Jose J Ruiz

biography

Jose Ruiz is a Principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ Monterrey office and is a member of the global Industrial practice. His professional experience includes over 13 years in engineering and operations management working for manufacturing organizations in the United States and Mexico.

Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, Jose was a Managing Partner for a boutique executive search firm based in San Diego, CA serving multinational clients in the US and Mexico within the aerospace, automotive, medical device and other industrial sectors.

Previous experience includes serving as VP and General Manager at Holley Performance Products. Prior to that, Jose held positions in organizational development, human resource, quality management, project management and equipment design with Frisa Forjados in Monterrey, NL and Energy Labs Inc. in San Diego, CA..

He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).

Jose holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

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