Gomez De La Torre, Alejandro
Chief Operating Officer
SGS
Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein
Russian Federation
Biography
Mr. Alejandro Gomez de la Torre has been Chief Operating Officer, South & Central America of SGS Ltd since 2016. He was Chief Operating Officer, South America at SGS SA effective 2002. He joined the Company in 1986. From 1996 till 2001, he served as National Chief Executive, Peru and, from 1998 till 2001, as Manager Central Sub-Region, Latin America. In that role, he was responsible for various South American countries and then went on to being made Latin American Region Manager for Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as Managing Director for SGS Peru. He also served as Commercial Managing Director and Agricultural and Fishing Manager from 1992 till 1996. In addition, he acted as Operations Manager for SGS Peru office from 1988 till 1992. In 1986, he was International Management Trainee in Argentina and, prior to this, his first role at the Company was Administrative Director for Supervisiones Generales del Peru S.A from 1984 till 1986. He also served at a Customs agency and at a Trading company prior to joining the Company. He holds a degree in Business Administration and postgraduate specialization in International Commerce. He also received a Masters of Business Administration degree in 1983.
Research Interest
Business Administration
