GT Finance News - Dec 2021

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FINANCE NEWS

DECEMBER

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Hello team, It's hard to believe that another year just passed by. This year we had the chance to meet different people, some joined our team and some other left, but overall, we had an amazing year. As many of you, I'm proud to be part of this amazing company, but more than that, I'm proud to be part of the Finance Guatemala Team. Thank you so much for your hard work this year, I know sometimes working from home can be difficult, but it's incredible to see how all you have demonstrated to be responsible and continued to deliver the best of the best in your current roles. It's nice to see how we get along so well with people that we haven't met in person, that shows how nice our Team is , I know that when the time comes to see each other again at the office, it will be amazing.

I'm excited to see what this year has for us, I hope to see many promotions, achievements, and dreams come true. Never stop dreaming, 2022 will be your year!

Ricardo Coz

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ABOUT GUATE

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

GET TO KNOW THEM

FUN COMMITTEE

TOP PERFORMERS OF THE MONTH

UPDATES AND REMINDERS

TOP PERFORMERS OF THE YEAR

RECOMMENDATIONS

BY FINANCE TEAM

A B O U T

G U A T E

QUEMA DEL DIABLO DECEMBER 7

If you visit Guatemala in early December, you'll probably see many "Piñatas del Diablo" (Devil's piñata) around every corner of the city. This is because on December 7th, there is a tradition call La Quema del Diablo. This tradition consist in burning a piñata, fireworks and even trash. In fact, the symbolism of this interesting tradition is the element of purification.

This event has gradually disappeared over the years due to pollution, but there are still many families who welcome December by quemando al diablo.

A B O U T

G U A T E

BY ANNA

OUR CHRISTMAS Guatemalan Christmas smells of chamomile, pine, and seasonal fruits.

On Christmas Eve, we gather with our families and have an incredible dinner. The dinner includes, tamales colorados (red) and ponche de frutas. Tamales are made with cornflour and a chicken or pork filling wrapped in fresh banana leaves, this Guatemalan food differs from the traditional Mexican tamale.

Guatemalan ponche de frutas, or Christmas fruit punch, is the ultimate hot holiday drink, it's made with fruits, sugar, and spices.

We wait until midnight to burn fireworks and hug our family and wish a Merry Christmas. Afterward, children run into the house to open Santa's presents.

HAPPY

Birthday TO YOU

JANUARY

4 11 Sofia Acajabon

19

Moises Guerra

27 Sue Caceres

31 Marielos Ayala

Andres Melgar

, r a e Y w e N New ! n o i t a r b e Cel

Wishing you all the best in the years ahead.

DESIREE ROMA N

S E N U T N A O N IA T S I R C

¡Happy Anniversary!

We hope you enjoyed your Special Christmas Gift!

GET TO KNOW THEM

Erica Hammare Sr Manager Revenue Operations

Erica is an avid hiker. She enjoys sharing this with friends and family and likes to go to the White Moutains in New Hampshire. She has completed 14 out of 48 ¨4,000 footers¨.

When I googled them I saw that it may take ¨several years or sometimes even decades¨ to accomplish this goal. So Erica if you want to take a modest break out of reaching that goal you are more than welcome to come climb some of the beautiful volcanoes here in Guatemala. Breathtaking views and walks (literally).

Of course someone who likes being outdoors like that, has a passion for traveling. Erica loves to experience new culture, food, languages, etc. Her favorite trip was to South Africa where her husband stayed in a safari lodge in Kruger National Park. And she just got back from Portugal. She's actually learning Portuguese.

(Cristiano, if you are reading this you can help Erica practice.)

Rachel Pehrson Billing Manager

Rachel is a proud Texan and lived in Utah for a while to work at the Lindon office until the end of 2020. After that, she moved to the Peach State with her husband so they could be closer to family.

Quite the trip... I struggle moving a mile in Guatemala!

Rachel also enjoys outdoor activities like biking, competitive shooting, hiking, backpacking, etc. As you can see, Rachel has a beautiful lab. His name is Hanzo in honour of the great samurai Hattori Hanzō (referenced as well in Kill Bill if you like Tarantino´s movies) and this gorgeous pup is 2.5 years of age.

This March we will be celebrating 8 years of having Rachel in the company. She has always worked in the Finance side of things, starting as a billing rep working her way up to managing a team across the world supporting our Partners everywhere and handling their billing/commission needs.

Christina Diaz

Manager, Customer Payment Support

As a kid she loved to ride her bike and read a lot. And now she shares that with her family. She still enjoys a good book and ride beach cruisers with her husband and daughter. Christina is a proud mom to a teenage girl of 16 and a beautiful English Pointer pup that just turned out 1 year old.

She moved in late summer of 2021 from Southern California to Southwest Florida. Huge change moving coast to coast since she lived there pretty much all her life. Can you imagine moving 40+ hours away from your hometown? 5 hours on a plane though... but still right? But we can all use a little bit of change and Christina is clearly not afraid of it.

And talking about changes... Prior to joining us in the finance team, she helped manage an 8-bedroom Hospice that housed low income people in her community. We are lucky enough to have her with us for almost 10 years in the company now.

Christmas Tree Decorating Contest

Fun Committee

1st Place Pao Galvez

2nd Place Alejandro Blanco

3rd Place Cristiano Antunes

Finance Xmas decoration!

Christmas isn't a season.

It's a feeling.

EDNA FERBER

Recommendations

by Finance Team

Food El Boiling GT

You can find them in 3 different locations, Zone 10, San Cristobal (Blu Plaza) and Calzada Roosevelt They are experts in seafood. @elboilinggt

A place to visit Laguna del Pino

It is used by the surrounding population as a source of fishing. The environment is also used for swimming, walks and small boats.

The lake's vegetation is mostly composed of water hyacinth and submerged algae. In fact, the environment is beneficial to wildlife.

The aquatic birds are benefited in the locality of this ecosystem.

Something to watch Mare of Easttown

TV series (2021). 7 episodes. Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) is a small-town Pennsylvania detective investigating a local murder while trying to keep her personal life from falling apart.

TOP

PERFORMERS December

Maf Arzu RSO

Tito Espinal GTC Partner Billing

Darlene Arroyave GTC Billing

Annual

TOP

PERFORMERS

Pedro Herrera GTC Partner Billing

Carlos Santacruz GTC CPS

Sharon Echeverria GTC Revops

Javier Cruz GTC Billing

Maria Veliz GTC Billing

Erick Sun GTC Billing

Moises Guerra LMI Order Processing

Rosy Garzona LMI Order Processing

Jeff Bolvito Manager, Order Processing & Billing

Updates and reminders Office reopens February 2022 (Not mandatory) Vacation requests through Workday Reminders of our local leaders Development Workshops 2022 coming soon!

Finance GT Survey - Give us your thoughts!

Christmas MERRY

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

GT Finance Newsletter Team