LATIN AMERICA
corporation ’ s largest investment of $ 6 million was provided for the construction of their new stateof-the-art offices in Bogota , in 2014 . Also , the first Cisco Customer Experience Room opened in this location to display digital business solutions in real time to clients and partners .
Key People
Cisco ’ s expansion in Colombia -in collaboration with the IT and Communications Ministry and the Colombian Chamber for Computing and Communications ( CCIT ) - is set to enable government agencies to increase the use of advanced systems and develop key applications which could improve Colombian ’ s everyday life . The company also foresees the inclusion of Smart
Christian Onetto CEO for Cisco Systems in Colombia
Chilean-born Onetto is a civil and industrial engineer ; he graduated from the University of Chile in 2001 . Onetto earned a MBA and a Masters in Marketing at the ESIC Business & Marketing School ( Madrid , Spain ). He first came in contact with IT and electronic equipment when working for the Olivetti company , from Italy . In August 2008 Onetto became IT Service Supervisor for IBM , and not long after he was appointed as an SO Projects Executive . Onetto was first hired to Cisco in November 2010 in Chile as Sales Manager for Service Providers nationwide . By 2012 he had become the Regional Manager for Collaborators , Partners and Organizations , with endeavors in LATAM countries ( Argentina , Chile , Colombia , Paraguay and Uruguay ). This successful run in a relatively short time earned him being appointed as CEO for Cisco Colombia in January 2014 . Onetto was also President of the Colombian Chamber of Informatics and Telecommunication ( CCIT ), during 2014 , and he is also a board member for the Colombian- American Commerce Chamber .