Managing Director & VPs

Ramón Diez-Canedo

Managing Director

Ramon Diez-Canedo is the Managing Director of CCLA. He has more than 11 years of experience in investment banking and real estate investment management. Mr. Diez-Canedo joined CIM Group in 2012 and has worked on several real estate transactions in the United States. Previously, Mr. Diez-Canedo was an Analyst in the Investment Banking division of Morgan Stanley. He earned a degree in Economics from the Center for Economic Research and Teaching in Mexico City.

Nora Galvan

Vice President, Operations & Finance

Nora Galvan is the Vice President of Operations & Finance for CCLA LATAM. Prior to joining CCLA, Ms. Galvan served as a Finance Director and a Mergers and Acquisitions Director at Walmart and a Portfolio Manager at Prudential Real Estate investors. She earned a degree in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico.

Jordan Malugen

Vice President, Property Management

Jordan Malugen is the Vice President of Nomad Living, the property management arm of CCLA. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of 100 employees, 2,300 rental units and 35,000 square meters of commercial space. Prior to joining Nomad Living, Mr. Malugen was Vice President of Investments at Jaguar Growth Partners and Vice President at Prudential Real Estate Investors Latin America. Mr. Malugen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College and a Master of Science degree in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida. Mr. Malugen is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers, where he served as director of programs for Mexico. Mr. Malugen is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

Sebastian Luque

Vice President, Investment Management

Sebastian Luque is the Vice President of Investment Management and Country Head for CCLA Colombia. Prior to this, Mr. Luque headed Round Hill Capital’s expansion into Latin America, previously leading the expansion into Spain. Before Round Hill Capital, he worked at Corredores Davivienda Investment bank, one of the leading banks in Colombia. During his career, Mr. Luque has closed over $3 billion in transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, bond issuances and joint ventures. He is a graduate of Universidad de Los Andes, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Business and Entrepreneurship. Mr. Luque also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School.

Jorge Zeltzer

Investment Management VP Chile

Jorge Zeltzer is the Vice President of Investment Management and Head of CCLA Chile. He has more than 20 years’ experience in: investment banking, both locally (Chile) and internationally (Spain); asset management; and real estate industry. Expertise in project finance, acquisition finance, debt capital markets, M&A, equity capital markets, financial advisory, development of real estate projects. Highly skilled in leading teams, negotiating, creation of new businesses, and quantitative analysis. Prior to joining CCLA, he was the CEO at Inversiones y Rentas Ingevec in Chile and previously the Managing Director at IM Trust. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Chile and a MBA focused in Finance from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.

Javier Vidales

Associate Vice President, Investment Management

Javier Vidales is an Associate Vice President of Investment Management for CCLA Mexico. He primarily focuses on real estate acquisitions, and his responsibilities include deal sourcing, underwriting, performing due diligence, and transaction management. Prior to joining CCLA, Mr. Vidales worked in the Acquisitions group at Admiral Capital Group in New York. He earned a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Anahuac University and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Jose Urbina

VP Financial Reporting

Jose Urbina is Vice-president of the Financial and Reporting team in CCLA. He oversights the financial and accounting reports for the funds, assets, and corporate group for the entities in CCLA Latin América. Before joining CCLA, Mr. Urbina worked in Colliers International, directing and supervising the accounting teams in Latin America from México. Prior to Colliers, Mr. Urbina worked in Schlumberger in several managerial positions in Caracas, Paris, Río de Janeiro and México, and also as Financial Auditor in Ernst & Young. He earned an Accounting Degree in Universidad Catolica Andrés Bello in Venezuela, and a Diploma in the Top Direction Program at IPADE in México.

Jorge Giacaman

Vice President, Development & Construction

Jorge Giacaman is the Vice President of Development and Construction for CCLA Chile. He is responsible for the direction of the pre-development and development processes of residential rental projects in Chile. Before joining CCLA, he worked at the CIMENTA Real Estate Investment Fund, firstly occupying the position of Deputy Manager of Engineering followed by 20 years in the position of Development & Construction Vice President. He earned a Bachelor of Construction Sciences degree with the title of Civil Constructor.

Pablo Algara

Development & Construction VP México

Pablo Algara is the Vice President and Head of Development for CCLA Mexico. He is in charge of all the Development efforts across Mexican geography, currently developing 9 projects with more than 3,000 units under development. Prior to joining CCLA, Mr. Algara served as CEO of Desarrollos Delta, in charge of the Development Platform of Grupo Delta heading the Residential for sale and Master Plan initiatives including Valle Poniente, Distrito Domo, Luzía. Previously, Pablo was the Managing Director of Portfolio Management for Deltack, a fund managing platform that manages Assets from the Mexican Pension Funds and part of Mexico Retail Properties (Grupo MRP) a fund manager and development platform focused on developing and operating shopping centers. Mr. Algara holds a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey, and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University.