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www.negociosnow.com 10 Junio 2016 CORPORATE SERGIO ACOSTA, Partner Entity: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Website: www. HinshawLaw.com Profile: Mr. Acosta, a criminal litigator and investigator, chairs Hinshaw's White Collar Defense & Internal Investigations Practice Group. He has represented companies, government entities and individuals in the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, health care fraud, financial fraud, criminal tax violations, export regulations and criminal and civil forfeiture matters. His practice also encompasses corporate governance, corporate internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, commercial litigation and gaming law. Affiliations: Co-chair, City of Chicago Task Force on Police Accountability, Solovy Revisited Project; member, Hispanic National Bar Association, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois Board, Elmhurst College Board of Trustees; founding member, National Hispanic Prosecutors Association; adjunct professor, Northwestern University School of Law; volunteer, Public Action to Deliver Shelter. DIANA ALVAREZ, Senior Occupational Health Manager Entity: Hyatt Hotels Corporation Website: www. hyatt.com Ms. Alvarez is currently responsible for directing key workers' compensation initiatives for Hyatt Hotels Corporation for the Midwest Region. She also supports Hyatt hotels throughout the United States to ensure compliance with federal and state OSHA rules in addition to many ongoing safety initiatives. In 2015 she became chairwoman of the newly formed Latino Diversity Business Resource Group. Prior to joining Hyatt in 2004, Ms. Alvarez worked in nursing and field case management. Affiliations: Illinois Self Insurers Association Board of Directors, Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission Medical Fee Advisory Board, Illinois and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Groups, National Hispanic Corporate Council Board. DAVID ARENAS, President and Founding Partner Entity: Reilly Partners, LLC Website: www. reillypartners.com Profile: David Arenas has worked in some of the industry's leading executive search firms, financial services and investment banking companies. He currently is managing director at Reilly Partners. As an investment banker, David has covered and advised global and middle market clients on a range of financial and strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestments, private equity, equity public offerings, commercial banking, loan syndications and structured finance. Hispanic Business Magazine named him one of "100 Hispanic Influentials" in 2010 and Chicago United called him a "2011 Business Leader of Color." Affiliations: Advisor to the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility and the New America Alliance. JUAN CARLOS AVILA, Managing Partner Entity: TOROSO Investments, LLC Website: www. torosoinv.com Profile: Juan Carlos Avila, Managing Partner at TOROSO Investments, LLC, provides investment advisory and retirement plan advisory services to high net worth individuals, business owners, public and private corporations, public sector entities, and not-for-profit entities and foundations clients. He brings a wealth of industry experience and institutional knowledge to his role and to his clients and is active in promoting Latino diversity in the institutional public pension and asset management space. Affiliations: During 2015 Avila was Chairman, Board of Directors, the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; Trustee for the Policemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund of Chicago; Trustee for National Louis University; Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow. OLGA CAMARGO, Managing Partner and Investment Fiduciary Advisor Entity: TOROSO Investments, LLC Website: www. TorosoInv.com Profile: Ms. Camargo provides investment advisory and retirement plan advisory services to a range of individual clients as well as public, private, nonprofit, and corporate entities. She holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® professional designation from Fiduciary 360 and has 18 years of financial services experience, including time at Mesirow Financial, JPMorgan Chase, and Thomson Reuters. Affiliations: Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority board member; IL State Treasurer's Advisory Council; The Metropolitan Planning Council Board of Governors and its investment committee; Rotary One board member; New America Alliance's American Latina Leadership Caucus; New Latina Leaders; La Raza's Mujeres Destacadas. RAMON CEPEDA, Senior Managing Director & Senior Vice President Entity: Northern Trust Website: www. NorthernTrust. com Profile: As senior managing director, Ramon has attained the highest corporate rank of any Latino at Northern Trust Chicago. He leads two business units of 25 people, managing a portfolio of $1.6 billion and generating more than $50 million in revenue for Northern Trust. Affiliation: Current Trustee at the University of Illinois, 2011 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow, and Hispanic Business Top 100 most influential Hispanics 2010. Mr. Cepeda has served as a Board Trust for Illinois Facilities Fund and National Museum of Mexican Art. He also sits on the Advisory Board of ProMexico. PEDRO DEJESÚS, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Entity: Tampico Beverages Website: www. Tampico.com Profile: Tampico Beverages is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of high quality flavored juice drink concentrates. Mr. DeJesús's areas of focus include commercial negotiations, corporate governance, mergers and acquisition, intellectual property rights management, and domestic and internal legal affairs. Affiliations:: Mr. DeJesus serves on the boards of the Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Roosevelt University, Better Government Association, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, and Lake Forest Country Day School. He also serves as a cleared advisor on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee. DAVID DELGADO, CPA, Partner Entity: Crowe Horwath LLP Website: www. crowehorwath. com Profile: Mr. Delgado is a partner at Crowe Horwath LLP, specializing in auditing employee retirement plans. His group's national practice includes Fortune 500 companies and performs more than 1,200 employee benefit plan audits. Mr. Delgado has 29 years of experience with Crowe Horwath, specializing in employee benefits and qualified retirement plans, and he has been a partner of the firm in the Oak Brook office since 2001. He is also the Partner Champion for the Firm's Latino People Resource Network. Affiliations: Executive board member, DePaul University's Ledger and Quill alumni association; lifetime member, Edward Hospital; member, AICPA. KARINA DIEHL, Director of National Community Affairs Entity: MillerCoors Website: www. MillerCoors.com Profile: Karina Diehl is the director of community affairs for MillerCoors, where she leads a national team focused on implementing the brewer's corporate social responsibility strategy. She also serves on the company's marketing compliance committee and is the community affairs chair of the Chicago Hispanic Employee Resource Group. Karina, a first-generation Cuban-American, attended the University of Miami where she earned a degree in Public Relations and Creative Writing. She began her career in marketing communications, managing communications for global brands in the technology, automotive, consumer packaged goods and alcohol industries. Affiliations: Volunteer with the People's Music School and In2Books; leadership level participant in MillerCoors' United Way campaign. MIGUEL EDWARDS, Vice President of Strategy and Operations Entity: Allstate Insurance Website: www. allstate.com Profile: Mr. Edwards is responsible for developing the strategies and operational platform to support the expansion of the AIA business model and increase Allstate's reach in the heartland markets. Edwards has led the delivery of technology to support Ivantage, Allstate's in-house brokerage unit. His team spearheaded the deployment of foundational technology to automate core business processes and launch innovative business intelligence capabilities, including a countrywide portal. Edwards joined Allstate in 2012 with nearly 15 years of leadership experiences in the manufacturing, financial services and insurance industries. He earned a bachelor's in business administration and accounting, along with an MBA from Rider University. MANUEL FLORES, Attorney Entity: Arnstein & Lehr LLP Website: www. Arnstein.com Profile: Mr. Flores is a partner at the law firm Arnstein & Lehr LLP, where his practice areas include financial services regulation and medical cannabis industry compliance. He served five years in Illinois state government as the chief regulator of investor-owned utilities and banks/credit unions. Prior to this service, he was elected twice to the Chicago City Council as Alderman of the 1st Ward, where he served with distinction. Mr. Flores lives in Park Ridge with his wife, Georgina, and two children, Teddy and Sofia. Affiliations: Board member of Notis Global, Dominican University, World Chicago and the Environmental Law and Policy Center. ALBERTO GOMEZ, Commercial & Business Development Leader Entity: GE Transportation Website: www. getransportation.com Profile: Born and raised in Argentina, Mr. Gomez attended Xavier University where he studied international business and finance in addition to swimming as a Division 1 athlete. He joined GE Aviation upon graduation, where he took roles with increasing responsibility in supply chain, materials and finance. He returned to Xavier for his MBA, which he completed while working at GE, graduating in 2015. Most recently, Mr. Gomez joined GE Transportation where he leads commercial and business development activity based out of the company's Chicago headquarters. Affiliations: GE Hispanic Forum, "Develop and Inspire" initiatives for the Chicago hub forum, NSHMBA, elementary school mentoring programs. ANTONIO R. GUILLEN, Senior Vice President of Commercial Lending and Diverse Markets Manager and President of Wintrust Bank Pilsen Entity: Wintrust Bank Website: www.wintrust.com Profile: Wintrust has more than 125 community banking locations around the Chicagoland area, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Guillen's expertise is in business banking, specifically small to medium-sized business lending and commercial real estate finance and development. His vast experience allows him to guide, mentor and coach many local businesses. Affiliations: Hispanic Bankers Association, President; Little Village Chamber of Commerce; Eighteenth Street Development Corporation; Puerto Rican Arts Alliance; and Latino Advisory Council for Catholic Charities. ANDRES HUERTAS, Director Title: Director at Turner Acceptance Corp Profile: Huertas is the director of direct and merchant lending at Turner Acceptance Corp, one of the premier and most respected consumer finance companies in the United States, specializing in direct and indirect lending. The direct lending channel provides personal loans and financing to Illinois consumers using a branch network while the indirect lending channel provides personalized service to auto dealers and merchants with a team of seasoned professionals. Mr. Huertas' role has been key to Turner Acceptance's expansion into the Latino community in Chicago and the metropolitan area. Mr. Huertas got his bachelor's degree from the Universidad ICESI in Colombia and his MBA from Saginaw Valley State University. FIDEL MARQUEZ, JR., Senior Vice President, Legislative and External Affairs Chief Governmental and Community Relations Officer

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