and is the Vice-Chair of the Babson College Board of Overseers.

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