LATINOS ON BOARDS THE 2019 LIST
Age: 71 Chicago, IL
WILLIAM D. PEREZ Managing Partner FamGen Boards
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Bill was a senior advisor at Greenhill & Co., Inc., a leading independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments, from 2010 to 2017. With his experience as CEO of several large, consumer-focused companies across a wide variety of industries, Bill contributes to Boards significant organizational and operational management skills, combined with a wealth of experience in global, consumer-oriented businesses.
Johnson&Johnson (37), Whirlpool (140), Johnson Outdors
Age: 62
Perez de la Mesa served as our president and chief executive officer from 2001 until his retirement at the end of 2018; he served as our president and chief operating officer from 1999 to 2001. Prior to leading Pool Corporation, he gained extensive general, financial and operations management experience with Watsco, Inc. from 1994 to 1999, Fresh Del Monte Produce B.V. from 1987 to 1994, International Business Machines Corp. from 1982 to 1987, and Sea‑Land Service Inc./R.J. Reynolds, Inc. from 1977 to 1982.
MANUEL PEREZ DE LA MESA Independent Director Boards
Pool Corp. (774)
Age: 63 Indiana
Ramey was the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Phelps Dodge Corporation. He is active in a wide variety of civic and professional groups. He serves at the Tucson community as a Member of the University of Arizona (UA) Foundation Board of Directors and the UA Eller Graduate School of Management's National Board of Advisors.
RAMIRO PERU Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation
Boards
Anthem (29), SM Energy Company, UNS Energy Corporation
Age: 53 Pasadena, CA
Pedro has been the President and CEO of EIX since October 2016. He has held a wide range of executive positions at the EIX companies since joining EIX in 1999. Prior to his work at the EIX companies, he was a senior engagement manager with McKinsey & Company, providing management consulting services to energy, technology, engineering services, and banking clients.
PEDRO PIZARRO President and CEO of Edison International LATINO LEADERS JULY / AUGUST 2019
Boards
74
Edison International (244)
Age: 60 New York, NY
JULIO PORTALATIN Vice Chair Marsh & McLennan Boards
DXC (374)
Board Members 2019-REGULAR.indd 74
“Obstacles act as motivators when you look at them as challenges to be tackled and overcomed... Always look to make a positive difference in all you do while keeping it humble and serving rather than privileged and being served.”
Former president and CEO of Mercer, a wholly owned subsidiary of MMC. Before he was president and CEO of Chartis Growth Economies, and Senior Vice President, American International Group (AIG), with responsibility for operations in Asia Pacific, South Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Central Europe. Portalatin began his career with AIG in 1993 and held a number of key leadership roles, including president of the Worldwide Accident & Health Division at American International Underwriters (AIU) from 2002-2007. From 2007-2010, he served as president and CEO of Chartis Europe S.A. and Continental European Region, based in Paris, before becoming president and CEO of Chartis Emerging Markets. He spent 12 years with Allstate Insurance Company in various executive roles in product underwriting, distribution and marketing.
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