Graciana Garcia Iribarne

Strategic Advisor

After 10 years of her leading role as Vice President SAHIC, Graciana became Strategic Advisor for SAHIC, as from January 2018. Within this new role she will provide critical expertise and knowledge of the business, while being her main task the design of the events program, content development and speakers selection.

With over 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, she held a number of key positions in hotel operations for prestigious international hotel companies such as Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. During that time, she took part in numerous hotel openings in the region, gaining valuable leadership skills.

Graciana worked in hospitality consultancy in South America for almost 10 years. During her five-year tenure as Managing Director of HVS Buenos Aires office, she particularly gained experience in strategic planning and hotel & tourism development in Latin American markets.

Graciana is part of SAHIC since its inception. Working closely with Arturo Garcia Rosa, President & Founder, in the launch of the first edition of the conference in 2008, she was part of the initial team which laid the foundations for the premier hotel investment conference in Latin America.

M: +54 911 4147 7519
E: mggiribarne@sahic.com