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Damian Seltzer is a multilingual global executive with over two decades of leadership experience spanning Finance, Operations, and General Management across the Americas.
As Country Manager for Bridgestone Brazil and Argentina, Damian led large organizations, delivering top-line growth and EBITDA expansion under volatile macroeconomic conditions. He executed business transformations, significantly expanding distribution and market share, while simplifying structure and discontinuing unprofitable operations.
Previously, as Vice President of Operations for Bridgestone Brazil, Damian led manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, IT, and export sales, leading a business turnaround through productivity, cost, and working capital improvements. As CFO for Latin America, he redefined the finance organization’s role, building a regional shared-services center, implementing SAP standardization, and transforming Finance into a trustworthy business partner.
Before joining Bridgestone, Damian spent eight years at Mars Inc., holding roles in Corporate Development, Strategic Planning, and Financial Management. He played a key role M&A, supported post-merger integration, championed data-driven decision making, trade-spend optimization, and innovation feasibility initiatives that delivered multimillion-dollar gains. Earlier, at Ernst & Young (formerly Andersen Consulting), he consulted in several projects for Latin American clients, ranging from shared-services execution to process improvement, systems implementation and post-merger integration projects.
An MIT Sloan MBA, Damian has built a reputation as a transformational business leader who combines strategic vision, financial acumen, drive for results and entrepreneurial agility, to deliver profitable growth, business transformation, and organizational efficiency.
Damian is passionate about helping companies in CPG, manufacturing, and industrial sectors strengthen financial performance, enhance resilience, and build sustainable competitive advantage. He thrives in dynamic, complex environments where decisive leadership and cross-functional alignment are essential to creating long-term value.
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