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# Eduardo Padilla

**Profile.** Became CEO of [[entity-oxxo]] in **2000**, when the company had **1,000 stores**.

**Role in this source.** He transitioned OXXO from a floundering **decentralized** model to a **structured empowerment** model, collaborating with store managers to create modular [[concept-input-options|input options]] (planograms) and [[concept-process-options|process options]] (standard tasks for scheduling).

**Attributed contribution to this vault:** the flagship OXXO transformation ([[entity-oxxo]]) — growth from 1,000 to **over 24,000 stores** while **doubling profitability per store**.