Our Team
Leadership
Best-in-class Sponsorship

Managing Partner & CIO
18+ years of Lodging Real Estate and Private Equity experience. Founder and Principal of CPG Hospitality, responsible for transactions and capital markets. Former Principal at New York-based CPG Real Estate, responsible for debt and equity transactions totaling US$1.5bn since 2010. Previously a Manager at Ernst & Young Hospitality & Real Estate Advisory Group. Holds a BS degree from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, Spain and a MMH from Cornell University.
Oriol Gimenez
Managing Partner & CIO

Managing Partner & COO
18+ years of Lodging Real Estate and Private Equity experience. Founder and Principal of CPG Hospitality, responsible for development and asset management. Former Principal at New York-based CPG Real Estate, responsible for 3,000 keys and lodging-related assets in Latin America and the Caribbean. Previously a Senior Director in Marriott’s Mixed-Use Development team. Holds a BS degree from Cornell University and a MSFS from Georgetown University.
Marta Molina Seal
Managing Partner & COO

Black Creek Mexico
Managing Partner
15+ years of Real Estate and Private Equity experience and over US$1.8+ billion of institutional capital formation experience in Mexico. Former CIO of MIRA Group and Former CEO of Gran Ciudad with 13+ years of transactional experience in Mexico. Holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Michigan
Bob Batting
Black Creek Mexico
Managing Partner

BLACK CREEK MEXICO
& CHAIRMAN OF MIRA GROUP
30+ years of Real Estate and Private Equity experience with over 18,000+ residential units and 1.2+ million sqm of office and retail developments in Mexico. Chairman of MIRA Group. Co-founder and former CEO of BCBA Impulse and Former President of the Association of Real Estate Developers (ADI). Holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Javier Barrios
BLACK CREEK MEXICO
& CHAIRMAN OF MIRA GROUP

Black Creek Mexico
Partner
35+ years of real estate and private equity experience. Co-founder of Black Creek Group, MIRA Group, Corporate Properties of the Americas, as well as Mexico Retail Properties, among others, responsible for over $21.0 billion of transactions over his career. Holds a degree in Political Science from Stanford University.
James Mulvihill
Black Creek Mexico
Partner
Investment and asset management
Our team is data driven, strategic and practical. We are laser-focused on opportunities that create value for our investors and work deliberately and collaboratively in pursuit of our investment and asset management goals.

Vice President
10+ years of Lodging Real Estate and Investment Banking experience. Oversees equity and structured finance transactions and underwriting across the hospitality sector. Former investment professional at Rodina, a leading Mexican family office, where he participated in $1.0bn of real estate transactions in Mexico and the US. Previously an Investment Banking Associate at Itaú BBA focusing on ECM and M&A transactions in Latin America. Holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from ITAM – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Mexico.
Eduardo Ahumada
Vice President

Vice President
10+ years of Lodging Real Estate and Private Equity experience. Oversees development, asset management and sustainability efforts for Alojica’s owned and subadvisory assets in Latin America and the Caribbean (1,000 keys). Founder of CREO Capital, an impact driven real estate private equity firm and Board Member for CIRENAS. Previously Investment Officer at CoreCo Private Equity and Investment Analyst at JP Morgan. Holds a BS degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and MEng in Engineering Management from Cornell University.
Daniel Grew
Vice President

Director
Carmel oversees asset management for Alojica’s owned and sub-advisory assets in Latin America. Former Strategy & Business Operations Manager at Casai, a Mexico-based hospitality technology start-up in the short-term rental industry. Previously a Senior Associate in the Ernst & Young Hospitality & Real Estate Advisory practice in Miami, FL. Holds a BS degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.
Carmel Bendit-Shtull
Director

Assistant vice-president
7+ years of Investment Banking and Private Equity experience. Manages the underwriting, structuring and execution of investments and capital development efforts for Black Creek Mexico and its platform companies. Former investment banking professional at Alfaro, Dávila y Scherer, a leading Mexican investment bank and a Moelis & Company strategic partner, focusing on advisory of M&A transactions and debt restructurings, where he participated in transactions totaling $2.0bn. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Fernando holds a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Fernando Torres
Assistant vice-president

Analyst
Alejandro is responsible for financial modeling and market research for Alojica’s lodging real estate investments and transaction prospects. Previously at EY’s Business Tax Advisory practice in Mexico City. Bachelor’s Degree candidate from the ITAM – Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. CFA Level 1 candidate.
Alejandro Sanchez
Analyst
Finance and Administration

Senior Associate Accounting
20+ years of financial planning, finance, and regulatory compliance experience. Responsible for the accounting, tax and regulatory compliance efforts for Black Creek Mexico and its platform companies in Mexico, including Alojica. Former Controller for Dalus Capital, a venture capital fund, and Finance and Administration Director for Fondika, an investment fund manager in Mexico. Previous accounting, compliance, and reporting roles with GBM Grupo Bursatil Mexicano, ING Bank and Prudential, among others. Holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from the Universidad Latinoamericana and an MBA from EALDE Business School.
Margarita Garcia
Senior Associate Accounting

Sr. Analyst Systems Administrator
7+ years of IT systems implementation and information security experience. Responsible MRI systems implementation and process optimization for Black Creek Mexico and its platform companies in Mexico, including Alojica. Former IT Specialist for ALIGNMEX Real Estate Capital and MRI Information Security Analyst for Thor Urbana Capital, Mexico, among others. Holds an engineering degree in Information Technology and Communications from the Tecnologico de Monterrey.
Jorge Legorreta
Sr. Analyst Systems Administrator

IT Analyst
12+ years of IT systems implementation and information security experience. Responsible for IT management and process optimization efforts for Black Creek Mexico and its platform companies in Mexico, including Alojica. Former IT Systems Administrator for BABEL Language Center and IT Manager for Colliers International in Mexico, among others. Holds an undergraduate degree in Computer Systems and Business Administration from the Tecnologico de Monterrey.
Rogelio Rivas
IT Analyst

Office Manager
10+ years of administrative and office management experience. Sustainability Coordinator for the company and responsible for administrative and office coordination matters. Former Office Manager for the Aztec Fund in Mexico City and AWCI in Johannesburg, South Africa. Previously with Flexible Workspace and Starboard Cruise Services in Miami, FL. Holds a BS degree in Tourism and is a candidate for a Master’s Degree in Anthropology and Cultural Studies by the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico.