Importance of Latina Board of Directors 2020
By Jennifer Romero
It is great to see many Latinas throughout the nation accomplish the executive ranks in Corporate America, however, many board positions are not
being filled by talented Latinas. While Latinas hold only two percent of corporate board seats and four percent of executive positions in the Fortune
100 companies, it is essential to note that including Latina executives in a company’s Board of Directors provides a purposeful pillar to continue the
development of diversity and inclusion within corporate America. Meet eight Latinas who are living proof of what it means to be intentional leaders, and
have a seat at the table. By doing so, businesses across the country are positively impacted by the devotion and expertise Latinas bring with them. Their
endless efforts to advocate for the next generation allows young professional Latinas to dream big and take a seat.
Nina Vaca
Chairman & CEO – Pinnacle Group
LS50 Company: Comerica Bank
Boards: Cinemark and Comerica Bank
Ana Botin
Executive Chair
Banco Santander, S.A.
LS50 Company: The Coca-Cola
Company
Boards: The Coca-Cola Company,
Santander UK plc and Santander UK Group
Holdings
Monica Lozano
President and Chief Executive Officer of
College Futures Foundation
LS50 Company: Bank of America
Boards: Bank of America, Target
Corporation, Weingart Foundation
Maria Elena Lagomasiano
Chief Executive Officer and Managing
Partner
WE Family Offices
LS50 Company: The Coca-Cola Company
Boards: The Coca-Cola Company and The
Walt Disney Company
Sara Martinez Tucker
Former Chairman, University of Texas
Board of Regents
LS50 Company: Nationwide
Boards: American Electric Power,
Nationwide, Service Corporation,
International
Dr. Cynthia Telles
Director, Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of
Excellence at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric
Institute and Clinical Professor, Department of
Psychiatry at the UCLA School of
Medicine
LS50 Company: Kaiser Permanente
Boards: Member, Board of Directors, Kaiser
Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals; Chair,
Community Health (Community Benefit)
Committee
Member, Board of Airport Commissioners,
Los Angeles World Airports
Member, Board of Directors, Los Angeles
Olympics and Paralympics Committee
(LA2028)
Kimberly Casiano
President of Kimberly Casiano &
Associates
LS50 Company: Ford Motor Company
Boards: Ford Motor Company and
Mutual of America
Maritza G. Montiel
Former Deputy Chief Executive Officer and
Vice Chairman, Deloitte LLP.
LS50 Company: McCormick & Company
Boards: McCormick & Company
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