About Gerardo
Gerardo is Director of Internal Control and Risk Management at Sustain Value Group. He advises public and private companies in the design of Risk Management strategies, maturity assessment and implementation of Internal Control environments, taking advantage of his 20 years of experience in the Corporate Sector to support the development and execution of control programs and models. integrated. Gerardo is known for his ability to foster and enable multidisciplinary teams focused on solving complex problems.
Gerardo has advised private companies in the e-commerce and retail industries in the development of accounting regulations in accordance with IFRS Standards and best practices for the documentation of operational processes.
Gerardo began his corporate career at Coca-Cola FEMSA “KOF” in the Comptroller's Office and later, as Administration and Finance Manager in the Commercial Zones for the Mexico Division; where he led the areas of Accounting, Financial Information, Supply, Legal, Operational Treasury and Internal Control.
He continued as Internal Control Manager in the Jugos Del Valle Division. Throughout his career, he promoted the strategy of strengthening the product portfolio, integrating organic and non-organic operations. His most recent corporate challenge was as director of Internal Control in the iZZi Telecom Division of Televisa.
Education
Gerardo has a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from the Universidad De La Salle Bajío and is a Public Accountant from the IPN, he has a Diploma in Human Talent Development from the Universidad Panamericana, he completed the In-Company Programs in Talent Development from the IPADE, Chief Sustainability Acceleration Officer “CSO” by the BIVA Institute; and Sustainable Accompaniment “PAS” by the BMV Group.
Relevant experience
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Integrated the organic and non-organic growth of the Acquired Franchises of the Coca-Cola System in Mexico, the Dairy Division including retail, models related to the direct marketing of coffee machines and their inputs; and the dairy beverage plant made with seeds and plants.
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Developed and implemented policies and standards on corporate governance, risk management, design of the internal control environment and evaluation of the effectiveness of controls, for beverage companies listed on Stock Exchanges.
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Implemented tools for construction of roles and user profiles, risk analysis due to segregation of functions and continuous monitoring, in beverage and retail companies.
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Designed and implemented the control environment for financial reporting, the strategic risk identification and evaluation model, and coordinated the external audit process for public and private companies.
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Designed the information flow for the "ESG" model including the materiality analysis and the generation of data reported in the Sustainability Report, for companies in the Telecommunications Sector.