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Live Nation Entertainment’s Emily Simonitsch brings top Latin musicians from Maná to Gloria Estefan to her hometown of Los Angeles.
Suzette Recinos shares why spending a day or two with an international client is more valuable than an entire year of phone calls
Juan Guerrero reconfigures Office Depot’s distribution network to make it more agile and responsive to consumers’ needs.
Celebrating 20 years as owner/operator at McDonald’s, Joseph E. Montoya shares his tried-and-true strategies for running a successful franchise with golden arches.
Jim Jaime’s water-and-sewer supply company is not just staying afloat in this economy—business is thriving
Mayda Prego works closely with legal systems in Africa and Latin America as senior counsel of Chevron Corporation.
While raising two small children and training for the Boston Marathon, Yvonne Garcia works to make the business world a better place for Latino professionals through her role as national vice president of ALPFA.
Since his start with eBay, Inc., Torpoco has tackled several roles, including a stint in Spain, and is currently the senior commercial and product counsel for the company that earned more than $9.2 billion in sales in 2010.
A native of Peru, Claudia Pardo of The Nielsen Company channels her understanding of cultural nuances to resonate with Hispanic audiences.
Only 28, Gray Mateo-Harris has already defended employers in litigation matters at the state court and federal court level. With her drive, zest for taking on new challenges, and unique perspective, it’s clear the fourth-year associate at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP (NGE) is just getting started.
As managing director of Viacom’s Americas division, Sofia Ioannou oversees business and creative development for entertainment brands such as MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon.
Dominican-born Rosa Estrella makes navigating cultural expectations a priority in her international role as senior legal director of Eisai Inc.
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Luis Felipe Vilarin leverages his Chilean roots into a competitive advantage when doing business abroad. “Growing up in the United States to immigrant parents has inspired me to work hard, to never take anything for granted, and to seize every opportunity,” he says.
Their detour into business law and government relations, via their namesake firm, allows them to serve Hispanic-owned midsize businesses with their own personal touch.
But she now attributes her company, GenQuest, Inc.’s, success to an unconventional concept: making friends with competitors.
But Amylin’s vice president of legal Julia Feliciano makes creating inroads with internal constituents as much of a priority as ensuring the pharmaceuticals company she works for is protected and compliant.
Alejandro Quiroz on how he went from scooping yogurt at his father’s shop in Puebla, Mexico, to his “dream job” overseeing manufacturing processes worldwide to support Whirlpool’s international brands.
The experience, however, only taught her independence and resourcefulness—paving the way for the wealth of expertise she brings every day to health insurer Cigna as its chief diversity officer.
This childhood mantra continues to propel him as a lawyer for DuPont, a science-based products-and-services company with a penchant for finding outside-the-box solutions.
