Juan Ignacio Perez

biography

Ignacio Perez is Partner-In-Charge of Heidrick & Struggles offices in Mexico City and Monterrey, N.L. and Co-Leader of the Latin America Life Sciences Practice. He is also a member of the global Consumer, Chief Marketing and Chief Sales Officers Practices. He focuses on filling senior-level positions for consumer and pharmaceutical companies.

Ignacio's professional experience spans over 24 years working for large Mexican and international corporations and he originally joined Heidrick & Struggles to develop the Technology Practice in Mexico and was instrumental in positioning the firm in the Mexican market.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Ignacio was President of Thomas & Betts in Mexico, where he was responsible for the Sales, Marketing, Service and Operations, and the new strategy to reposition products, for the Electrical, Telecommunication and Electronic markets.

Previously, he was the Latin American Director with Motorola's Information Systems Group (UDS and Codex). Ignacio started his career at Grupo Condumex, where he worked for almost eight years, and left as the Export Manager for Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Education

Ignacio holds an Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from La Salle University in Mexico City. He also completed the Top Management Program at the IPADE University. He is fluent in Spanish and English, and holds the Mexican and Spanish citizenships.