Luis Solorzano Aizpuru
- Mr. Solorzano is Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner of Acamar Partners. Mr. Solorzano has over 20 years of investment experience across various sectors. Mr. Solorzano has served on the boards of various public and private companies, including CarLotz, Inc., Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp II, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp I, Dufry, Latin American Airport Holdings, Aerodom, InverCap Holdings, and Viakem. Mr. Solorzano has served on the boards of various public and private companies, including CarLotz, Inc., Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp II, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp I, Dufry, Latin American Airport Holdings, Aerodom, InverCap Holdings, and Viakem.
- Mr. Solorzano began his career with BankBoston Capital, where he spent 4 years making private equity investments and corporate loans across Latin America. In 2001, he joined Advent International becoming a partner and Managing Director in 2008. He served as Chairman of the Latin America’s Investment Committee from 2013 to 2017. During his tenure at Advent, Mr. Solorzano participated in various investments and management activities encompassing various of Advent’s private equity funds. He was a key executive involved in the raising of three funds for a cumulative U.S.$5 billion, and he played a leading role in 15 investment transactions in various sectors, including retail and consumer, financial services, industrials, information technology and infrastructure.
- Mr. Solorzano served as Chief Executive Officer and director of Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp I from its inception in November 2018 until the successful completion of its business combination with CarLotz, Inc., a leading consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace.
- Mr. Solorzano graduated with a degree in Economics (cum laude) from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico (ITAM) and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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