Mariano Malvicino

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Director of Portfolio Talent at Stellex Capital Management

Houston, Texas, United States

Overview

Mariano Malvicino is the Director of Portfolio Talent at Stellex Capital Management, where he leverages his extensive background in executive search and management consulting. He previously built and led high-performing executive recruiting teams at Walmart and was a Partner at firms like Heidrick & Struggles. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

He has recruited, assessed, and/or coached over 200 executives and board members throughout his career.

Personality Overview

Value Seeker

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

CEO Succession
He frequently analyzes the financial impact of CEO succession planning, the performance of co-CEO models, and how leadership selection drives corporate value.
Private Equity Talent
His current role and past advisory work with 60+ PE clients focuses on creating value across the deal lifecycle by optimizing executive and board-level talent.
Executive Search ROI
He developed a competency-driven model to demonstrate the financial impact and ROI of executive search, elevating talent capability from below average to top decile.

Media Appearances

Mariano Malvicino Appointed as Director of Portfolio Talent at Stellex Capital Management. Featured in HR Today India

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Work History

10-2025
Director of Portfolio Talent at Stellex Capital Management
1-2022 - 10-2025
Senior Director, Executive Recruiting at Walmart
Partner (2017-2021), Executive Director (2014-2017), Associate (2011-2014) at Heidrick & Struggles / Korn Ferry / Russell Reynolds
Associate at McKinsey & Company

Education

2008 - 2010
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Columbia Business School
Bachelor’s Degree from Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

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Insights For Selling To Mariano

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mariano is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mariano

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mariano move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Mariano take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Mariano

Personality Compatibility


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