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Multilingual Luis Avila maintains a serious edge among Heidrick & Struggles’ 50+ worldwide offices adds communicational politics.
New Limeco’s Eddie Caram reveals how he makes exotic fruits irresistible despite the down economy.
As a Latina and proud mother of two, Jennifer Ortega says she’s not always what clients expect. “More than once, I’ve been mistaken for the secretary or court reporter—and once I was even mistaken for the person delivering lunch!” says Ortega, Viacom’s deputy general counsel.
Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Marcela Bailey details her climb up the ladder in her company from entry-level accounting clerk to divisional CIO.
In Silicon Valley, CA, the large Hispanic population is not reflected in the technological workforce of the region. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Silicon Valley leads the charge in improving this situation.
As the first Latino director of NASA’s John H. Glenn Research Center, Ramon “Ray” Lugo makes history.
Lourdes Arocho, VP of toys and games for Nickelodeon Consumer Products, discusses the serious side of play. “The business of toys is a serious business like any other,” she says.
As general counsel Americas for The Sol Group Corporation, Marisol Mateos playfully describes her role as “part attorney and part psychologist.” Find out why.
LA Dodgers’ senior VP and general counsel, Santiago “Sam” Fernandez, serves his favorite team by catching any legal curve balls.
Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Rubén Amaro Jr. continues to hit it out of the park as the MLB’s only Latino general manager.
He’s come a long way as regional director of sales for green-technology company Powerit Solutions, where he specializes in building relationships and growing revenue.
Despite having a “high-pressure” job, Maria Alvarez Mann stays calm and collected as chief technology officer for the mortgage bank at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The New York native spends his time “creating ripples” as the resident research guru at Gartner, Inc.
Because she’s moved 12 times in 20 years, Susan Santiago likens a career in the hospitality industry to one in the armed forces. Her “tours of duty” have taken her to top-tier destinations like Florida, New York, and the Caribbean. Perhaps the most important place they’ve taken her, however, is up.
GlobalWorks’ dynamic duo think beyond language to resonate with the “most complex, creative market in the world.”
As a kid growing up in Southern California, Nestor Barrero wasn’t familiar with the law, except to know that he shouldn’t break it. These days, as vice president of employment law for NBCUniversal, Barrero plays the role of strategic adviser in the dynamic entertainment industry.
Heart-disease survivor Lucinda Martinez pumps her talent and passion to HBO as its VP of domestic network distribution and multicultural marketing.
Gerardo “Gerry” Lopez, CEO and president of AMC Entertainment, redefines the moviegoing experience
During his 17 years with Shell Oil, Hector Pineda has steadily risen through the ranks of this multinational firm’s legal-services department. A New Orleans native, he readily credits his family and their shared Hispanic heritage as pivotal to his own success.
Thirty years ago, Robert W. Garcia thought “organic” meant someone on the street selling tomatoes. Today, his $30 million all-natural tortilla chips business is at the cutting edge of the natural-food movement.