About Colibrí Business Development

Virtual Intelligence Providers, LLC

I first met Ileana at ExxonMobil’s procurement office, where she has always made me feel welcomed as a vendor. Ileana’s warm and professional attitude makes her stand out immediately. She uses her knowledge, experience, and networking abilities, to develop and connect individuals with opportunities. Ileana is a great strategic thinker with great leadership qualities. With her Local Content Policies expertise (LCPs), Ileana supports policy makers in various countries helping them obtain the greatest benefits for their local economies. LCPs facilitate economic development and individual’s leadership, both necessary to alleviate global poverty, unemployment, and inflation. In addition to her professional qualifications, Ileana has personal attributes that make her well- liked and well-suited for leadership. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

DAI Sustainable Business Group

I've had the opportunity to work with Ileana on multiple local content projects around the world. She brings a level of technical depth in the area of local content which allows us to co-create solutions and push the boundaries to new levels. Ileana also has an impressive level of cross-cultural awareness which allows her to really connect with people and be effective across regions from Africa to Latin America to Europe. We recently worked together on the Industrial Baseline Study in Suriname where her input and guidance was instrumental. At DAI SBG we live and breath local content and development so it's extremely motivating when we work with people that share our passion for making an impact through the energy industry.

ExxonMobil

I have worked with Ileana for 20 years at ExxonMobil. I first met her when she was a brilliant planning analyst of the Procurement function at ExxonMobil Venezuela, based in Caracas. A few years later she left the company to pursue her MBA at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona, demonstrating not only vision but also a clear strategy and determination to move to higher added-value leadership positions in America. Upon completion of her MBA, Ileana was hired again by ExxonMobil, this time in the USA. Since then, her career has been one of steady progress and growth to senior advisor and management positions. I strongly recommend my dear and admired colleague Ileana Ferber.

Sustainable Economic Development

I have worked with Ileana for almost a decade, at the corporate level as well as on specific projects around the world. Focusing on the need for sustainable economic development, she has been instrumental in advocating for local workforce and supplier development strategies to ensure value is maintained at the national and also at the local level. To do so, she has developed relationships with thought leaders, government representatives and business lines to best understand their needs. Based on her engagement with these and other influencers, Ileana has provided input into the design and implementation of strategies dedicated to national and international economic development and local workforce sustainability. Ileana is a natural leader with a significant following for guidance and discussion of ideas. Her leadership style of including and respecting everyone equally allows her to integrate and bring together teams from every social and professional context in a way that gains support from all. Her continuous self-improvement, most recently at Harvard Business School, has resulted in a well-rounded expertise to successfully develop overall business planning to enable both governments and businesses to come together in mutually beneficial agreement. Ileana is able to properly evaluate priorities, and her detailed approach ensures that her plans are efficient, successful and timely. Ileana shares a tremendously positive energy to help move her team forward in challenging situations.

Supplier diversity & local content development

Ileana is a very hardworking, diligent, proactive & committed professional who is very passionate about diversity in empowerment. I met Ileana in Ghana on her trip out to empower locals in the Oil and Gas industry. Her commitment to supplier diversity & local content development can not be overemphasised. I have benefitted from Ileana's mentoring & expertise in supplier diversity, sustainability and entrepreneurship development through WEConnect International. Ileana is an avid reader and learner who stretches those around her to be better versions of themselves. Ileana would be a huge asset on a leadership team.

Blue Bull Energy / Blue Wave Supplier Development Program

Ileana Ferber not only has the capability to do her job well and be an expert in her field, she has the heart and passion to go above and beyond. Ileana's genuine drive to help countries develop local content transpires in major oil corporation deliver their commercial targets. She makes a difference developing business and communities. It is a true joy to work with her, her energy and knowledge are inspiring. She is master too at connecting people and making things happen.

IOGP

I’ve had the chance to collaborate closely with Ileana on two occasions - both on the topic of Local Content a shared area of expertise and one for which we have equal passion. Ileana’s authenticity, knowledge and clarity were always in evidence and her dynamic, positive temperament always makes any interactions productive and pleasant. I’d jump at any chance to work with her again and I’d welcome her on any volunteer team.

ExxonMobil

I have known Ileana Ferber since the late 1990s when I was Director of Government Affairs at Mobil de Venezuela prior to the merger of Exxon and Mobil. She grew quickly and excelled while at our Public and Government Affairs Department. She has progressed and successfully taken new responsibilities at Procurement Units where she has held various managerial jobs. Ileana has become a valuable resource in several issues management topics and lately a recognized expert on local content areas. Most recently I encountered Ileana at various international extractive industry events and fora. Ileana is fully tri-lingual, and she possesses outstanding technical, managerial, and interpersonal skills as she has consistently shown over the years in the international oil & gas sector. I have the highest regard and respect for Ileana for her dedication, professionalism, and integrity. With her skills, initiative, and experience, Ms. Ileana Ferber would be an invaluable asset to any corporation.