Fernando C.

Fernando has eighteen years of experience in forensic investigations, background search, due diligence and fraud, corruption, money laundering compliance, audits and risk assessments. Fernando has previously worked for a Big Four firm in the Forensics and Compliance team and in a specialized global risk advisory firm. He has also worked at the world’s leading glass container manufacturer, Owens-Illinois, where he held various positions in Audit, Treasury and Finance. Fernando has resided in Brazil, the US, Switzerland, Argentina and Mexico and has worked all round the world where he acquired a broad international experience in numerous industries and has led and worked with teams from different parts of the world, including the United States regulators. Fernando is an international speaker, where he has shared his experience in open events and in-companies in Europe, Unite States, Middle East and Latin America. Fernando is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and holds a master’s degree in business administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil. He also has a degree in economics from the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Li- toral in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he also earned a graduate degree in auditing, internal controls and tax in 2004. In 2008, he earned a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate in the US. Fernando was the founder and professor of the first graduation programs in Ethics and Compliance and Fraud/ Corruption Risks Management in Mexico and Brazil at the Tecnólogico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Fundacao Instituto Administracao (FIA), respectively. Fernando is the Global Convenor of the Communication Task Group for this ISO 37001, Anti-bribery Management Systems. He was a member and represented Mexico in the development of this international standard.