Benn Salas

About

Chief of Staff / cross-functional operator who led complex, multi-subsidiary initiatives at Holding Investment JAS (2019–2023) across the US, Europe, and Latin America—spanning restructuring, M&A, and financial reporting integration—while accelerating executive decision-making and completing three acquisitions ahead of schedule. More recently at SRGE (2023–2024), ran strategic planning plus day-to-day operations for construction accelerator programs, building KPI systems in Notion and Google Data Studio to keep execution tightly aligned to quarterly objectives.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Managed simultaneous cross-functional initiatives across US, Europe, and Latin America (restructuring, M&A, reporting rollout)
• Improved executive decision cycle by ~20% via operating cadence and concise dashboards
• Completed three acquisitions ahead of schedule
• Reduced decision-making time by ~30% through meeting prep one-pagers and structured systems
• Reduced meeting time by ~35% with weekly leadership cadence and action tracking
• Built centralized dashboards spanning finance, operations, and deal activity for data-driven leadership decisions
• Balanced strategic planning with day-to-day operations using structured time allocation and real-time KPI tracking
• Implemented cascading objectives system to align daily execution with quarterly goals
• Effective change management: increased adoption by involving teams early and simplifying templates
• Trusted executive advisor with strong discretion and ability to translate strategy into actionable updates

Reference Highlights

• Great leadership
• Tremendous organizational impact
• Takes responsibility/ownership
• Strong foresight
• Strong organizational aptitude
• Clear communicator
• Effectively utilizes team talents
• Leads teams to success
• Diligent
• Thoughtful
• Big-picture thinker
• Delivers results
• Keeps projects on task
• Keeps stakeholders informed
• Ensures profitability
• Ensures requirement compliance
• Supports company growth
• Envisions and enacts new initiatives
• Improves operational efficiency
• Flexible
• Fast thinker
• Capable of pivoting quickly with purpose
• Professional
• Hardworking
• Intelligent
• Would excel in high-visibility leadership role
• excellent communicator who ensures messages land
• leadership style of a leader (not a boss)
• bridge-builder across teams and leadership
• thoughtful about audience when communicating
• highly sought after by member companies
• turns ideas and complex goals into clear action paths
• strong at identifying pain points and creating scaling roadmaps
• brings clarity quickly in ambiguous situations
• stays focused under pressure
• delivers action plans while balancing immediate needs with longer-term operations and strategy
• effective working with boards and executives across industries
• successful in Chief of Staff-like responsibilities