Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 8 Junio 2022 GIGI ALFONSO Director, Human Resources Business Partner ADP Gigi Alfonso has served in talent acquisition and human resources for over 10 years. Currently she serves as director for human resources business partner at ADP. In this role, she partners with leaders across the business to support the full cycle of ADP associate experiences and culture: diversity and inclusion, employee relations, compliance, performance management, and more. She has served in multiple leadership roles at ADP and taken on additional tasks such as planning and empowering business resource groups. JOSE "JOE" ALMEIDA Chairman, President & CEO Baxter International Jose "Joe" Almeida was named chairman, president and CEO of Baxter in January 2016. He is now leading the company through a period of dynamic transformation. Prior to joining Baxter, Almeida served as chairman, president and CEO of Covidien PLC from 2012 through 2015 and became a director of the company in 2011. Almeida also served in leadership at Covidien's predecessor, Tyco Healthcare. A native of Brazil, Almeida received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia. RUBÉN CASTILLO Partner Akerman LLP Rubén Castillo, a first-chair litigator for Akerman LLP, focuses on corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, private arbitration, and mediation work for litigants. In addition, he serves as chair of Akerman Bench, one of the nation's largest panels of former judges, lawyers, and former law clerks who provide guidance about court presentations. Before joining Akerman, Castillo was chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the first Latino to hold this position in the district. MARIA CASTRO Regional External Affairs Manager Comcast In 2005 Maria Castro joined the community investment team at Comcast where she helps to implement and manage programs that deliver social and business value to nonprofit organizations and communities. As regional external affairs manager, she helps to identify corporate giving opportunities for Comcast's core focus areas of youth leadership, volunteerism, digital literacy, and workforce development. Having been born and raised in Pilsen, this work has allowed Castro to bring resources to that community and to other Chicagoland nonprofits. YANET GARCIA Vice President Related Midwest Yanet Garcia is a vice president at Related Midwest, and she is passionate about redesigning the way the construction and development industry approaches equity and inclusion. At Related Midwest she was instrumental in developing an equity, diversity and inclusion directive, which sets a standard for inclusion of underrepresented groups throughout the entirety of a project. In addition, she led the award-winning rehabilitation and construction of Chicago's historic Lathrop Homes, a mixed-income development of more than 400 residences. RICHARD A. GONZALEZ Chairman & CEO AbbVie Richard A. Gonzalez is chairman of the board and CEO of AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company that employs approximately 50,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 175 countries. Prior to AbbVie's separation from Abbott in January 2013, Gonzalez was a 30-year Abbott veteran. He served as president and chief operating officer of Abbott before briefly retiring in 2007. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable, the only national organization representing CEOs of America's leading companies. MICHAEL MIRANDA National Head of Investments BMO Wealth Management U.S. Michael Miranda is national head of investments at BMO Wealth Management U.S. He oversees the strategic expansion of BMO's wealth management investment in new markets, is a voting member of the US Wealth Management asset allocation committee, is executive chair for the committee responsible for setting diversity, equity and inclusion goals and objectives across the US, and leads a team of 30-plus investment professionals in managing over $36 billion in assets for ultra-high- net-worth families and family offices. ROBERTO E. PEREZ CEO Hilco Redevelopment Partners Roberto E. Perez joined Hilco Real Estate in 2008 and currently serves as CEO of Chicago-based Hilco Redevelopment Partners, a national real estate owner, operator, and development company. In his role as CEO, Perez is responsible for overseeing all real estate capital investment activities for the company. Under his leadership, HRP has grown assets under management to nearly $4 billion, which includes over 5 million square feet of industrial and life science properties and a 20-million-square-foot development pipeline. MIGUEL PATRICIO CEO The Kraft Heinz Co. Miguel Patricio has been CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company since June 2019. He has also served as a director of Kraft Heinz since May 2021 and as chair of the board of directors since May 2022. Before joining Kraft Heinz, Patricio spent 20 years with Anheuser- Busch InBev. Most recently, he had served as chief of special global projects – marketing from January 2019 to June 2019. He holds a degree in business administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas in São Paulo. JOSE LUIS PRADO Executive Partner Wind Point Jose Luis Prado is a multi faceted business and community leader and a top ranked Global Executive in the CPG industry with 35+ years of experience in multiple functional and general management roles globally. He is an Executive Advisor Partner at the private equity firm Wind Point Partners and since 2016 he has been acquiring and developing Hispanic food companies. A first very successful acquisition was Evans Food, the leading Pork Rinds company sold in 2019 and he is currently the Chairman of Tropicale Foods, the leading Hispanic Ice cream bars Company and of Palmex, the leading CORPORATE Algunos momentos importantes en los 15 años de historia de Negocios Now #7 2014 Negocios Now celebra su primera Gala Who's Who in Hispanic Business en el Chicago Cultural Center con la asistencia de más de 300 personas. La iniciativa, que incluye una edición especial, reconoce el liderazgo hispano en una forma que no tenía precedentes en la ciudad. #8 2015 En una iniciativa para reconocer a jóvenes líderes latinos, Negocios Now lanza en Chicago "Latinos 40 under 40" con una buena acogida. El evento y edición especial marcan una nueva etapa en la compañía y en la ciudad, con el 30 por ciento de su población de origen latina. #9 2017 Negocios Now lanza la primera lista de los "50 Latinos Más Influyentes en Chicago", una iniciativa celebrada durante la Gala del 10mo aniversario de la publicación, en el Hyatt Regency Chicago.

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