Our Team

At IB7 Consulting, we’re committed to being the leading partner for companies on their journey to global success. We drive innovation with forward-thinking strategies, forge strategic partnership that unlock new opportunities, and build sustainable growth for the long term.

Young mindset · Seasoned expertise

The people behind IB7

A multilingual, cross-continental team with 10+ years of international business experience — built to work across every border IB7 serves.

6
Team members
8
Languages spoken
4
Countries of origin
10+
Years international experience
Founder & CEO
Jose Manuel Castellon Alvarez
Founder & CEO · Business Instructor · IB7 FDI Platform Lead

Founder of IB7 and creator of the EDGE framework. 10+ years spanning aerospace, trade, and strategic consulting across Canada, Mexico, and France. MBA — Audencia Business School. Trilingual: EN, ES, FR.

EDGE framework FDI intelligence Aerospace MBA — Audencia
CA ↔ LatAm CA ↔ Europe
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Aline Zambada
Chief Financial Officer

Operational excellence and data-driven strategy. Aline transforms complex data into actionable insights, keeping every IB7 client engagement structured, aligned, and on track from first brief to final deliverable.

Operations Business analysis Process optimisation
CA ↔ LatAm CA ↔ Europe
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Ignacio Contreras Lerma
Mexico strategic partner

Financial strategy, accounting, and regulatory compliance across cross-border transactions. Ignacio ensures every expansion plan is backed by solid financial reasoning and measurable ROI projections.

Financial strategy Compliance ROI modelling
CA ↔ LatAm
Don Toralba
Trade Control Compliance & Business Operations

Don brings over a decade of aerospace–sector expertise in trade control compliance, export regulations, and bussiness operations from Boeing. His prescision-driven, execution-focused mindset strengthens IB7 Consulting's cross-border investment intelligence, ensuring regulatory clarityand and operational excellence across Canada's international FDI.

Trade Compliance Export & Import Controls Aerospace Business Operations Stakeholder Management
CA ↔ Regulations
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Jie Zang
Lean innovations

Jie brings over six years of international business transformation experience across Fortune 500 manufacturing organisations in China and Germany, including CATL and Stora Enso, where she designed operating models, led enterprise-wide Lean programs, and delivered measurable outcomes across complex, multicultural environments. A certified PMP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Scrum Master, she specialises in translating strategy into disciplined execution — skills she now applies to IB7’s cross-border mandates to help clients build the governance and operational structures needed to succeed in new markets

Business analysis Production improvement International trade
CA ↔ Europe CA ↔ China
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Sandeep Thakur
Research & Development

Sandeep brings over a decade of applied R&D leadership — spanning AgTech, bulk storage systems, and biosystems engineering — with a proven ability to advance innovations from early feasibility through commercialization. His experience translating complex technical research into executive-level investment decisions makes him a strong asset for IB7's structured, evidence-driven approach to cross-border growth.

Agri-Food Sector Knowledge Investment & Feasibility Analysis R&D Commercialization & Technology Readiness

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