Gilberto Perez
Operational Advisor
Gilberto Perez is the founder of Grupo Perplast, a Mexican Company, which serves the packaging needs of diverse sectors including cosmetics, merchandising, and the automotive industry.
Previously, Mr. Perez held positions of increasing responsibility with the multinational CEMEX, a leader in the building materials industry, including President of CEMEX USA from 1998 to 2011. In his role, he directed the operations and financial performance of the largest international subsidiary of CEMEX, and successfully grew the company from a revenue of $500M in 1998 to $8B 2007, and expanded the staff from 1,000 employees to 20,000. Additionally, he engaged effectively with U.S. and international regulators and political leaders, and oversaw the creation of a national marketing, logistics and transportation network.
Perez earned a master’s degree in Management from Stanford University as well as Board Executive Training also from Stanford University Business School.
