JLL Argentina Capabilities - 2020

Key Staff
Project & Development Services
Key Staff
Mercedes Balmaceda | LEED AP ID+C
National Director - South Latin America
Project & Development Services - Corporate Solutions
Balmaceda is responsible for the Project Management services delivery of Corporate Solutions Accounts. She ensures service
excellence and consistency according to our global agreements. In addition, she oversees Business Development coordination
for Latin America Region. As market expert she supports JLL global teams in developing adjusted solutions for large pursues,
including talent identification and commercial approach.
Mercedes is an Architect, earning her degree at the University of Buenos Aires. She took a specialization courses in Technology
and Production in the Architecture and Finance of Construction at the University of Buenos Aires. Since 2009 she is a LEED
accredited professional in ID + C, and in 2018 she earned a Degree in Management at UCEMA.
Her native language is Spanish, and she fluently manages the English language.
Natalia Cesio
Senior Project Management
Project & Development Services – Corporate Solutions
Cesio is currently in charge of Multisite Account PM Services for Citibank and Santander, JLL is providing onsite support for
both Banking Realty Services Department for Central offices and Branches in the country. Recently she was also in charge of
PM´s team for Arcos Dorados Construction Works supervising branches around Argentina. She has worked in HSBC Argentina
Corporate Real Estate Department for bank branches and central offices in the country, coordinating PM’s group, ensuring the
best possible processes of optimization. In JLL she has also worked, as a Project Manager on small scale projects for clients
like Mastercard and British Telecom. From 1997 to 2008 she worked for INC S.A., initially in charge of the offices expansion and
recurring improvement for the Real Estate business unit.
Cesio earned her degree in Architecture and has completed studies in Construction Management, both at the University of
Buenos Aires. Cesio is fluent in Spanish, French and English.
Cecilia Vivino
Senior Project Management
Project & Development Services – Corporate Solutions
Diego Pinto
National Director - South Latin America
Project & Development Services - Markets
Diego Pinto Escalier is National Director and leader of Project Management services for Chile, Chile and Peru.
He is currently responsible for deploying the JLL service platform and can verify that they comply with the JLL services.
Before joining JLL, Diego attended for 16 years in the field of architectural consulting in Canada and the United States.
His consulting experience is mainly based on the commercial and institutional field. He also participated in several projects
for the Department of National Defense of Canada. While in this country, Diego was the project architect for several large office
renovation and conversion projects for Manulife, Sun Life, Cowan Insurance and other large insurance companies in Canada.
Pinto Escalier graduated in Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires.He speaks English and Spanish fluently.
Gustavo Gimeno
Associate Director - South Latin America
Project & Development Services - Markets
Gimeno acts as a Senior Project Manager and Project Leader for JLL´s Life Science Practice. Has developed expertise in
developing Labs facilities for global pharmaceutical firms, having completed renovations for Biogen Lab, and new QC lab design
and construction for Shire and Amgen. He is currently leading an 8,000 SQM renovation for Novartis Headquarters. He also has
industrial experience having completed a 8,000 SQM, U$S 16 million, Greenfield Record Center for Iron Mountain Argentina in
Ezeiza.
Before joining JLL, Gimeno worked as Project and Construction Manager for Gemmo America (Argentina) where he coordinated
the work of surveying, generated technical documentation including budget, technical specifications, and construction
management of projects for clients such as Telecom Argentina and Personal (Argentina).
Gimeno earned his degree in Architecture from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
Fernando Martínez
Associate Director - South Latin America
Project & Development Services - Markets
She is currently leading the Real Estate Development Project in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (65,000 square meters + mixed uses).
Previously she managed the Closing Project of Thomson Reuters Argentina. Management of bidding processes, design and
execution of new works within the three buildings of the company in Buenos Aires.
She served as the Coordinating Architect of WeWork Latam, as well as managing projects for the Dazzler / Splendor Latam Hotels
chain.
Cecilia is highly qualified in BIM environments, international project development, LEED regulations and Sustainability applied to
Architecture and Construction Projects. She is an architect received from the University of Buenos Aires.
Mr. Martinez is a Senior Project Manager and LEED Green Associate with JLL Project Development Services in Argentina.
With 8 years in the company he has large experience in PM Services for commercial and retail projects, During the last years he
has been responsible of leading dedicated teams in corporate clients offices as well as multisite implementations for commercial
and retail build-outs.
Mr. Martínez earned his degree in Architecture and has completed Graduate Studies in Project and Construction Management
both at the University of Buenos Aires, and participated in an internship program sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Labor in
2010. During the beginning of 2014 he became a LEED Green Associate professional.
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