Pablo Ponce de Leon

Pablo Ponce de Leon has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Pablo currently holds the position of Head of Group Internal Audit at ARYZTA. Prior to this, they worked as a Technical Advisor and Partner at ESGNext Group. Before that, they served as the Chief Financial Officer for Europe, Middle East, and Africa at Landis+Gyr, and also held the role of Head of Global Internal Audit at the same company. Pablo has also worked as the Head of Internal Audit at HERITAGE B, where they established a new Internal Audit function and implemented a risk-based and lean audit approach. In addition, they worked as a Corporate Governance Manager at Sidel, where they led projects for control adequacy and consistency with the Corporate Governance Framework. Pablo also held the position of Global Audit Manager at Tetra Laval International, where they led audits on subsidiaries and central/corporate functions, and as an Internal Controls Specialist and Accounting & Reporting Analyst at Philip Morris International. Pablo began their career as a Senior External Auditor at EY.

Pablo Ponce de Leon's education history includes several programs and seminars focused on business administration, management, and sustainability. In 2018, they completed the General Management Program at ESCP Business School. In 2019, they attended the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad for a leadership seminar on doing business in India. During the same year, they also participated in a leadership seminar on sustainability aspects in business at the Management Development Institute in Gurgaon. In 2019-2020, Ponce de Leon pursued an Executive MBA at ESCP Business School, specializing in Business Administration and Management. Additionally, in 2020, they completed a program on Leading for Innovation and Growth at The University of Texas at Austin. Although the specific start and end years are not provided, Ponce de Leon also obtained certifications in financial forensics and fraud investigation through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the University of Buenos Aires, specializing in accounting and finance.