As general counsel Americas for The Sol Group Corporation, Marisol Mateos playfully describes her role as “part attorney and part psychologist.” Find out why.
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.
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.
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.
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.