Alberto has more than twenty-five years of industry and consulting experience in a variety of public and private Mexican and multi-national companies. He has played a role in restructuring business processes; acquisitions, divestitures & mergers; every manner of treasury activity; management of working capital and business planning

Consulting

Alberto has helped in developing and implementing the strategy for a global restructuring of one of the biggest real state companies in Mexico with more than $2.8 billion bank debt. He has provided investment analysis for a major firm in Mexico's paper industry, analyzing the financial feasibility of installing new paper machines, finishing equipment and distribution warehouses.

Industry

Alberto, as Vice-president and Finance Director of the biggest paper and packaging distributor in Mexico, contributed to the acquisition of several independent businesses, which he integrated into the larger firm. He led the efforts of said distribution company to restructure the firm's 32 different entities into a consolidated group. He actively participated in the analysis and selection of a new Enterprise Resource Planning system, whose implementation has led to significant cost savings. Alberto was the leader of the standardization process that was programmed into the new systems.

Throughout his career he has led activities in different functional areas with full P&L accountability, business planning and strategy, internal audit, information systems, credit and collection, accounts payables, treasury and banking relations, budget, tax analysis, accounting, investments and insurance.

He is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Education

Master of Business - Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1987)
Bachelor of Business Administration - Universidad la Salle, Mexico (1976)
Business - University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1973)