Juan David Guzmán

Managing Partner, Colombia

Juan David Guzmán has over 10 years of experience in human capital strategy and talent acquisition. He brings a strong focus on evaluating executive teams and identifying high-caliber leaders who align with organizational culture and long-term goals. Clients across sectors such as finance, agribusiness, and energy also rely on his expertise in succession planning for critical, high-impact roles.

Professional Focus

  • More than 10 years’ experience in executive search, recruitment, and talent development in Latin America
  • Partners with clients in various sectors, including finance, agribusiness, oil & gas, energy, and services
  • Proven success in leadership assessment, human capital strategy, organizational development, succession planning, and talent mapping
  • Bilingual Spanish and English

Business Expertise

  • Senior Manager, Strategic Accounts at a UK-based international recruitment firm
  • Director, Digital Solutions at another leading global executive search and leadership advisory firm
  • SME Business Head, LATAM at UBITS Learning Solutions, an EdTech platform for talent management and development; earlier roles included Industry Head and Sales Team Leader
  • Senior Consultant - Sales & Marketing at a major global recruitment firm; promoted from Consultant role
  • Regional Manager, Colombia at People for Bikes
  • Consultant at Dirección Financiera S.A.S.
  • Account Executive, Capital Markets at Asesores Unidos

Additional Expertise

  • Oil & Gas
  • Energy
  • Financial Services and Banking
  • Agribusiness
  • Services

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business management from Universidad de la Sabana, Bogotá
  • Post-graduate studies in organizational development and social responsibility, Universidad de la Sabana Bogotá

 

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Boyden Report Series
What’s Next for Industry? AI, Transformation, and the Talent Imperative

Industrial Trends Report: Analysing markets, studies, and trends on how AI, machine learning, and digitalisation are reshaping the industrial sector, with expert insights on talent and leadership from Boyden’s Global Industrial Practice Members.

Articles & Papers
Recruiting Centralized Leadership for a Diversified Family Conglomerate

As a family conglomerate grew in scale and complexity, its decentralized structure began to limit alignment. A generational transition created the opportunity to rethink leadership at the group level. Here’s how introducing centralized leadership brought clarity, coordination, and stronger governance.

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A Regional CEO Search to Realise U.S. Market Potential for a European Family-Owned Business

A European family-owned business approaching generational transition recognized that its U.S. operation required more than continuity—it required growth. The challenge was to redefine leadership for a critical market while navigating family dynamics and cross-border complexity. Here’s how the right appointment helped unlock the company’s U.S. potential.

Articles & Papers
A Third Generation Charts a New Course

A third-generation family business found itself navigating sudden global disruption with limited internal capability to manage a complex reshoring effort. The solution was not more control, but the confidence to bring in the right external expertise. This is how the family safeguarded its legacy by acting decisively—and differently.

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