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Alberto Hernandez has a diverse and extensive work experience in the technology and payments industry. Alberto began their career at Thales Digital Identity and Security (formerly Gemalto) in 2001, where they served as the Solutions Sales Director for Mobile Solutions in Latin America. In this role, they led solution selling, managed a team of 30 solution sales engineers, and generated $80 million in annual revenue.
In 2013, Hernandez joined Valid S.A., initially as the Division Director for Means of Payment. Alberto managed global sales operations and customer services for Brazil, Argentina, and the US, implementing a holistic approach and increasing customer satisfaction significantly.
After that, Hernandez transitioned to the position of Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing the Payment and Mobile Business Units on a global scale, including Europe, Brazil, Argentina, and the US. Alberto directed strategy, sales teams, and business planning for each location, achieving $350 million in annual revenue.
Hernandez then took on the role of Chief Operations Officer for Valid S.A.'s Payment/Mobile/Data Business Units in the US region. Alberto relocated to the US to develop the market and secure more opportunities, owning the full profit and loss responsibility, sales, and operations for a $120 million organization. Alberto analyzed operations, resolved challenges, and recruited top talent.
Currently, Hernandez serves as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Payment and Mobile Units in the US region at Valid S.A. Alberto drives revenue growth through sales, marketing, and technology, identifies potential partners, and increases market share. Alberto successfully navigates challenges by inspiring teams, maintaining high standards, and securing product parts during shortages.
Alberto Hernandez completed an Executive Development Program from The Wharton School in 2013 and a Management Program (D-1) from IPADE Business School in 1999-2000. Alberto also holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Instituto Politécnico Nacional, which they earned from 1987 to 1992.
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You may not know it, but we’ve been together for a long time: on your ID, on your phone’s SIM card, on transactions you do online. And we’ve been this close because we look after something that’s only yours: your identity. ⠀⠀ We live in a trust economy. In this economy, identity is the currency and secure identification is what gives it value. Identification is recognizing something or someone as true and, at Valid, we’re more than 7000 people who take care of identification through state-of-the-art technology. ⠀⠀ From card chips to biometry ; from smart city technologies to instant payments, our mission is to create secure and customized services for the identification of people, things and transactions.⠀⠀ Identification is our reason for being. It’d validating one identity between millions. It’s saying “go ahead” in one touch, one click, one look. In seconds.⠀⠀ Let’s go ahead?⠀⠀ ***⠀⠀ Talvez você não saiba, mas estamos juntos há tempos: no seu RG, nos seus cartões de banco, nas transações que faz pelo celular. E estamos sempre tão perto porque cuidamos de algo só seu: sua identidade.⠀ ⠀ Vivemos na economia da confiança. Nessa economia, a moeda é a identidade. E identificação é o que dá valor a ela. Identificação é reconhecer algo ou alguém como verdadeiro e, na Valid, somos 7000 pessoas que cuidam de identificação com tecnologia de ponta.⠀⠀ Do chip que está no cartão do banco à tecnologia biométrica de identificação de pessoas, passando por smart cities e pagamentos instantâneos, nossa missão é criar serviços seguros e customizados para a identificação de pessoas, objetos e transações.⠀⠀ Identificação é nossa razão de ser. É validar uma identidade entre milhões. É dizer “vá em frente” em um toque, um clique, um olhar. Em segundos.⠀ ⠀ Vamos em frente?