Ricardo Manuel Falú
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at The AES Corporation
YPO•Arlington, Virginia, United States
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Senior Executive with many years of experience in multinational corporations, including 22 years at AES. Currently serving as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer the AES Corporation. Recognized in 2020, 2021, and 2022 as one of the Top Three CEOs in Latin America by Institutional Investor. Prior to my current role, I held various positions at AES, including Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, President of the AES Andes SBU, Chief Executive Officer of AES Andes, Chief Financial Officer for the Andean region, and Chief Financial Officer for the businesses in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with an Executive Master’s in Business Administration (graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University), a Certificate in Management from Darden, and have completed the Wharton Advanced Management Program, along with other executive financial and management studies at Darden, Wharton, and Harvard.
Career Timeline
- DPL Inc. CurrentAug 2023–Present· 3 yrs 2 mos
- Director, Board of DirectorsCurrentAug 2023–Present
- IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.CurrentAug 2023–Present· 3 yrs 2 mos
- Director, Board of DirectorsCurrentAug 2023–Present
- FluenceCurrentSep 2022–Present· 4 yrs 1 mo
- Director, Board of DirectorsCurrentSep 2022–Present
- AES CorporationCurrent2022–Present· 4 yrs 9 mos
- Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, President, New Energy Technologies, Strategic Business UnitCurrentFeb 2024–Present
- Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and President, New Energy Technologies SBUJul 2023–Feb 2024
- Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Commercial OfficerAug 2022–Jul 2023
- Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer and President, New Energy TechnologiesAug 2022–Jul 2023
- President, AES Andes Strategic Business Unit2022–Aug 2022
- YPOCurrent2020–Present· 6 yrs 9 mos
- MemberCurrent2020–Present
- AES AndesCurrentApr 2018–Present· 8 yrs 6 mos
- Director, Board of DirectorsCurrentAug 2022–Present
- Chief Executive OfficerApr 2018–Aug 2022
- AES ColombiaCurrentMar 2015–Present· 11 yrs 7 mos
- Director, Board of DirectorsCurrentMar 2015–Present
- Mar 2021–Mar 2023· 2 yrs
- ConsejeroMar 2021–Mar 2023
- 2020–Dec 2022· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Director2020–Dec 2022
- 2007–Mar 2018· 11 yrs 2 mos
- Argentina, Chile and Colombia Chief Financial Officer & Business DevelopmentNov 2014–Mar 2018
- Mexico, Central America & Caribbean, Chief Financial OfficerApr 2012–Nov 2014
- LA&A Financial Director & CEO AES Servicios America S.R.LMar 2011–Apr 2012
- Latin America & Africa, Financial Director2010–Mar 2011
- AES Servicios América CEO2007–2010
Education
Advanced Management Program (AMP)
AMP 67
The Wharton SchoolAES Leadership Development Program
University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessGIP
University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessGIP
Harvard Business SchoolExecutive MBA
IAE Business SchoolGIP
The Wharton SchoolCEO Workshop
IAE Business SchoolFinance Leadership Development Program
University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessFICO Academy
SAP Chile