Independent Board Member at Apollo Management International LLP / EVO Banco Olga works for Google Inc ́s Geo-Commerce team in US as part of the Global Knowledge Product Structure, working across different Geo Commerce initiatives and operating businesses globally.
Previously, she has worked for Google Europe since the very beginning of the company, being one of the first EMEA employees, and has been responsible of creating all sales portfolio in Spain, building up the sales team (divisions run by Industry Leaders) and expanding the team and the business across Spain and Portugal. Her expertise includes creating and managing high performance sales teams, setting strategy and tactics to bring revenue at scale, creating awarded innovative projects at Google, being an outstanding Manager, Coach and Mentor, etc. Main business activities are being advisor of online strategy for different industries and clients, recruiting online specialists, Digital consultancy for brand and performance, PR and Marketing Events, Coordinating Google Sales Activities across Europe, etc. She worked for the financial sector for 14 years, in US and Spain ( Bank of New York (US), Abbey National Bank etc).
She has a Degree in Business (UCM) and an Executive Master Degree in eBusiness by Instituto de Empresa and PDG (Senior Management Program) by IESE Business School (Sponsored by European Union and Comunidad de Madrid). She has also studied Economics and Information Technology at Harvard University (US) and has completed post-graduate studies in Finance at the UAM (Spain) and ESADE (Spain).
Olga has received a Fundación Ramón Areces Grant and has been chosen to be member of the European Union-Comunidad de Madrid Women ́s Leadership Forum. She has also been Patron of the Jerusalem Foundation in Spain and member of the Board of a Children ́s Charity focused on developing communities by education and is an active mentor of IE Business School and associate professor of different Business Schools in Spain.