At ICS we make available to you a team of senior and seasoned professionals and advisors with more than 20 years of experience in the international financial industry.
Members of our team have worked in the U.S., Europe and Latin America and are fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. As a result, we have accumulated broad expertise on complex domestic, international and cross-border issues as well as a track record of successfully dealing with diverse legal/regulatory and compliance issues of world class organizations.
Our business expertise ranges from diverse and complex topics, such as the design and implementation of cross-border compliant business models, products and distribution strategies, business evaluation, forensic assessments and investigations and the proposal of innovative solutions, to successfully representing international financial institutions before government and regulatory authorities in various countries.
This experience has allowed us to be in touch with the cultural particularities of many markets and industries in Latin America and the U.S., which has proven to be a key asset for the success of any international business venture.
Mr. Riera has over 20 years of experience in the international financial industry, particularly in the international wealth management area, including domestic and international broker/dealers, commercial and investment banks and investment advisory firms.
His experience includes various senior positions in Risk, Compliance, Operations and Service Support areas, with some of the largest and most successful broker dealers and private banks in the world. Juan Carlos has served as Regional Compliance Director for Latin America for SFG, Senior Vice President & Head of the Anti Money Laundering Department for Wachovia Securities and First Clearing LLC in Richmond, Virginia; Vice President and Compliance Manager for Merrill Lynch in Venezuela, USA and Panama and Deputy Director and Service Manager for Merrill Lynch Banque (Suisse) in Geneva, Switzerland.
He obtained his JD from the Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (UCAB) Law School in Caracas - Venezuela and attended Management and Securities Laws Programs at the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion (IESA), University of Richmond and the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He has passed several U.S. securities exams, including S7, S24 & S63. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
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Mr. Earle has over 40 years of experience in the audit industry.
He obtained a Business degree at Queens University, Canada. He is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and a Venezuelan Public Accountant. He began his career with Price Waterhouse in Ottawa, Canada. He was transferred to Price Waterhouse Venezuela were he served as Deputy Senior Partner of Price Waterhouse Venezuela and partner in charge of the audit division. He also has served on the board of a number of business chambers and charitable foundations in Venezuela. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
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Mr. Mendez has worked with top financial institutions and consulting firms throughout the U.S. and Latin America for more than 20 years, including Merrill Lynch and KPMG.
Mr. Mendez has extensive knowledge on Fraud Prevention and Detection as well as Internal Control Methodologies. Pablo has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentration in International Business from the University of Miami. Holds the Certified Fraud Examiner designation (CFE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist designation (CAMS). He has passed several U.S. securities exams, including S7, S66 & S31. He is currently pursuing his Certified Internal Auditor designation (CIA) and is an active member of The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA), Association of Fraud Examiners (ACFE), The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAM) and the Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA). Pablo is fluent in Spanish and English.
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Selva is a Senior Consultant with a deep understanding of organizational culture and behavior and a comprehensive background in leadership development, multi-country compensation and benefits management, employee engagement and change management.
Selva brings more than 12 years of HR management experience in global leading Corporations, as well as in Consulting. She held senior HR positions in leading global organizations.
Most recently, as practice leader for Hewitt Leadership Consulting she developed, trained and lead a multi country practice and managed the Top Companies for Leaders research in Latin America that is published in Fortune magazine bi-annually.
Selva holds an BA degree in Psychology from the University of Buenos Aires, M.S. Industrial and Organizational Psychology graduate studies at California State University and an MBA from the Florida Atlantic University. She also has professional certifications in Compensation and Benefits from World At Work and the University of California, and she is a Certified Executive Coach. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
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Alba Luz Hoyos has over 25 years experience in the financial sector in Colombia. She has held several senior positions in major Colombian financial institutions, particularly in the areas of treasury, local and foreign currency operations, origination and development of new business lines, products and services, relationship management of foreign financial institutions, as well as management of investment positions and liquidity risk. She also has extensive experience in developing products and services for the private banking segment.
Alba Luz has served as business manager of Serfinco, a Colombian broker dealer; Corporate Finance Manager of Interconexion Electrica S.A.; and Vice-President of the International and Finance Department of Confisura S.A. , among others. She has also served on the board of a number of financial institutions and energy and manufacturing companies in Colombia.
Alba Luz obtained her degree as Financial Institutions Specialist from EAFIT University and her Master degree on Business Administration from the same university. Alba is fluent in English and Spanish.
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