Ricardo Bernal

Ricardo Bernal is Heartland’s Senior Vice President Strategy and GM Latin America. In this role, Ricardo will be responsible for driving all of Heartland’s activity across Latin America and will be a significant contributor to new product development strategy.

Ricardo brings 20+ years of experience in the water industry to the Heartland team. Ricardo has held different roles including Engineering, Product Management, Business Development and Business Strategy. Prior to joining Heartland, Ricardo was responsible for business development for industrial water for Jacobs Engineering’s O&M group worldwide.

Before Jacobs Engineering, Ricardo worked for Abengoa Water as Global Industrial Director (mining, power generation, O&G, F&B and refining), managing a 15+ staff team and responsible for P&L. Earlier in his career, Ricardo held several roles in business development, project management and product line management for the General Electric company.

Ricardo is a Civil Engineer and holds a Master in Business Administration from Boston College with an emphasis in Finance.