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www.negociosnow.com 14 Abril 2022 Age: 35 Title: Associate Director of Talent Acquisition Name of Organization: AbbVie Leo Ibarra currently leads teams supporting AbbVie's research and de - velopment business. His job is to bring a strategic approach to attracting top talent to the company. Ibarra is passionate about connecting people. And he is a strategic and in - novative talent acquisition leader with a career span- ning various geographies and industries. Whether partnering with business leaders, di- versity organizations, or colleges and universities, his team is dedicated to en- suring every hire and can- didate has an exceptional experience with AbbVie. Ibarra is also passionate about challenging those he partners with to think diffe- rently, to seek out diversity, and create opportunities for the often underserved or underrepresented com- munities. He believes this is the level of commitment necessary to foster diver- sity, equity, and inclusion, and is also what is needed to drive meaningful chan- ge and results. He is a part of AbbVie's Latino employee resour- ce groups and plays a lead role their human resources Latinx culture circle. This team is dedicated to hel- ping AbbVie hire, retain, develop, and promote La- tinx HR professionals. Outside of AbbVie, Leo has held director roles for the Association of Latino Professionals For America in Chicago and Phoenix. He has served as a men - tor and big brother for Big Brothers Big Sisters and YearUp, an organization committed to closing the opportunity gap for under- served youths. He has been a contributing member of the United Negro College Fund, including helping to organize teams for their annual Chicago 5k. He received a bachelor's degree in business ad - ministration and human resources from Lewis Uni- versity and is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Illinois. Leo was born and rai- sed on the south side of Chicago. He is the son of immigrant parents from Michoacan and Durango and was raised by a single mother. Growing up he saw firsthand the hard work, passion, and dedication that immigrants from all over the world bring to the United States. Age: 37 Title: Senior Counsel Name of Organization: Rey - nolds Consumer Products As senior counsel at Reynolds Consumer Pro- ducts, Janneth Lanini puts her legal skills to work in the negotiation of complex agreements and serves as an advisor and counsel to business units about com - pliance with laws, regula- tions and policies. Lanini started her le- gal career at the Chicago Transit Authority where she discovered that she truly enjoyed working for a company, not only by helping them com - ply with laws and regu- lations but also through involvement in business decisions. Thereafter she sought roles that could lead to a position as in- house legal counsel. She has held roles at Acero Charter Schools and later at Katten Muchin Rosen - man as a conflicts attor- ney. She joined Reynolds Consumer Products in October 2020. Throughout her career, Lanini has worked to ad- vance diversity in the legal profession and create op- portunities for the advan- cement of Latino students interested in becoming attorneys. She was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and moved to the United States at the age of 14. As the first in her family to attend college and law school, she understands the immense challenges faced by students inter - ested in pursuing a legal career. She is the immediate past president of the His- panic Lawyers Association of Illinois and has served on the board of directors since 2015. She is also treasurer for the Hispanic National Bar Association Corporate Counsel Divi - sion, and the member- ship committee for the Association of Corporate Counsel Chicago Chapter. She received her law degree from the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign College of Law and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and international studies from Loyola University Chicago. Age: 35 Title: General Manager Name of Organization: LondonHouse Chicago Juan Leyva serves as the general manager of LondonHouse Chicago, managing a team of more than 300 employees and overseeing day-to-day operations at the 452- room luxury lifestyle hotel in downtown Chicago. He also serves as vice presi - dent of operations of the central region for Oxford Hotels & Resorts LLC, overseeing more than 1,200 rooms and over $100 million in annual re - venue. With more than a decade of experience working in hospitality, Leyva was recently na- med Hotelier of the Year by the Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association in December 2021 for his exemplary achievements, contributions, and lea - dership. The award, presented by DePaul University's School of Hospitality Leadership at the annual Stars of the In- dustry Awards Ceremony, is the highest honor given to a hotel general mana- ger or area director based on professionalism and service to the property, their employees, guests, and the community. Before entering the hospitality industry, Le - yva was an undocumen- ted immigrant working at a factory and moon- lighting as an aspiring musician. Knowing this was not something he wanted to do, he took the opportunity to interview with a hotel front desk manager. During the in - terview, the front desk manager, said: "All I have is a parking attendant po- sition from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., three days a week." Leyva accepted. His leadership philo- sophy comes down to two ideas: always be a cultural ambassador and always be a high performer. With this philosophy he has beco- me the youngest general manager in the company's history, as well as its first Mexican hotel leader. Leyva said the most rewarding part of his job is developing future leaders in the industry. When he is not at the hotel, you'll most likely find him working out through a game of bas - ketball, or watching mo- vies with his wife and two sons. Leo Ibarra Janneth Lanini Juan Leyva People Connector Business counselor Hospitality leader

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