Group LALA, S.A.B. de C.V., a Mexican Company focused on healthy foods, announces the appointment of Alberto A. Arellano Garcia as Chief Financial Officer.
Alberto is an industrial engineer from Anahuac University in Mexico, and has a Master’s in Engineering Management from the same business school.
Alberto Arellano has more than 20 years’ experience in consumer goods companies, with multicultural track record, that includes working in different countries such as, Russia, Belgium, France, Venezuela and the United States. His former position was CFO at Microsoft Corporation Mexico.
His professional expertise includes, SAP implementation projects, acquisition and integration of new businesses, strategic planning and competitive intelligence, among others.
Source: Grupo LALA
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