Veronica Lopez
Board Member
Veronica Lopez Distefano is a highly accomplished finance leader and strategic business partner in the consumer-packaged goods industry. She is currently the Senior Director of Finance for Customer Development at Nestlé Canada, where she oversees the retail trade and e-commerce investment controllership for the largest food and beverages company in Canada. She has a proven track record of driving top and bottom-line results. Her experience includes controllership of the IT Zone Americas regional team, managing complex international, multi-currency finance operations. She played a key role in M&A execution such as the Starbucks Canada CPG merger and has been involved in high stakes customer negotiations. With a passion for efficient operations, she sponsored Lean office strategies and digital transformation.
As a people leader, Veronica has led teams of over 30 finance members and led international teams having worked with members in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. As a senior finance leader, she has extensive expertise in audit and risk management, business strategy and KPI’s, M&A, accounting, financial reporting, change management, and talent development.
Veronica recently completed an Executive MBA in Global Leadership from Kellogg-Schulich Business Schools and holds a Public Accounting and a Business Administration degree from Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina. She is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
She has a keen interest in sustainability, women empowerment, and lifelong learning. She loves spending time with family and friends, going to concerts, riding her bike, playing tennis, and going to the beach.
Our Other Board Members
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Christina Fung
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Guillermo Aymard
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Abdullah Calafato
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Helen Liu
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Janice Charko
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Murat Basarir
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Veronica Lopez
