Antonio Luis Ferré Rangel

CEO of Kingbird Invesment Management

Boston, Massachusetts, United States Contact Info
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As CEO, Antonio Luis is leading a revolutionary expansion of the real estate business and integrating visionary property concepts and new technologies to the GFR family of assets, with a focus on growth and development. Previously, he was in charge of new business development and managed the operation of GFR business holdings in and outside of Puerto Rico.

In 2002, he joined Grupo Ferré Rangel as Vice President of Strategic Planning. He started his career in 1992 at the Puerto Rican Cement (NYSE listed-company) where he was appointed to the positions of Vice President of Operations and Strategic Planning in 1996, Executive Vice President in 1998 and President and Chief Operations Officer in 2001.

Antonio was previously a trustee/board president of Sacred Heart University, and also former chairman/board member of Centros Sor Isolina Ferré. He serves as a board member of Centro de Nueva Economía, a nonpartisan policy research center. He is a trustee at Baldwin School of Puerto Rico, a premier independent, PPK-12, college preparatory English language day school. He received a BS in Natural Science from Sacred Heart University in San Juan, PR and Masters of Business Administration at Suffolk University in Boston, MA.

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Experience

  • Kingbird Investment Management Graphic

    Chief Executive Officer

    Kingbird Investment Management

    - Present 7 years 7 months

    Boston

    Leads Kingbird acquisition strategy toward multifamily properties in secondary US Markets and caters to niche and value added properties.

  • Grupo Ferre Rangel

    Grupo Ferre Rangel

    14 years

    • Grupo Ferre Rangel Graphic

      Chief Operating Officer

      Grupo Ferre Rangel

      - 12 years

      Puerto Rico

      Directly responsible for the operations of companies owned by Grupo Ferré Rangel, including Advance Graphic Printing, a commercial printing company; LinkActiv Contact Center, a mailing and fulfillment business; CommSense, a PR based joint venture with US investors to service the Contact Center Market; City View Plaza, a commercial office building and DIS, a distribution organization. He is also in charge of the Group's offshore operations.

      -Diversified customer base from local market to…

      Directly responsible for the operations of companies owned by Grupo Ferré Rangel, including Advance Graphic Printing, a commercial printing company; LinkActiv Contact Center, a mailing and fulfillment business; CommSense, a PR based joint venture with US investors to service the Contact Center Market; City View Plaza, a commercial office building and DIS, a distribution organization. He is also in charge of the Group's offshore operations.

      -Diversified customer base from local market to US market
      -Established new partnerships with customer engagement centers, one of them being the creation of Commsense in Aguadilla, which is now a 500+ seat customer engagement center
      -Successful acquisitions of multifamily properties growing the portfolio from 0 to 1,800 units
      -Led the transformation process from a traditional commercial printing to a more integrated printing services
      -Led new investment in Chile in healthcare and student living apartments, as well as the second phase of City View Plaza office complex and the leasing efforts with the team

    • Grupo Ferre Rangel Graphic

      VP of Strategic Planning

      Grupo Ferre Rangel

      - 2 years

      Puerto Rico

      Designed the strategic plan for Grupo Ferré Rangel and led new ventures.

  • Puerto Rican Cement Corp.

    Puerto Rican Cement Corp.

    10 years

    • President

      Puerto Rican Cement Corp.

      - 2 years

      Puerto Rico

      Oversaw the Ponce Cement Plant, Florida Lime, DMI real estate, Ready Mix (concrete operations), St. Regis Paper, PEMCO (distribution company) and Ponce Capital (financial arm).

    • VP of Operations and Strategic Planning

      Puerto Rican Cement Corp.

      - 3 years

      Puerto Rico

      Oversaw production processes and operations in the lime and cement plant. Accounted for planning and strategy implementation for the development of new business.

    • Assistant Plant Manager

      Puerto Rican Cement Corp.

      - 5 years

      Puerto Rico

      Grew familiar with grinding systems, equipment maintenance and quality control processes.

Education

Volunteer Experience

  • Baldwin School of Puerto Rico Graphic

    Trustee

    Baldwin School of Puerto Rico

    - Present 10 years

  • Member Board Of Directors

    Centro para la Nueva Economía

    - Present 11 years

  • Trustee

    Museo de Arte de Ponce

    - Present 22 years

  • Universidad del Sagrado Corazón Graphic

    Board Trustee

    Universidad del Sagrado Corazón

    - 12 years

    Education

  • President

    Asociación de Productores de Cemento del Caribe

    - 1 year

  • Chairman of Board of Directors

    Centros Sor Isolina Ferré

    - 14 years

    Education

  • Trustee

    Luis A. Ferré Rangel Foundation

    - Present 20 years

  • Fundación Agenda Ciudadana Graphic

    Board Of Directors

    Fundación Agenda Ciudadana

    - Present 9 years

Languages

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Ferré Rangel Family Office

    Chairman

    - Present

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