Industry Leaders
Explore stories of top industry leaders shaping the future. Hispanic Executive highlights influential figures driving innovation and success
Janet Santana of Altria International Sales on developing relationships between brands and consumers
Nereida “Neddy” Perez’s the VP of global diversity and inclusion for a Fortune 500 corporation. To her, that means she can continue doing what she’s done since she was a child—bridging the gap between cultures. “I know what it feels like to be a minority,” says Nereida “Neddy” Perez, “which is why bridging cultural differences to help others feel included is so important.”
As Pacific Gas and Electric’s executive vice president of electric operations, Geisha Williams is the highest-ranking Latina in the industry. Her work may be behind the scenes, but without her, 15 million Californians would be left in the dark.
Marc Morales uses his IT experience to keep highly visible Internet sites up and on point
Commanding a fleet of 144 aircraft, executive VP and COO Estuardo Ortiz has flown Avianca up the ranks to become one of the top airlines in the world.
DRR Advisors’ founder Robert Rodriguez is proud to “do the Latino thing.”
As the first Latino director of NASA’s John H. Glenn Research Center, Ramon “Ray” Lugo makes history.
Drawing inspiration from immigrants like his father, Univision’s Roberto Llamas channels his unbending faith in people into a dynamic career as chief human resources officer at the Spanish-language television network.
Procter & Gamble’s Miguel Alemañy shares his secret weapon in the business world, professional regrets, and how he takes his coffee with HE.
As the head of Express Scripts, George Paz is focused on improving the health-care delivery system in the United States.
With an enviable career trajectory working at strong American brands like CSX, AT&T, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo and a robust family life, Oscar Muñoz is living the dream he worked so hard for.
As the first Latina CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, Anna Maria Chávez fosters a spirit of entrepreneurship in its 3.2 million members.
Saskia Sorrosa, the woman behind the launch of the game-changing éne-bé-a (Spanish pronunciation for NBA) campaign shares how the rebranding became a turning point for the NBA—and her career.
With an appetite for super-sized dreams, general counsel Gloria Santona has no problem holding down the top legal post at McDonald’s Corporation.
Heading the largest wholesale distributor of swimming-pool supplies in the world, with $1.8 billion in last year’s sales, Pool Corporation’s Manuel Perez de la Mesa details how the hard-work ethic instilled by his parents have paved the way to prosperity.
Former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Rubén Amaro Jr. continues to hit it out of the park as the MLB’s only Latino general manager.
Vicente Navarro surpasses all goals as director of Hispanic marketing for Sports Endeavors, Inc. “The future for us in this country is to open the borders and be more international in what we do and how we do things,” Navarro says.
USHCC’s president and CEO Javier Palomarez tells us why investing in Hispanic-owned businesses is money well spent.
Before anyone really knew what a stylist was—let alone did—Irma Martinez devoted herself to finding her niche in the alluring fashion world.
Cesar Beltran of Time Warner Cable Inc. works behind the scenes to help usher in nearly every major innovation in the cable industry.