2019 Best of the Boardroom

Despite growing awareness of the importance of diversity and of the influential Hispanic market, a Latino on a corporate board is still a rarity.

The Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA) is changing this disparity.

For this, our fifth-annual Best of the Boardroom issue, we’ve partnered with the LCDA to highlight the progress and prominent figures in today’s boardrooms.

 

Patricia Salas Pineda

Guest Editor Patricia Salas Pineda
Cofounder & Board Chair, Latino Corporate Directors Association
On the boards of: Frontier Airlines, Levi Strauss & Co.

 

 

Cesar Alvarez Greenberg TraurigCesar Alvarez
Senior Chairman & former CEO, Greenberg Traurig LLP
On the boards of: Fairholme Funds, Greenberg Traurig, Intrexon, Mednax, The St. Joe Company, Watsco

 


Antonio Garza White & CaseAntonio Garza
Counsel, White & Case LLP
On the boards of: Kansas City Southern, Kansas City Southern de Mexico, Moneygram

 

 

Meredith Mendes, Jenner & Block LLPMeredith Mendes
Executive Director & COO, Jenner & Block LLP
On the boards of: Inland Residential Properties Trust, Kronos Worldwide, NL Industries

 

 

Julio Portalatin
Vice Chair, Marsh & McLennan Companies; former President & CEO, Mercer
On the board of: DXC Technology

 

 

Francisco Sánchez
Chairman & CEO, CNS Global Advisors
On the boards of: ADM, CNS Global Advisors, Teewinot Life Sciences

 

 

Debra Sandler Mavis FoodsDebra Sandler
President & CEO, La Grenade Group LLC; Founder, Mavis Foods LLC
On the boards of: ADM, Gannett, Pharmavite

 

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