What Gestionar does

Gestionar Consultores (also operating as Grupo Gestionar) is a privately held Chilean professional services and consulting firm headquartered in Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region, founded in 2007. With a team of approximately 7 multidisciplinary professionals — including ISO and BRC-certified auditors, a Master Coach with MIT Sloan Fellow credentials, and specialists in food safety, occupational health, and continuous improvement — the firm delivers strategic planning, organizational transformation, change management, ISO/BRC certification support, auditing (food safety, quality, environmental, occupational health, social responsibility, compliance), and contractor administration services. Its core technology stack is methodological rather than software-native: consulting frameworks built on ISO 19011:2018 auditing standards, ISO 9001/14001/22000/50001 implementation playbooks, subcontracting law compliance procedures, and a proprietary contractor administration software. Through partnerships with Chilean government agencies CORFO and SERCOTEC, the firm also advises SMEs on accessing public co-financing for business development projects.

The firm generates revenue across multiple professional services streams: strategic advisory engagements, audit services, training and capacitation courses (including ISO 19011:2018 internal auditor training), sustainable development advisory for SMEs, and a separate GESTIONAR QA sub-brand offering software certification, manual and automated QA testing, API/mobile/web testing, IT audits, vulnerability analysis, and Cisco networking services (launched 2019-2020). Sub-brands include Gestionar Auditores, Gestionar Contratistas, and Gestionar PYMES. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct field visits, WhatsApp and phone consultations, a 24/7 support promise, and an accompaniment approach the firm describes as 'codo a codo' (side by side). Marketing channels blend a content-heavy website, LinkedIn presence, email outreach, and webinars. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; services are quote-based and tailored to client needs. The firm is founder/management-owned with no disclosed external funding, no public listing, and no parent company, and has operated continuously since founding with reference clients including DECOTEC (recertified 6 consecutive years under NCh 2728:2015), Forestal Arauco (training delivery), PROSAC (ISO 9001:2015 with CORFO co-financing), and Ingenieros Acústicos (ISO 9001:2015 with CORFO co-financing).

Name

Gestionar

Legal name

Gestionar Consultores

Website

https://grupogestionar.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gestionar Consultores is a privately held Chilean consulting firm headquartered in Puerto Montt that provides ISO-based management consulting, auditing, training, and contractor compliance services to SMEs, with an additional QA software testing sub-brand (Gestionar QA).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

FSMS Consulting & Implementation (ISO 22000/FSSC 22000/BRCGS/SQF) (AFALANAA)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Quality management systems
• ISO certification consulting
• Food safety auditing
• Organizational development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Puerto Montt

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Strategic Advisory Services: High-impact advisory services including strategic planning, organizational transformation, change management programs, and business diagnosis based on ISO 19011:2018 methodology
2. Audit Services: Food safety and security audits, quality audits, environmental audits, occupational safety and health audits, social responsibility audits, and compliance audits
3. Training and Capacitation: Training courses including ISO internal auditor techniques (ISO 19011:2018), webinars, and professional development programs for Latin America
4. Sustainable Development Advisory: Business advisory services for PYMES including CORFO and SERCOTEC funding applications, business plans, commercial excellence, and supplier development
5. QA and IT Services: QA consulting, software certification, IT audits, vulnerability analysis, and Cisco networking services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gestionar Consultores delivers professional consulting, auditing, and training services to businesses in Chile's Los Lagos Region. Core offerings span strategic planning, operational excellence, organizational transformation, food safety and quality management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 22000, 50001, BRC), risk management, contractor compliance, and sustainable development advisory for SMEs. The Gestionar QA sub-brand provides software quality assurance, IT auditing, and Cisco networking services.

Product overview

Gestionar is a consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of advisory services organized under several integrated service lines: the core Gestionar Consultores brand provides strategic planning, operational excellence, organizational transformation, management systems, and LEAN/KAIZEN methodology implementation. The specialized GESTIONAR QA sub-brand delivers software certification and quality assurance testing services. Additional modules include auditing services (food safety, quality, environmental, compliance), risk management, change facilitation, process management, organizational development, and professional coaching. The company also offers training courses including ISO 19011:2018 audit techniques. Services are designed for companies seeking management acceleration and continuous improvement, with particular focus on SMEs in the Los Lagos Region of Chile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gestionar Auditores: Audit services division for management systems
• Gestionar Contratistas
• Gestionar PYMES

Products and services

• Strategic Advisory and Consulting (Gestionar Consultores) High-impact strategic advisory covering strategic planning, operational excellence, organizational transformation, change management programs, and business diagnosis using ISO 19011:2018 methodology, targeted at enterprises and SMEs seeking management acceleration.
• Auditing Services (Gestionar Auditores) Comprehensive auditing services covering food safety and security, quality, environmental, occupational safety and health, social responsibility, and compliance audits for regulated industries and certification-bound clients.
• Contractor Compliance and Management (Gestionar Contratistas) Contractor compliance management including subcontracting law compliance, contractor validation, supplier development plans, and outsourcing validation services for mandantes (principals) using proprietary Contractor Administration Software.
• Sustainable Development Advisory (Gestionar PYMES) Business advisory services for SMEs including CORFO and SERCOTEC funding applications, business plans, management system implementation, and commercial excellence programs targeting small and medium enterprises.
• GESTIONAR QA (Software Certification and QA Testing) Quality assurance and software certification services including manual testing, automation testing, regression testing, API testing, web and mobile QA, and performance testing, targeted at technology companies and software development teams.
• IT Consulting and Network Security IT consulting services including computer network audits, vulnerability analysis, and Cisco networking connectivity solutions for organizations needing infrastructure security and connectivity support.
• Professional QA Certification Preparation Professional IT certification preparation including ISTQB, Scrum Master, and Cisco Networking certifications for individual professionals and corporate training cohorts.
• ISO 19011:2018 Internal Audit Techniques Course Training course covering internal auditor techniques using ISO 19011:2018 standards, targeting quality and systems management professionals across Latin America seeking certification and methodology expertise.
• Coaching Services (Modelo de Coaching TODO) Professional coaching services using the proprietary TODO Coaching Model, directed at leaders, supervisors, doctors, parents, teachers, and professionals seeking productive results and good relationships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6th consecutive year of DECOTEC recertification
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Intertek Chile: Global quality assurance provider offering food safety, environmental, and quality system audits and certifications — overlaps with Gestionar's BRC/ISO 22000 and quality audit services.
• SGS Chile: World's largest TIC firm; in Chile provides ISO system certification, food safety audits and environmental/quality consulting — a direct overlap with Gestionar's audit and risk advisory offerings.
• AENOR Chile: Spanish-origin certification body operating in Latin America offering ISO 9001/14001/22000 certification and management systems consulting — direct competitor in the standards-based advisory segment.
• DNV (Chile): Global certification body active in food safety, quality and environmental management systems certification — competes with Gestionar for ISO implementation and audit mandates.
• Bureau Veritas Chile: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company with Chilean operations offering ISO audits, food safety (BRC/ISO 22000) and quality management services — directly overlaps Gestionar's core audit and certification portfolio, but at vastly greater scale.
• BSI Group: Originator of ISO standards and a major global certification body offering training, management system certification and compliance consulting — comparable to Gestionar's training and certification work.
• TÜV SÜD Chile: International testing and certification organization offering ISO 9001/14001/22000 audits and food safety certification — directly competes for the same Chilean compliance audits Gestionar performs.
• RINA (Chile): International certification body providing ISO management systems certification and related advisory services, including food safety and quality — competes for the same SME and industrial certification clients.

Regional players

• ALSG Chile: International testing services group with Chilean presence in food, environmental and life-sciences testing — adjacent competitor serving similar food-industry and forestry clients in the Los Lagos Region.
• Sodexo Quality Chile (Sodexo Pass): Chilean quality-of-life services provider with adjacent food-safety/quality auditing capabilities; serves similar enterprise and SME clients in Chile but with broader workforce services scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gestionar-consultores
• Instagraminstagram.com/grupo_gestionar

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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