Alejandro De La Torre
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
SGS SA
Switzerland
Biography
Alejandro has held the position of Chief Operating Officer since 2002. This covered South America until January 2016, since when his responsibility also includes Central America. After joining SGS in 1986 as an International Management Trainee he quickly progressed to Operations Manager for SGS’s Peru office and on to Commercial Managing Director. In 1996 Alejandro was appointed National Chief Executive for Peru, a role which led to his appointment as Andean (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia and Peru) Sub Region Manager and latterly the dual role of Latin American Regional Manager and Managing Director, SGS Peru – a role he still holds today. Alejandro’s first role for the company was with SGS’s agent in Peru. Prior to this, he worked for a customs agency and trading company. He achieved his International Business Administration Degree in 1983. Nationality: Peruvian Born: 1959
Research Interest
Organic and Inorganic chemistry Physical & Synthetic chemistry Coordination Chemistry Computational Catalysis
