Yolanda Cortés Sáez

Yolanda Cortés Sáez has a diverse and extensive work experience. Yolanda began their career with a management control internship at EDF/GDF. Yolanda then worked at Valeo Iluminación, where they held roles in financial management control and divisional management control. During this time, they were responsible for reporting, budgeting, and analyzing results.

Yolanda then joined Vocento, where they were a senior auditor and later became the Director of Internal Audit. In this role, they established the internal audit function and implemented international audit standards. Yolanda also played a key role in developing financial information control systems and prevention of criminal activities.

Following their tenure at Vocento, Yolanda took on the challenge of creating an internal audit function for Adeo companies in the Iberian Peninsula. Yolanda led the cultural shift towards strategic process-focused auditing and prioritized risk management. Yolanda's work involved team creation, methodology implementation, and providing value through audits in a global transformation context.

Most recently, Yolanda accepted the position of CFO at Ekonoke. Yolanda is excited about the challenges and contributions they can make to the company's financial stability, regulatory compliance, and process optimization. With over 15 years of experience in risk management and supporting teams in identifying and managing risks, Yolanda is well-prepared for this role.

Yolanda Cortés Sáez has a diverse education history. Yolanda attended the IESE Business School from 2006 to 2007, where they earned a PDD degree. Prior to that, from 1997 to 1998, they studied at the Montpellier Business School as part of the Erasmus program, specializing in finance. Yolanda pursued their undergraduate studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid from 1992 to 1998, where they obtained a Licenciatura degree in Economic and Business Sciences, with a focus on Monetary Economics and the Public Sector.

In addition to their formal education, Yolanda has obtained various certifications. In 2009, they received the CIA (Certificate of Internal Auditing) from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. Furthermore, in 2012, they earned the CRMA Official International certificate in Risk Management, also from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.