Christel Gonzalez

Christel Gonzalez is an experienced finance professional currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Mechtech Equipment since October 2021. In addition to this role, Christel holds the position of Finance and Project Management Director at PRETOMEL S.A. since April 2019, responsible for overseeing financial strategic planning and managing accounting teams. Christel is actively involved in ASHRAE as the Ecuador Directive Government Affairs and Diversity Chair since June 2020. Previous roles include managing talent recruitment and payroll processes at Registro de la Propiedad de Guayaquil and working as a financial analyst at DV Business Coaching and Consulting. Christel's early career includes a student fellowship at The University of Queensland, where skills in sustainability reporting were developed. Educationally, Christel earned a Bachelor of Economics from The University of Queensland between 2014 and 2017.