Executive President of the Damm Food and Beverage Group and President of Energy Company DISA, Demetrius Carceller Arce analyzed the current situation in the European economy and the main challenges that companies will have to face this year, and pointed out that “under the current conditions, companies must adapt and look for opportunities.”

He did so in an interview with CNN international media as part of receiving an award as Business Leader of the Year (Business Leader of the Year) is awarded by the Spanish and US Chamber of Commerce in New York.

“The war in Ukraine and inflation have been with us for months, and when everything is settled economically, businessmen quickly get used to it and try to find solutions. Now we have a problem of duration, but we don’t have a problem of knowing what these events will mean, which came as a surprise at the beginning of last year,” said Karceller Arce. “Now we’re better prepared to meet the challenges we will face throughout 2023,” he added.

To the question about Keys to managing a large business group In a difficult economic moment like this one, the manager emphasized the importance of staying focused despite working in a volatile context and conveying “belief and trust in what you are doing” to the teams. “The final destination must be clear, and we have been well served by understanding what we want to do: bet on growth, internationalization and improvement of systems and processes; Prepared teams and a healthy balance allowed us to get a very important opportunity in this environment,” said Karceller Arce.

Growth and commitment to internationalization continues to be one of the strategic directions of the group. In this sense, Carceller Arce highlighted the company’s efforts to continue investing during times of uncertainty. “The three major acquisitions we have made in the past ten years have been made in these three years. We have invested about 600 million dollars in recent years grow,” commented the president of Damm and DISA.

Arce also emphasized during the interview it is important to be flexible and adapt to change, as well as the need to be close to the teams and constantly communicate in an environment such as today’s. “Now it’s very important that teams know where you want to go and that you know where they think they can go,” he said.