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ENGINES OF GROWTH:Challenges and Opportunities of EmergingEconomies

Brazil: Revealing the Secrets

Woolmington: A New Inflection Point

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“Latin Americans have an unmatched passion for life.”

These are the words of Mark Stanley, one of The Internationalist’sLATIN AMERICAN 50, and the Senior Director and General Mangerof Sony PlayStation for the region.

We asked THE 50, an outstanding group of talented leaders froma variety of categories- travel, finance, technology, retail, consumerproducts and luxury goods, what they saw as the biggest opportunitiesfor marketers in the region now. Of course Brazil was noted. EdgardoTettamanti, SVP Marketing for MasterCard for Latin America andCaribbean mentioned: “The tremendous growth of Brazil isconsequently bringing benefits for the rest of the region.” However,he also pointed out perhaps the most significant trend as seen bythese marketers: “Much of the potential to market in this territory liesin the digital space, since it allows delivery of content that engagesconsumers with the core elements of the brand and inspireconversations in a valuable way.”

In fact, Latin American marketers may be similar to their peers inthe rest of the world in seeing the potential for online and socialmedia to connect with consumers. Here are some examples:

While traditional media is still a big player in Latin America,online marketing definitely has the biggest growth opportunity inthe region. Social media and mobile have huge potential, as agrowing number of the population accesses the Web throughmobile devices.”

Egidia Contreras, International Marketing Manager — EnterpriseHoldings, Inc.

With the advancements of online advertising, I think the biggestopportunity in the region is capitalizing on the integration ofonline demand generation, social media, and mobile advertisingto prove ROI.”

José Luis Ruiz, Director LAD Advertising & Online — Oracle

At Burger King® we are leveraging consumer insights andtechnology to develop online and mobile tools that enable us tobuild a more authentic brand experience with our guests.”

José R. Costa , Vice President, Marketing Latin America andCaribbean — Burger King Corporation

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Interactive in the Latin American marketingworld first means human relationshipbuilding.”

Lori Folts, Regional Head of MarketingCommunications for the Americas continent —DHL Express.

I’d say the biggest opportunity today is to graspthe huge impact and growth that socialmarketing is experimenting in our countries inorder to drive preference to our brands in themost efficient, innovative and relevant way.”

Harold Michelsen. Marketing Manager —Ripley Chile

The second area might best be described as anopportunity for the marketing industry to maturethrough greater professionalism:

Marketers’ greatest opportunity is to capitalize onthe fact that organizations in general are starting torealize the value that Marketing can generate to thelines of business and a company’s bottom line, andnot as a secondary role.”

Roberto Ricossa, Marketing LeaderAmericas International — Avaya

The biggest opportunity in my point of view isto move marketing from equity building into amore responsible business role, where KPIswill serve to guide us against real businessgoals like sales or purchase intent.”

Ricardo Monteiro, Head of CommunicationsLatin America — Reckitt Benckiser

Finally, these marketers are also concerned withissues of sustainability and responsibility:

Our biggest opportunity as Marketers is tobuild meaningful brands for those consumersbringing them solutions that really can improvetheir lives and at the same time are responsiblewith the society and the planet.”

Viviana Gutiérrez, Marketing Director PetCare — Mars Andino

The single most important opportunity is tocapture the hearts and brand preference of theEmerging Consumers. The mid-tier consumeris growing significantly across many countriesin the region to the point of becoming thelargest socio economic segment. These areconsumers that have similar needs, desires andaspirations of the higher classes, but limitedresources to fulfill them. They are savvyconsumers that are brand loyal as they cannotafford to waste money on useless or lower-performing products.

Sustainability is a state of mind that allmarketers should truly start promotingfrom inside the company before creatingisolated products or campaigns. Personalengagement is as critical as companycommitment to meet the needs of theactual generations without compromisingthe future of the ones to come.”

Santiago Cardenas, StrategicPlanning/Marketing Services Director —Johnson & Johnson Latin America

I see two major opportunities in the LatinAmerican region: First, talent. We have one of themost creative and talented pools of talent. Theproblems posed to us are complex, and as such, weneed to be more creative, flexible and strategic inaddressing the solutions. One of our greateststrengths is the “Made in Latin America” talentpool. The second major opportunity I see is thecommoditization of technology: From cell phoneuse, to broadband access, to Cloud computing.Thru technology Marketing is becoming personaland personable.”

Andrea Padilla, Director of Field Marketing-Caribbean and Latin America, MarriottInternational

Congratulations to the LATIN AMERICAN 50 who represent some of theregion’s best talent and who will, no doubt, inspire others to recognize LatinAmerica's marketing potential and professionalism. Our hope is that all remainin our industry and on the 2012 list as it grows to the Latin American 100!

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KIM ALLARD,Regional Online MarketingManager, Sony Latin AmericaKim Allard drives the strategy, development,implementation and optimization of Sony’s onlineactivities and campaigns throughout LatinAmerica. Her work with the corporate site, e-commerce & social platforms has aligned morethan 13 countries with a single digital strategy.Sony’s social media campaign has culminated inbeing the first official Facebook Case Study for theregion that has developed a fan base of more than1M users, while delivering more than 11 millionunique consumer engagements.

She’s worked in the digital industry since2000—mostly in her native Canada withcompanies like Teleglobe and Bell Canada. Born inMontréal, she holds both a Bachelors degree inMarketing and Management, as well as a Mastersdegree in Intercultural Management.

DAVID AÑON, Senior Director of Marketing, LatinAmerica, Research in Motion/ RIM (BlackBerry)David Añon oversees RIM's regional marketingpresence in Latin America. He joined thecompany in 2008 as Channel Marketing Directorfor Latin America with responsibility for themarketing strategy associated with all of RIM'spartners in the region.

Prior to RIM, he served as Vice President ofMarketing & Communications at The BeaconCouncil, Global Marketing Director at Brightstar,and had various marketing roles at SonyElectronics. A Florida native, he holds a degree inInternational Business Operations from FloridaState University and has completed post-graduatestudies in eCommerce. He is also certified as a Black Belt in Six Sigma business managementstrategy.

ENRIQUE ARRIBAS, Advertising and CorporateSponsorships Director, Banco SantanderEnrique Arribas leads Corporate and BrandMarketing at Grupo Santander from the company’soffices in Madrid, Spain. He and his team not onlydefine strategy for sponsorships and advertising,but manage the execution of marketing projects inLatin America, Europe and other countries wherethe company is present. Grupo Santander is thelargest bank in the Eurozone, as well as one of thelargest banks in the world in terms of marketcapitalization. It is also among the Top FiveAdvertisers in Latin America.

Although a native of Spain, Enrique Arribas hasa strong understanding of Latin America. Heworked within the region for several years asCorporate Sponsorship Manager for TelefónicaLatin America, where he coordinated sponsorshipsfor the Movistar brand in thirteen countries, and asAdvertising, Sponsorship and Trade MarketingManager for Terra, the multinational Internetcompany, headquartered in Brazil and part ofTelefónica Group.

Currently, Santander is a corporate sponsor of

the Ferrari Formula 1 team and the CopaLibertadores de America.

REBECCA BARBA, Manager Global Marketing &Communications, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.As Global Marketing and CommunicationsManager, Rebecca Barba is dedicated to escalatingthe brand awareness and preference for RoyalCaribbean International, Celebrity Cruises andAzamara Club Cruises, while working closely withher respective marketing teams throughout theworld.

After more than sixteen years in the leisuretravel segment and over thirteen years workingdirectly for Royal Caribbean Cruises, she hasdeveloped a distinct understanding of themarketing of cruise vacations. Since joining thecompany, she has assumed responsibility for thestrategic vision and overall creation of all collateralfor North America, as well as leading thedevelopment of TV commercials, brandphotography, radio spots, and regional and outdooradvertising programs, including the first DRTVcampaign for the brand. She also managed loyaltyprogram communications for both CelebrityCruises and Royal Caribbean International and ledRoyal Caribbean’s multicultural communications.

A native of Miami and a first-generationCuban-American, she earned a Bachelor’s Degreein Political Science and a Master’s Degree inIntegrated Marketing Communications, as well as aCultural Arts Diploma from Spain’s University ofSalamanca.

MIGUEL BARCENAS, Senior Marketing Director,Core Brands, Latin American Region, PepsiCoMiguel Barcenas has over 20 years of marketingexperience with consumer product goods, andhis last five years have been spent at PepsiCoLatin America where he is responsible forleading the marketing agenda for carbonatedbeverages, including Pepsi™, 7Up, and others.In overseeing the group’s regional brandstrategy, his focus includes the expansion ofPepsiCo’s beverages portfolio across LatinAmerica, thematic advertising development,product and packaging innovation, plus newlaunches like Pepsi Kick, which was awarded aGold Effie in 2009 for the Best BeverageCampaign in Mexico.

He also drives the development of regionalmarketing platforms through Music, Soccer,and Major League Baseball, as well aschampioning digital consumer engagementplatforms like Pepsi Project Refresh, andfurthering "Performance with Purpose," thecompany’s sustainability agenda, throughcommunity charity projects. Last year, MiguelBarcenas was awarded the Chairman’s Awardfor best “Performance with Purpose” initiativethrough his Operation Smile.

Prior to PepsiCo, he served as Marketing VPfor Arby's Restaurant Group and MarketingBrand Manager at Procter & Gamble Mexico.

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CARLOS BARUKI, Regional Vice President Sales &Marketing, Mexico, Latin America & The Caribbean, HiltonWorldwideCarlos Baruki has over 25 years of tourism andhospitality experience, the latter half of which hasconcentrated on sales and marketing. He was introducedto the industry as a front office team member at theInterContinental Rio, and then quickly advanced hiscareer through a number of roles including operations atInterContinental hotels throughout Colombia, theDominican Republic, Argentina and Brazil. In 2000,Carlos Baruki moved to The InterContinental HotelsGroup Miami regional headquarters to fulfill a role inrevenue management and marketing for Latin America.This marked the beginning of his commitment to salesand marketing.

Just this May, Hilton Worldwide announced hisappointment regional vice president, sales and marketingfor Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, where hewill lead the sales and marketing strategy for thecompany’s growing regional portfolio. His new rolecomes in time to help oversee upcoming hotel openingsin key Latin American markets, including properties inSantiago, Chile; Bogota, Colombia; Panama City,Panama; and Merida, Mexico, among others.

ELISABETTA BELL, Dealer Support Manager,Caterpillar, Inc.Elisabetta Bell is directly accountable for equipment-manufacturing giant Caterpillar’s strategy, marketingoperations and services marketing with dealers in LatinAmerica. Her objective is to maintain or regain marketleadership while delivering superior business results. Shealso drives the growth of both aftermarket parts and service toachieve the company’s goals.Prior to this critical dealer role, she led the development ofstrategic plans for the company to effectively support sales,dealers and customers through all available marketingcommunications channels and managed all advertising,media and communications budgets.

An advocate for the corporation’s marketing function, Ms.Bell was quoted by World City as saying, “Marketing officialsmust constantly remind their companies that marketing is arevenue generator, not an expense.” She also believes that“strategy is key. If you don’t know where you’re going, youdon’t know if you’re effective.”

MATIAS BENTEL, Marketing Director, Latin America &Caribbean, Brown FormanMatias Bentel has wide experience in the Spirits andWine industry across Latin America, the Caribbean andalso the US Hispanic market. As Marketing Director forBrown Forman’s Latin American & Caribbean region, heworks with brands like Jack Daniels Tennessee Whisky,Chambord Liquor, Finlandia Vodkas, Fetzer Wines,Korbel Champagne and numerous tequila brands andother wines and spirits.

Prior to Brown Forman, Matias had spent 2 years atDiageo with regional marketing responsibilities for SmirnoffVodka. He also spent another 2 years as Latin AmericanMarketing Director for Allied Domecq, prior to their purchaseby Pernod Ricard. Not only was he responsible for allmarketing functions, but he developed a sport sponsorship

plan for Ballantine’s, which is linked to consumer and tradepromotional activity today.

He started his career in Argentina—initially as anAssistant Professor of Marketing, and then worked as aProduct Manager at Kimberly Clark, also in Argentina.

SANTIAGO CARDENAS, Strategic Planning/MarketingServices Director, Johnson & Johnson Latin AmericaSantiago Cardenas was born in Medellin, Colombia andgraduated in Business Administration from UniversidadEAFIT, Colombia. He holds an MBA with Marketing Majorfrom Saint Joseph's University, Pennsylvania, USA. He hasmore than 19 years of managerial experience in RegionalMarketing and General Management positions at Johnson &Johnson Latin America. Started his career in Colombia andhas had regional responsibilities out of several countries likeBrazil, Colombia, Peru and Central America. Santiago is incharge of Strategic Marketing Services for the ConsumerBusiness in Latin America. He, and his wife Doris, currentlylive in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

STEPHANIE CARIGLIO, Marketing Brand Manager-LVMH Watch & Jewelry, Caribbean & Latin AmericaTAG HeuerWith an educational focus that started in France atuniversities in both Lyon and Paris that specialized in MASS(Mathematics applied to Social Sciences), few would haveguessed that Stephanie Cariglio would wind up in a career inluxury goods—with a particular emphasis on Latin Americaand the Caribbean. Today, she serves as Marketing BrandManager at the LVMH Watch & Jewelry division-- a role shehas enjoyed for nearly 7 years with particular focus on theTAG Heuer brand effort in the CLA region. An LVMHveteran, her earlier positions included Brand Manager forDior & Chaumet and Area Sales Manager of Caribbean forLVMH Watch & Jewelry.

MARIA CARRASQUILLO, Senior Marketing Manager,Jarden Consumer SolutionsMaria Carrasquillo, Senior Marketing Manager for JardenConsumers Solutions Latin America, is a highly experienced,results-oriented individual. In her current role, Maria isresponsible for marketing operations & strategies and toguide the marketing in-country mangers for more than 8different countries. She strategically partners with productmanagers in the planning, development and implementationof brand strategies and new product initiatives. She leads thecommunication development of several brands such as Oster,Sunbeam, Bionaire and FoodSaver in the Latin Americanmarkets. Maria has extensive experience with thedevelopment of campaigns and works closely with agenciesto produce quality for multiple brands materials applicable tothe different markets across the region.

Prior to joining JCS, Maria was a Product andMerchandising Manager for Whirlpool Corporation whereshe worked with Whirlpool’s global factories to developproducts tailored specifically for the Latin American markets.From 2000 to 2003, Maria worked in Nazca Saatchi &Saatchi as a Regional Account Manager supervising HewlettPackard’s advertising initiatives in Latin America andmanaging multimillion dollar advertising budgets.

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LUIS CHAMPIN OLIVERA, Manager Generalof Marketing Network, PromPerú, Peruvian TourismBoard Tourism in Peru comprises the country’s thirdlargest industry, after fishing and mining.Although much of the tourism business isdirected towards archeological monuments likeMachu Picchu, ecotourism in the PeruvianAmazon, cultural tourism in colonial cities,gastronomic tourism, adventure tourism, andbeach tourism are also extensive parts of theindustry. Luis Miguel Champin Olivera’s work asManager General of Peru’s Marketing Network,PromPerú, is critical to the nation’s economy.

Earlier in his career, he served as Chief ofAdvertising at D’Onofrio, producers of icecream, candy, chocolate, cookies and sweetpanettone bread. (The company has sincebeen acquired by Nestle.) He also started atJW Thompson as an Account Executive.

FERNANDO CIMATO, Chief of Staff, Strategy &Business Planning, Hewlett-PackardFernando “Tato” Cimato has been with theHewlett-Packard Company since 1994 when hestarted as a Marketing Analyst in Argentina. Notonly has he experienced dramatic change withinhis company, but also within the region and theway one now markets in Latin America. Hiscurrent role as Chief of Staff for Strategy andBusiness Planning at HP, which began this year,also helps him put the challenges andopportunities of the region into a morecomparative global perspective.

Prior to this new position, he served asMarketing Communications Manager for theLatin American Region with responsibility for allbranding and communication channels for theImaging and Printing Group (IPG). Thisincluded overseeing Public Relations, Advertising,SEM, e-Marketing, Trade Marketing Materialsand Sales Tools. Earlier roles at HP included:Sales Territory Manager (Latin America) for theEnterprise Segment and Marketing Manager.

Few have the depth of understanding andbreadth of experience in both marketing andknowledge of the region as Tato Cimato.

MARTA CLARK, Area Vice President/ LatinAmerica & Caribbean, Adobe SystemsMarta Clark is certainly a veteran of software giantAdobe Systems where she served over twelve-and-a-half years at the Managing Director of LatinAmerica & Caribbean. Today, she is in anexpanded role as Area Vice President of theregion.

Adobe helps its customers create, deliver, andoptimize compelling content and applications —improving the impact of their communications,enhancing their brands and productivity, andultimately bringing them greater businesssuccess. In 2010, Adobe was rec ognized as oneof the World’s Most Ethical Companies for its

commitment to ethical leadership, compliancepractices, and corporate social responsibility.Marta Clark is also involved with programs toencourage women in leadership.

EGIDIA CONTRERAS, InternationalMarketing Manger, Enterprise HoldingsEgidia Contreras is an InternationalMarketing Manager at Enterprise Holdings,Inc., parent company to Alamo Rent A Car,Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National CarRental. She is in charge of Latin America,Caribbean and Mexico Marketing, Advertising,PR, Strategic Partnership Alliances, includingOnline Promotional Campaigns, SEM, andDisplay. Egidia is responsible for developingand executing strategic marketplace initiativesand increasing brand recognition throughboth online and traditional advertising.

Before joining the International teamEgidia worked in the Airlines and PartnershipDepartment for Alamo and National whereshe assisted in signing a partnership withLAN Airlines’ frequent flyer program.

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, raised inVenezuela, she later returned to the US toattend college and begin her career. Shegraduated from Oklahoma State Universitywith a BS in International Business with focuson Marketing, Management and Economics.

JOSÉ COSTA, Vice President of Marketing-Latin America, Burger King CorporationJosé R. Costa is Vice President of Marketing atBurger King Corporation where he leads allmarketing efforts for 29 countries across LatinAmerica and the Caribbean. His primaryresponsibilities are consumer insights, marketresearch, product positioning and development,sales management, marketing communications(including advertising, interactive, promotionsand public relations), pricing, and customerexperience. Previously to joining Burger KingCorporation, José was President of COSTA IMCa branding and interactive marketing firm withfocus on the U.S. Hispanic and Latin Americansegments. He has over 15 years of experienceboth on the client and agency side, working forbrands like Young & Rubicam, Bank ofAmerica, Pepsico, and YUM Brands. José has aMaster’s degree in Integrated MarketingCommunications from Northwestern Universityand a MBA from University of Chicago.

MICHAEL COSTELLO, Vice President, GeneralManager, International, The Clorox CompanyMichael Costello was named vice president –general manager, International, of The CloroxCompany in March 2011. In this role, he hasresponsibility for the company's Internationaldivision, which includes Australia, New Zealandand Africa; Asia; Middle East; Latin America;Europe; and Greater China. Costello is a member

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of the company's executive committee.He joined Clorox in 1988 and has held positions inResearch and Development, Product Supply, and U.S. andInternational Marketing. Most recently, he served as vicepresident – general manager of The Clorox Company'sLatin American and Europe businesses since February2008.

Michael Costello also serves on the board of directors ofVoices Against Brain Cancer. He has a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in chemical engineering from the University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara.

JUAN CARLOS DELGADO, Managing Director, CartierLatin America & CaribbeanJuan Carlos Delgado has risen through the marketing ranksat Cartier Latin America—from Communications Managerto Regional Communications Director to Senior Director ofBranding & Communications to his current role asManaging Director for the region, which emphasizes theimportance of marketing to luxury brands.

The French luxury jeweler and watch manufacturer hasa long and distinguished history of serving royalty, as well asstars and celebrities. Cartier also boasts an early history withthe region, when in 1904, the Brazilian pioneer aviatorAlberto Santos-Dumont complained of the unreliability andimpracticality of using pocket watches while flying to hisfriend Louis Cartier. Cartier designed a flat wristwatch with adistinctive square bezel. This watch was not only a hit withSantos-Dumont, but also with Cartier's many clients. Thus,out of this timeless design, the "Santos" was born.

Today, Juan Carlos Delgado is insuring that "Les Mustde Cartier" is something that is certainly desirable to agrowing Latin American market.

LUIS DI COMO, Senior Vice President—Global Media, UnileverLuis Di Como’s career at Unilever has spanned manycontinents and his new role of SVP-Global Mediacertainly reflects that experience. He started with thecompany in his native Argentina, where he also ledUnilever's defense against Procter & Gamble Co.'s entryinto that market. He eventually rose to the company’sVice President Media Americas, where he oversawintegrated media communication plans for all brandsacross the region.

Luis did have a number of stops along the way andaround the world, including Global Marketing Managerfor Sunsilk, based in Thailand, and GlobalCommunication Planning Director, based in London.He is also a University of Buenos Aries-trainedeconomist and with an MBA.

DENISE ESTEFAN, President, Latin America, Radisson HotelsDenise Estefan Litten has just been promoted toPresident of Radisson Hotels and ResortInternational Latin America where she’ll beresponsible for leading the strategy, management andkey functional support areas of the company. Inaddition, she will provide the overall strategicdirection for the development of the Radisson brand

in Central and South America through managed andfranchised opportunities.

She served as Vice President of Radisson Hotelsand Resorts Latin America for the last four years. Akey to the success of Radisson's growth has been itsconnectivity to the global travel industry and its manysophisticated management systems and businessbuilding tools in such areas as reservations deliveryincluding emerging areas of electronic commerce,customer rewards, sales and marketing, operations,training and public relations.

Prior to that, Denise worked for several hotelcompanies including Hyatt Hotels domestically andabroad where she held management positions inoperations, as well as, sales and marketing.

LORI FOLTS, Regional Head of MarketingCommunications, AmericasDHL ExpressLori Folts is the Regional Head of MarketingCommunications for the Americas continent of theinternational express-delivery leader DHL Express. Hergeographic responsibility includes 49 countries andterritories in Latin America, the Caribbean, USA andCanada. She directs the planning and creation of productpromotions, brand advertising and sponsorship programsthat favorably position, defend, incite trial, usage andacceptance of DHL Express products and services. Herdeliverables include on-line and search engine marketingcampaigns, ROI and campaign payback scorecards andcustomer retention incentives. Additionally, her 20-yearexperience also includes executive positioning, top-tierpress relations, PR reputation measurement/scorecarddashboard and frontline communications.

Prior to DHL, Lori was credited for the development oftwo successful department “start-ups” at Fortune 500companies – one of which was immersed within theMexican culture and Spanish language and the otherwithin the United States. During her internationalassignment in Mexico City, she served as the GroupManager of Marketing Communications and CorporateCommunication for the company subsidiary.

ALFREDO GONZALEZ, Vice President of InternationalBusiness & Tourism, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention &Visitors BureauAlfredo Gonzalez has been working in the hospitalityindustry since 1980, mostly in hotel operations. In 1985, heentered the Marriott Hotels Management training program,and joined the Concord Resort in Orlando, Florida in 1989as Director of Latin American Sales. He was then asked byCentral Florida Investments to start an International SalesProgram for their timeshare resorts.

He later joined Broward County (seat of FortLauderdale) to head their International Sales Department,and was named Vice President in 2004. He’s a pastmember of the board of Directors for the Academy of Traveland Tourism in Broward and currently on the Board ofDirectors of Skal International, Miami Chapter.

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VIVIANA GUTIÉRREZ, Marketing DirectorPet Care, MARS ANDINODespite graduating as an Industrial Engineer,Viviana Gutiérrez’s entire career has been focusedon marketing. A native of Colombia, she started atProcter & Gamble where she spent 6 yearsworking across a variety of brands, categories anddifferent customer groups. She calls her 2008move to Mars “a life-changing experience” whenshe became the Marketing Director for the PetcareBusiness in the Andean Region (Colombia,Ecuador, Perú, Venezuela and Bolivia). Not onlyhas she achieved outstanding business results, butalso built a strong organization and deep love forthe plight of animals. Viviana jokes that she andher husband share a “four-legged daughter, afemale cat named Lola.” Her work has alwaysbeen awarded a Gold Prize in The InternationalistAwards for Innovation in Media.

GEORGE GUTIERREZ, Senior Director, Smalland Medium Business Marketing, CiscoGeorge Gutierrez has been in many worldwideroles in his career, but he always find a way toinsure that he is a champion for the LatinAmerican region. A graduate of FloridaInternational University, which has fueled somany Latin American-focused careers, he isnow the Senior Director of Cisco’s Small andMedium Business Marketing initiative andworks on global web strategies (end user andchannel), social media, messaging, andcampaign development. He also leads theCisco SMB ad campaign across the Americasand Europe.International Sales Program fortheir timeshare resorts.

He’s now spent a decade at Cisco in variousroles, including Marketing Director andDirector of Worldwide Media. He came to theCalifornia-based technology company afterserving 8-years as a Manager of MediaOperations at IBM, which followed another 8years as a Media Director at BBDO.

AURORE HETZEL, Senior Marketing ManagerAudemars Piguet Latin America & CaribbeanAurore Hetzel may have studied Anthropology atMontreal’s McGill University and completed aMasters in Political Science in Paris, but she hasclearly found a career in marketing. She started asan assistant product manager at Louis VuittonFrance, and then took another productmanagement role at Unilever France beforemoving to a Marketing Product Manager role inthe Latin American and Caribbean region forCartier.

She’s been with Audemars Piguet for thelast four year in a region that representsexpansion for the world’s oldest watchmanufacturer. Still in the hands of itsfounding families, the company was foundedin 1875 and continues to underscore tradition,excellence and creative daring. Today the

brand encompasses complex mechanicalwatches, Haute Joaillerie creations, as well as aline of jewelry.

KIMBERLY HUTCHINSON, Vice President,Marketing & PR WorldwideCasa de CampoMost would envy Kim Hutchinson’s role at oneof the world most luxurious, secluded, eco-friendly and complete sports resorts—alsorenown for providing anonymity to its manyaffluent guests. Although she has made herglobal marketing role look effortless, Kim hasinitiated numerous programs to keep theDominican Republic’s premier destinationresort top of mind and at the top of the list inluxury. Late last year, Casa de Campo becameone of the newest members The LeadingHotels of the World (LHW). At the same time,the resort completed a two-year $40 millionhotel redesign that now offers significantenhancement to the 7000-acre retreat.

Another MBA graduate of FloridaInternational University (FIU), her goal is tokeep guests coming back to Casa de Campo.We have no doubt she’ll do just that.

ETIENNE KUSMIEREK, Director LatinAmerica, BulgariLVMH’s 2010 acquisition of Italian luxurygoods retailer, Bulgari-- (The trademark isusually written “BVLGARI” in the classicalLatin alphabet, where V = English U, andrefers to the name of the company’s Greekfounder, Sotirio Voulgaris)—has doubled thesize the French luxury company’s watches andjewelry unit. Etienne Kusmierek now serves asDirector of Bulgari Latin America—in a rolethat is certainly poised for expansion. SouthAmerican Bulgari boutiques are found inLima, Bogotá, São Paulo, Margarita Island andQuito.

Although Bulgari was known first forjewelry, its many product lines now includewatches, handbags, fragrances, accessories,and hotels. The Luxury Division of Marriottoperates Bulgari Hotels & Resorts as well asthe Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Bulgariopened its first hotel in Milan in 2004, and asecond in Bali in 2006.

JOSIE LLADO, Associate Vice President ofAdvertising & New Media, Greater MiamiConvention & Visitors BureauJosie Llado brings to the Great Miami CVBboth an understanding of travel marketing andan expertise with digital media. She spent adecade at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines asManager of Direct & Interactive Marketingwhere she managed multi-million dollar digitaland print marketing programs. She thenmoved to the agency side as Senior MarketingStrategist at Publicis interactive shop,

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Razorfish, and led the development of digital marketingstrategies for global clients like Carnival Cruise Line,Burt’s Bees, Neutrogena, Kraft, and Simsari.

Now at GMCVB, she’s in charge of overseeing printand online advertising, in addition to managing theorganization’s web site technology and social mediastrategies. Although Miami’s economy has certainlydiversified and the city has certainly become the“Gateway to the Americas,” tourism continues to beits largest industry. All reports are that tourismfigures for both 2010 and the start of 2011 are verystrong with increased hotel occupancy rates. We’llattribute it, in part, to Josie’s new role.

GERARDO LLANES ÁLVAREZ, Executive Director ofMarketing, Mexico Tourism BoardTourism in Mexico comprises a significant industry, and thecountry is the number one destination for foreign touristswithin the Latin America region and number twodestination in the Americas. Gerardo Llanes Álvarez servesas Executive Director of Marketing for el Concejo dePromoción Turística de México, or Mexico Tourism Board,and oversees the coordination, design and development ofboth national and international strategies for tourismpromotion for Mexico. (There is also a burgeoning domestictourism trade as a growing affluent middle class begins togo on holiday within their own country.)

Mexico’s most notable attractions are the Meso-American ruins, colonial cities, and its well-known beachresorts. In addition to individual tourism, the country alsoattracts many corporate Congresses and Conventions.Despite some of the past difficulties of H1N1 virusoutbreaks, Mexico has been remarkable in using marketingto overcome obstacles. In fact, The World Travel & TourismCouncil (WTTC) research shows that the country's Travel &Tourism Economy increased its contribution to 13.2% ofMexico's GDP, growing by 3.8%.

RAÚL MANDÍA, Chief Marketing OfficerArcos DoradosRaúl Mandía has more than 15 years of McDonald'sexperience in Finance, Operations, Marketing andGeneral Management. Now as CMO of ArcosDorados (Golden Arches in Spanish), the world’slargest McDonald's franchisee with exclusive rights in19 countries and territories in Latin America and theCaribbean, he literally has a lot on his plate.

With ceaseless energy, Raúl has managed to leadthe integration of the Brand Style of Communicationsin the region, implement Value Campaigns in Brazil,Puerto Rico and Mexico, develop RevenueManagement and Pricing Strategy for Latin America,ensure that McDonald’s Menu offerings remainsrelevant in Latin America and the Caribbean anddevelop advertising and media strategy for the region.

Some of the results have included over 50 monthsof positive sales in the region and increased marketshare and Brand Awareness in all the main markets.Since Arcos 2007 agreement with McDonald’s, it hasopened 232 restaurants, 124 McCafe locations, 430Dessert Centers, and completed 308 re-images ofexisting restaurants. The company is committed toopening at least 250 restaurants within its territoriesin the next two years.

JUAN MARRERO,Marketing ManagerLG ElectronicsJuan Marrero has served in marketing roles at LGElectronics since 2007, and has helped the globalleader in consumer electronics, home appliances andmobile communications reach the Latin Americanmarketplace more effectively. His responsibilitiesinclude driving innovative marketing strategies basedon consumer insights, new product introductionplans and management of the marketing budget. Hehas also managed business-to-business and mobilemarketing at LG.

Interestingly, Juan started his career as an artdirector at Grupo Ghersy Communications beforetaking on his first marketing role at Ceramicas Caribe.This provided him with an opportunity to work withATL and BTL marketing activities, advertising andmedia campaigns, while also providing in-storeexhibition and POP material distribution among 600retail stores.

MICHAEL J. MATHÉ, Vice President and GeneralManager, International Division, Toshiba America BusinessSolutions Inc. (TABS)Michael J. Mathé, vice president and generalmanager, International Division, Toshiba AmericaBusiness Solutions Inc. (TABS), is responsible formanaging the development and execution of all sales,marketing and operations efforts for TABS’international distribution channel in Mexico, Brazil,Latin America and the Caribbean. Additionally,Mathé is a member of the TABS Executive LeadershipTeam. In his current role, Mathé has contributed tostrategically repositioning TABS as a market leader,and has significantly increased the company’s majoraccounts performance in Latin America.

With expertise in developing, implementing andmanaging successful strategic international sales andmarketing programs for new market and territorydevelopment, Mathé joined Toshiba AmericaInformation Systems Inc. (TAIS) in 1995, beforeTABS was formed as a separate division in 1999. Hebegan his Toshiba career as regional sales manager,International.

Prior to Toshiba, Mathé was employed by LanierWorldwide Inc., working in the United States,Canada, Europe and Latin America.

DORIAN MEJIA ZUÑIGA,Market DevelopmentManager Latin America, PuigBarcelona-based Puig is a luxury fragrance and cosmetic onthe move and Dorian Mejia Zuñiga’s marketing and mediaprojects in Latin America have certainly contributed to thecompany’s explosive growth. Formed in 1914 and stillfamily-owned, Puig announced this spring growth of 20%in revenue and 89% in operating profit. Internationalmarkets, particularly South America, now represent 75% ofrevenue. Puig’s many brands include Carolina Herrera,Prada, Nina Ricci, Paco Rabanne and Comme de Garçon inits Prestige Group, Antonio Banderas and Shakira in itscelebrity product line, as well as other designer, lifestyle,cosmetic and toiletry lines.

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presence of many of these brands throughout theregion. One such example is the Carolina Herrerawoman’s fragrance. Given the brand’s interest insocial responsibility issues, Inciativa SER (The To BeInitiative) to encourage early breast cancer detectionin Latin America, a region where only 10% of newcases are diagnosed through early detection. Ms.Herrera became the primary spokesperson and amultiplatform/multi-channel campaign we born.

ADRIANA G. MENDIZABAL MORA, GlobalMarketing Executive, Visa Inc. Latin America andthe CaribbeanAdriana Gabriela Mendizabal Mora is GlobalMarketing Executive for Visa Inc., Latin Americaand the Caribbean. In this role, she manages thestrategic direction of the brand business,marketing research and analysis as well as thedevelopment and implementation of country,product and channel marketing strategies inLatin America and the Caribbean.

During her tenure at Visa Inc. she has ledseveral strategic marketing initiatives that havedriven regional transaction and revenue growthin alignment with global priorities. She has alsoled initiatives that have generated record-highbrand metrics. In addition, Ms. MendizabalMora has positioned Visa Inc., Latin Americaand the Caribbean as the Global Center ofExcellence for Sports and Affluent segmentMarketing, with special emphasis on expandingthe digital and point of sale channels.

Prior to joining Visa Inc., Ms. MendizabalMora gained extensive general management andmarketing experience in companies such asHerbalife, Johnson & Johnson and Kodak inMexico. She started her career in Procter &Gamble, where in a span of 15 years, she took ondifferent positions such as Director of MarketingOperations & Strategic Planning for LatinAmerica and Director of Baby Care andFeminine Protection Latin America.

HAROLD MICHELSEN,Marketing ManagerRipley Corp, The Chilean Department Store ChainHarold Michelsen started his career at NestléChile as a consumer marketing manager in theconfectionery business. He then moved withinthe company to become a media manager,found that he loved it, and then accepted aMedia Manager position with Procter &Gamble Chile. He then admits to following acolleague to Ripley, one of Chile’s top retailers,now expanding throughout the region. Haroldinitially found the project interesting as itbroadened his business expertise to research,public relations and legal issues. Now, fouryears later, he’s become Ripley’s MarketingManager—overseeing 20 people andresponsible for all communications for thisbillion-dollar business that comprises bothretail and financial concerns.

(Not bad for the son of a doctor and a nurse,who graduated as an Agronomic Engineer.)

LOURDES MONTALVAN,Marketing DirectorEssence Corp, The Clarins GroupEssence Corp. is the Regional Sales andMarketing office of the Clarins Group in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean, and LourdesMontalvan markets the Clarins beauty line, aswell Azzaro, Thierry Mugler and Porsche Designfragrances. Her responsibilities focus onrespecting the brand image and philosophy,while marketing the products to their fullpotential and insuring the success of newlaunches. This includes all brandcommunications, promotional activities andevents, as well as incentive programs and in-store placement.

Lourdes has also earned an MBA fromFlorida International University.

RICARDO MONTEIRO,Head ofCommunications Latin America, Reckitt BenckiserRicardo Monteiro is an electronic engineer, withspecialization on logistics, businessadministration and marketing.

He possesses more than 16 years ofexperience in the hygiene, cleansing, personalcare, OTC and mass consumer goods markets.Before joining Reckitt Benckiser, Ricardodeveloped his career in purchases, logistics, salesand marketing/media at Procter & GambleBrazil.

Since 2005, Ricardo is responsible formedia, public relations and advertising contentproduction for Reckitt Benckiser in LatinAmerica, where he helped improve the ROI ofmarketing by five-fold and put RB in the list ofthe most important advertisers in the region.He’s also the Vice President of the BrazilianAdvertisers Association and VP of ABMN.

LUIS ORTUZAR, Regional Marketing DirectorLatin America, Parfums Christian Dior /FendiParfumsLuis Ortuzar may have started his career in thegood consumer goods sector in Mexico withmarketing responsibilities at both L’Oreal andCoca Cola; however, he has made a long careerin the luxury market, principally with LVMHPerfumes and Cosmetics in the Latin Americaregion since 1997. Perhaps one early elementthat has added to his success and his evolution tomanagement has been the two years he spent asa fragrance buyer.

There’s little question that LVMH sees Brazil,and to an ever larger extent, South America, asbeing very promising countries for luxury goods.(The company has had a presence in the regionsince 1973.) However, the recently announcedLVMH investment in Sack's, the leading onlineretailer of fragrances, cosmetics and toiletries inBrazil, will also mark Sephora’s entry into Brazil.And that should be very good news for LuisOrtuzar as he oversees the expansion of hisbrands throughout the region.

ValeriaPrado

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ANDREA PADILLA,Marketing Director, Caribbean &Latin America, Marriott InternationalAs the Director of Marketing for Latin America and theCaribbean, Andrea Padilla is responsible for all brandmarketing and messaging pull-though in target sourcemarkets. She also develops the strategy and managesthe execution of multi-brand marketing plans throughan integrated mix of marketing tools includingadvertising, direct marketing, eCommerce, distributionchannels, promotions, and public relations.

Before joining Marriott International, Andrea’smarketing career had a technology focus. She served asMarketing Director Latin America for AvayaInternational, as well as Regional Director of CorporateMarketing and Communications Director for Hewlett-Packard Latin America. Her start in the industry cameat Burson-Marsteller, where she spent 6 years managingthe technology practice for a range of clients includingSAP, IBM, Qualcomm, Electrolux, and Visa. She alsolived for two years in Brazil, managing all marketingand corporate communications strategies for Burson-Marsteller’s technology clients based in Sao Paulo.

Andrea, originally from Colombia, has a B.A. inInternational Business from Florida InternationalUniversity in Miami.

LUIS PERILLO, General Manager-Hilton Bogota, Hilton WorldwideLuis Perillo who has served Hilton Worldwide asRegional Director of Sales and Marketing for LatinAmerica & The Caribbean since 1999—with one 4 four-year stint managing the opening of the Hilton SaoPaulo Morumbi—is now taking on another key Hiltonassignment. He’ll become General Manager of thenewly built 245-guestroom Hilton Bogota.

Luis joined Hilton Worldwide in 1995 as director ofsales and marketing for Hilton Venezuela. He then heldvarious roles including regional director of sales andmarketing for the Andean Region, opened Hilton SaoPaulo Morumbi and acted as general manager of HiltonBarquisimeto in Venezuela.

A native of Venezuela, Luis Perillo holds a Bachelorof Science degree in Hospitality Management fromFlorida International University and has alsoparticipated in several Hilton management programs atLondon Business School, IMD Lausanne, Switzerlandand Cornell University. He’ll also been a regularparticipant in the Internationalist’s Media MattersMiami Think Tanks.

EDWARD PILKINGTON, Global Category Director,Vodka, Rum and Gin, DiageoEdward Pilkington is responsible for creating, drivingand executing the strategy for Diageo's Global Vodka,Rum and Gin business. The brands in this portfolioinclude Smirnoff Vodka (the world's largest spiritbrand), Ketel One Vodka, Captain Morgan Rum andTanqueray and Gordon's Gin.

A Diageo veteran, he’s been with the company since1995—in various marketing roles and in various parts of theworld. Prior to his Global Category Director role, he servedas Marketing and Innovation Director for Latin America andthe Caribbean 2005—leading a team of 150 across the

region in brand marketing, innovation and consumerplanning. This was a large geographic leap from his earlierposition in Australia as Marketing Director.

Other roles included Global Brand Director of theMalibu Brand, an early Miami stint for Diageo workingacross the Americas as Director of Innovation andStrategy, plus initial marketing roles at L’Oreal and alsoGuinness as both a Marketing Strategy Analyst and anAssistant Country Manager for the Caribbean. Edwardis a graduate of the UK’s University of Birmingham.

VALERIA PRADO,Marketing CommunicationsManager, UPS, Latin America and the CaribbeanValeria Prado was appointed MarketingCommunications Manger for UPS Latin America inJune 2005 and is responsible for the coordination andexecution of UPS communications programs includingpublic relations, advertising, direct marketing andcustomer communications for over 50 countries inLatin America and the Caribbean.

Valeria joined UPS in May 2000 as the PublicRelations Supervisor for UPS Latin America responsiblefor managing the company’s public relations activitiesin the region, including media relations, special events,sponsorships and crisis communication management.She has a Masters Degree in International Business anda Bachelors of Science in Business Administration fromSaint Louis University and is an active member ofUPS’s Women Leadership Development program.

ROBERTO RICOSSA,Marketing Vice President –Americas International, AvayaRoberto Ricossa, born in Mexico City, is the MarketingVice President for Avaya responsible for defining andleading the Marketing Strategy throughout theAmericas International Region, which includes LatinAmerica and Canada.

With more than 17 years in the international telecomindustry, Roberto has held various sales and marketingpositions on international leading companies such asAvaya, Nortel and Anixter. He been able to apply hisskills and experience from different angles: First, fromworking directly with end users as a systems integrator,then as a value added & logistics stocking distributorworking with a reseller network, and now from themanufacturer’s point of view, which allows him to betterunderstand the needs and requirements of all theelements of the value chain.

JOSÉ LUIS RUIZ,Marketing Latin America AdvertisingDirector, Oracle CorporationJosé Ruiz joined Oracle in 2005 where he has heldpositions in the corporate global campaigns andadvertising teams. He currently manages advertisingand online demand generation for Latin America. Hehas over 15 years of advertising, direct marketing &online experience.

Prior to Oracle, José spent four years at PeopleSoftin the corporate direct marketing group and nine yearson the agency side including Havas Advertising. Joséhas a BS in Business Administration and InternationalMarketing from San Francisco State University.

RAQUEL SOLORZANO, Regional Media Manager,DiageoRaquel Solorzano is responsible for all LatinAmerican Markets — (including, Mexico, TheCaribbean and Brazil, in addition to South andCentral America) — for analog and digital media.Until 2010, Raquel worked as Corporate MediaManager at Samsung Latin America where shecreated a corporate strategic framework for leadershipand media education to all levels of the organizationfor all media type (offline and online media), as wellas lead and manage AOR media agency team andrelationship for day to day operations.

Prior to Samsung, Raquel worked for StarcomMediaVest Group Latin America as Associate DigitalDirector with responsibility for long term digitalmarketing communications planning and executionfor international clients like Procter & Gamble,General Motors, Research In Motion, and Telefonica.

MARK STANLEY, General Manager, LatinAmerica, Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaMark Stanley is the General Manager, LatinAmerica, for Sony Computer EntertainmentAmerica. Mark joined SCEA in early 2008,bringing over 15 years of industry experience to theteam. A native of Costa Rica, Mark has heldvarious positions in the video game and high-techindustries, including SEGA, Expert Software andMyCity.com, while also having worked in thestrategic agency world with DIGITAS, focusing ontheir Latin American expansion, and AGILOS, astrategic and creative agency which he founded.Before joining SCEA, Mark was SVP, Global Sales& Marketing for Intec & i-Tec Electronics,designers and manufacturers of video game anddigital music accessories, where he wasinstrumental in the company's market leadershipachievements. A constant entrepreneur, Mark hasa reputation for establishing and growing productsand ideas through creative sales and marketinginitiatives. In his role with SCEA, Mark isresponsible for all areas of PlayStation's expansionthroughout Latin America. In his first three yearswith SCEA, Mark’s role has been key in the formallaunch of 18 countries across the region, andestablishing solid market leadership across themajority of these markets.

DIEGO STECCHI, Director, Latin America &Caribbean, Salvatore FerragamoDiego Stecchi is director for Latin America and theCaribbean at Salvatore Ferragamo, a position he hasheld since 2000, when Ferragamo Latin Americawas established. He is in charge of the developmentand marketing of the fashion brand in the region,responsible for the whole Ferragamo line ofproducts both in the domestic and Duty Freemarket. He is President of Ferragamo Mexico,Ferragamo Chile and Ferragamo Argentina,Ferragamo’s direct investments in Latin America.

His University education was in Italy in bothPerugia and Milan.

He and his wife are also the Founders of

Librosinfronteras. Created in 2005, Libros SinFronteras is a non-profit organization to promoteeducation among underprivileged children bybuilding libraries in their communities within LatinAmerica. The organization also provides the tools tofacilitate and promote primary education viateaching materials, computers and school suppliesto the benefit of the children and their teachers.According to Diego Stecchi, “Our continuouscontact with people from different Latin-Americancountries has enabled us to learn about theircustoms, culture and differences. They are oursource of inspiration.”

EDGARDO TETTAMANTI, SVP-MarketingGroup Head, Latin America & Caribbean,MasterCard WorldwideAs SVP-Marketing Group Head, EdgardoTettamanti is responsible for the strategicmanagement of the Latin America & Caribbean(LAC) Region: customer and consumermarketing, brand-building, promotionalprograms, sponsorships, investment strategiesand other marketing activities. He began atMasterCard in 2007.

With more than 29 years of well-roundedfinancial services, marketing and agencyexperience, he has focused his work ondelivering innovative programs with notableresults in markets throughout the region, withstints on both the advertising agency side and atfinancial institutions. At MasterCard he hasdedicated to expanding and refreshing thePriceless Campaign in the LAC region withinnovative direct to consumer platforms thatconsequently drive brand preference.

Prior to MasterCard, Edgardo. Tettamanticapped a 15-year trajectory at American Expressas vice president, Head of Brand ManagementLatin America, the Caribbean and Canada. Hehas also served as lecturer, teaching courses inMarketing at different universities in hishometown of Buenos Aires.

JULIO TUÑÓN, Solutions Marketing for LatinAmerica, Director of Marketing at LexmarkInternationalJulio Tuñón characterizes his job as evangelizing andmarketing Lexmark enterprise solutions in the LatinAmerica region. Lexmark International, Inc. is aFortune 500 Company that manufactures and sellsbusiness and consumer printers with operations inover 150 countries and revenues of $4 billion.

He has held various positions during his 13-yeartenure with Lexmark, including Regional Directorand Director for Strategic Marketing, whichincluded the coordination and training of employeesand channel partners, launching products, creatingand participating in roadshows and customer /partner events, interfacing with regional media andpress-related activities, and participating in thehiring of key people in the region.

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Oracle and Nintendo in Latin America in the areas of display banners, mobi-le marketing and Search Engine Marketing.

Roxana Strohmenger, Latin America Lead Analyst,Forrester ResearchRoxana serves Market Research professionals and isresponsible for the collection and insight gathering ofForrester's Consumer Technographics® product, forNorth America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and LatinAmerica. She is an expert on market segmentation,quantitative research methodologies, survey design,

and data analysis. Roxana recently helped launch Forrester's Latin AmericanTechnographics® and is responsible for writing, fielding, analyzing and pro-viding deep, comprehensive data and insights in this fast changing region.

Natalia Vasco, SVP Managing DirectorHavas MediaNatalia has been part of Havas Media since 2007where she took the role as SVP Managing Director forMPG and provided business direction, managed localbusinesses, and contributed to the growth of MPGLAAM. Since June of 2009 she has assumed the roleof SVP Managing Director for Havas Media interna-

tional, where two new business units opened: Media Contacts (the online medianetwork for Havas) and Havas Sports & Entertainment, the branded contentdivision of the group. Prior to this, Natalia spent 4 years as part of OMG whereshe worked as the Regional Marketing and New business director.Natalia has a bachelor's degree from Universidad Javeriana in Colombiawhere she specialized in Advertising and an MBA from Universidad delRosario also located in Colombia.

Chris Velasco, Director of Trade Marketing,Americas for Microsoft Corporation As Marketing Director for Microsoft Advertising,Chris Velasco spearheads marketing and sales initia-tives for Microsoft Advertising's Americas region.Velasco and his team oversee the marketing effortsthat have helped establish MSN, Windows Live andthe rest of the Microsoft Advertising network as pre-

eminent destinations for global advertisers. Chris has been a part of Microsoft for the last 9 years, working with theworld's biggest brands, agencies and creative groups. During his tenure,he has participated in the development of creative advertising solutionswhich have won numerous awards for brands such as Nokia, Visa andCoca-Cola. Prior to joining Microsoft, Velasco worked in managementconsulting at Accenture.Chris has a degree in Science from Penn State University and an MBA fromthe University of Maryland.

Víctor Villar, SVP & Chief Digital Officer, StarcomMedia Vest Group Latin AmericaHaving studied the Bachelor of Science inAdvertising from the Communications University inMexico. Victor Villar has been in the media businessfor more than 18 years. He joined Leo Burnett asMedia Executive in 1991.In 1998, he co-founded Starcom in Mexico, and

led the company to be the number one agency in the country for more than8 consecutive years. In 2004 he became SMG Mexico’s CEO and duringthe same year he helped to co-found the first Association of MediaAgencies in Mexico.Currently, Victor leads the Digital Integration for Starcom MediaVestGroup in Latin-America and participates as an active member of the GlobalDigital Board for this group. He is actively involved in buying media forStarcom’s different clients in Latin-America including General Motors,Visa, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Telefonica, Kraft and Blackberry.Victor leads the operation from Miami and he continues to be an activemember/counselor of several marketing associations in Mexico.

Rui Rodriguez, VP Consulting Director, LoduccaMPMRui Rodrigues is vice-president and partner of MPMPropaganda. As part of his recent activities, in 2007,he was put in charge, by the Brazilian FootballConfederation (CBF - Confederação Brasileira deFutebol) of coordinating the work involved in pre-senting Brazil's victorious candidacy to host the FIFA

World Cup of Football in 2014. Throughout his professional trajectory hehas amassed great experience in the organization of complex managementstructures, such as those required for three political campaigns to elect thePresident of Brazil (Fernando Henrique Cardoso, in 1994 and 1998) and JoséSerra (in 2002), and one in Angola (1992). Currently, he participates activelyin creating marketing initiatives for companies including Vale do Rio Doce,Copasa, Light, Ambev and CCR. He has been present in the communicationsindustry for over 20 years.

Jose Ruiz, Senior Marketing Manager, Oracle José Ruiz joined Oracle in 2005 where he has heldpositions in the corporate global campaigns andadvertising groups. He currently manages advertisingand online demand generation for Latin Americaand the Global Communications Business Unit. Hehas over 15 years of advertising, direct marketing &online experience.

Juan Saldivar, General Manager TelevisaInteractive MediaJuan Saldívar has been the President of TelevisaInteractive Media, the Internet & Wireless division ofGrupo Televisa since 2002. Before this responsibility,Juan accumulated extensive experience in the entre-preneurial arena, consulting and business develop-ment. Between 1999 and 2001, he founded an e-

commerce operation (Submarino.com) in Mexico, later sold to Televisa.Juan holds a BA in Economics from ITAM in Mexico and an MBA fromIESE Business School in Barcelona Spain.

Luis Silberwasser, International Head of Contentfor Discovery Networks International (DNI)Based in Miami, Luis Silberwasser is Senior VicePresident of the Content Group at DiscoveryNetworks Latin America/US Hispanic and head ofcontent for Discovery Networks International. In more than 10 years with Discovery NetworksInternational, Silberwasser has held leadership posi-

tions in marketing, sales and business development in the United States andDiscovery Communications' international division. Most recently, he led newbusiness opportunities as Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning atDiscovery Networks International, including the division's entry into theLifestyle category.

Raquel Solorzano, Corporate Media Manager,Samsung Latin AmericaRaquel joined Samsung Electronics Latin America in2009, as Media Marketing Manager. Her responsibi-lities include create corporate strategic frameworkand to provide leadership and media education to alllevels of the organization for all media type (offlineand online media), as well as lead and manage AOR

media agency team and relationship for day to day operations.Prior to Samsung, Raquel worked for Starcom MediaVest Group LatinAmerica as Associate Digital Director, being responsible for long term digitalmarketing communications planning and execution for international clientslike Procter and Gamble, General Motors, Research In Motion, Telefonica,

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CaroVillarreal

PeterVittori

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Prior to Lexmark, Julio Tuñón worked in the LatinAmerica for Wang Laboratories (1987-92), PolaroidCorporation (1992-97). He’s conducted business in everycountry of the region.

CARLOS EDUARDO TORRES PRIETO,Marketingand Advertising Director, Banco Davivienda Carlos Eduardo Torres, Marketing and AdvertisingDirector of Davivienda Bank is known for his innovativeapproach to brand building. He also believes thatresults are achieved through innovation and branddifferentiation. Davivienda is the only bank in Colombiawith a humorous style of communication, which hasbeen both consistent and coherent over time. Since hisstart at Davivienda in 2008, Mr. Torres has enjoyedsurprising the Colombian people with the bank’scampaigns, and one of the most successful exampleswas “The Reporter” which appeared during the WorldCup in 2010.

Based on research that demonstrated how TheWorld Cup is as much about having fun as it is aboutfootball, Davivienda created a pseudo-Reporter whowould be at the wrong place at the wrong time duringWorld Cup Events. This would then serve as a warningthat consumers' money could be at the wrong bank, if itwasn't with Davivienda. Not a bad way to celebrate theCup when you’re team isn’t in the finals. BancoDavivienda won an Internationalist Award forInnovation in Media for this work.

GRACE VILLAMAYOR, Vice President, GlobalInbound/Outbound, Hertz InternationalFor the past 17 years, Grace Villamayor has beendedicated to creating tactical strategies that driveincreased sales and revenue for the Hertz Corporation.She began her career with Hertz in 1994 as amarketing coordinator and has worked her waythrough the ranks being promoted to sales andmarketing director of Latin America and theCaribbean and, most recently, international sales andmarketing director and Vice President of GlobalInbound/Outbound. In this position, she isresponsible for growing the company’s profile globallyto drive revenue among international regions whereHertz has a presence. And the Latin America regionremains firm in her commitments. Grace was born inBuenos Aires, Argentina and is a New York Universitygraduate. She was also named an Internationalist ofthe Year by this magazine in 2007.

Hertz, the world’s largest general use car rentalbrand, operates from approximately 8,100 locations in147 countries worldwide. Hertz is the number oneairport car rental brand in the U.S. and at 69 majorairports in Europe, operating both corporate andlicensee locations in cities and airports in NorthAmerica, Europe, Latin America, Australia and NewZealand. In addition, service initiatives such as Hertz#1 Club Gold, NeverLost customized, onboardnavigation systems, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Nick onthe Go™ portable entertainment players, and uniquecars and SUVs offered through the company’sPrestige, Fun and Green Collections, has done muchfor the Hertz brand.

CARO VILLARREAL, Regional Marketing Manager,General Mills InternationalCaro Villarreal is responsible for creating regional strategiesand driving profitable growth for General Mills’ global brandsin Latin America. She also partners with the Minneapolisheadquarters teams to create global communication strategiesand encourage innovation.

Her career at General Mills began in 2000 inArgentina as a Product Manager for Fresh Pasta andCrepes. Later, she was promoted to manage two globalbrands, Haagen Dazs and Nature Valley. Soon sheadded responsibilities for Betty Crocker, Old El Paso andPillsbury in the Southern Cone region — (Argentina,Chile and Uruguay).

Caro’s early career included a marketing role withArgentina’s Costa Carozzi-Bonafide coffee retailerwhere she expanded the brand’s presence bydeveloping a new premium line of coffee in retail.She started in trade marketing for Molinos Rio de laPlata, a local food manufacturer.

PETER VITTORI,Managing Director Sales & Marketingfor Caribbean/Latin America, American AirlinesPeter Vittori has enjoyed a long career with AmericanAirlines, the world’s third largest airline. It is under hisdirection that Latin America has grown to be one of themost profitable regions in the American system. Theregion continues to be a stronghold for American,offering more flights to more destinations than anyother airline. Miami is American’s third largest hub,based on American and American Eagle flights, and is agateway to the Southern Hemisphere and theCaribbean, with the Latin America/Mexico route systemencompassing 40 destinations in 17 countries.

Peter Vittori believes that much of American’ssuccess in Latin America can be attributed to itsemployees –almost all of whom are nationals of thecountries they work in. They are responsible fordeveloping ties to the local communities, governmentsand business leaders, and for opening the marketplaceto American.

Italian in origin, his education began at St.Stephen’s International School in Rome, followed byLoyola University in Chicago. However, all ofAmerican’s many destinations in Latin America haveincreasingly become his home.

CARLOS WERNER,Marketing Director Latin AmericaSamsungCarlos Werner’s career at Samsung began in 2005 whenhe joined as a Senior Marketing Manager for Audio &Video in the Brazilian market. In two years, he hadbeen promoted to Samsung’s Marketing Director forBrazil, and as of April, he is running the marketingefforts for all products for the entire region.

Prior to Samsung, Carlos served as MarketingManager at Ford in the UK where focused on passengercars for Portugal and Greece. Other early roles includeBosch where he was a sales and product manager andArthur Andersen in a first job as an audit assistant.

His education includes an MBA from France’sprestigious INSEAD and a mechanical engineeringdegree from Brazil’s UNICAMP.

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