ADRIANA CONTRERAS-ORTIZ

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EMAIL

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CELL: 214-***-**** 4646 CEDAR SPRINGS RD, APT 738DALLAS, 75219, TX, US

AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN USA (GREEN CARD)

CAREER SUMMARY & OBJECTIVE

Human Resources Director, with experience in Talent Development, Interviewing, Recruiting, Corporate

Communication, Safety, Strategy Planning, Public Affairs, Events Coordination, Corporate Social

Responsibility, Balanced Scorecard.

Writer in different communication sources such as Newspapers, Entertainment Magazines, Law Magazines and

involved in the Entertainment Industry.

Attorney with 18 + years of experience in Corporate, Commercial Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual

Property, International Law and Compliance, having practiced in international transactions in Latin America

and the USA having represented investors in the acquisition or creation of companies in Mexico, representing

their interesting in cross border transactions, as well as joint ventures.

SKILLS & EXPERTISE

Balanced Scorecard Talent Development Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Communication Social Responsibility Training and Coaching

Strategy Planning & Implementation Compliance

Corporate Law Intellectual Property Law Merger and Acquisitions

Commercial Law Immigration Law International Law

LANGUAGES: Spanish, English and German

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADROC CORPORATION Dallas

2010- Present

Business Consultant in the Human Resources and Legal areas. Advising foreign investors how to do business

in the US with the support of a team of experts in the fields of corporate, business, immigration law, finances,

taxes, insurances, real estate, banking. She represents also the US investors in the acquisition of companies

and assets in Mexico, and represents their interests in cross-border project finance transactions and joint

ventures.

Her practice focuses on Human Resources processes such as Talent Development, Career Plan, Corporate

Communication, Alignment of the Strategy of the HR areas with the Business Units Strategy.

GRUPO TAMPICO, TAMPICO, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO

2002 - 2010

Member of the Board. General Counsel and Human Resources Director for the four Divisions: BEVERAGES

(non alcoholic drinks for COCA COLA), AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY (Toyota, Chrysler, Mercedes Benz,

Mitsubishi, Hyundai), HOTELS (Holiday Inn) and PLASTICS

Responsibilities

In charge of the Legal and Human Resources areas for the entire Group, comprehending four Business Units:

Beverages (Coca Cola Bottlers), Hotels (Holiday Inn and 2 more), Plastics (Polymers Transforming) and

Automotive (Toyota, Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi).

Accomplishments

In the Human Resources area:

- I handled the strategic planning for the different areas, Service and Business Units, through the

Balanced Scorecard, by implementing this tool, I implemented monthly meetings to review and if the case,

redefine the strategy of every Business Unit since I was responsible to assist to the meetings where the

directors of every Unit participated and together defined the strategy according to the internal and external

factors taking into account different indicators such as the economy, costs, expenses, investments, budget,

personnel, financial situation, etc.

- I implemented new benefits in favor of the employees such as a new pension program which gives

more to the employee and costs less to the corporation through different financial and administrative processes.

- I designed the strategy for the organizational development, which objective was to bring the corporation

to maintain and develop the human resources through Career Plans having in the whole structure in the key

positions a replacement person.

- I managed the whole process to certify the company as a Social Responsible Corporation before the

CEMEFI (Mexican Philanthropic Center)

- I implemented the strategy to define the new values of the corporation and then worked with workshops

with all the employees of the corporation for them to know them and understand them.

- I implemented a more efficient communication of the Strategy of the CEO with the employees of the

Group

- I reduced the labor cost, identifying the opportunity areas to improve people s production and

processes.

- I improved the organizational climate through different training workshops, events, among other

activities.

- I developed along with the members of the Board the new Philosophy of the Group, Mission, Vision

and Values.

In the Legal area:

- Began as Legal Manager and acquiring more responsibilities from the Board of Directors by providing

services that formerly were provided by outside counsels, after that, I was promoted to the Legal and Human

Resources Director.

- I personally was in charge of all the mergers and acquisitions of different operations for the corporation

and all of them closed successfully. I also personally handled the whole process for the purchase of Jugos del

Valle with The Coca Cola Company, reporting to the CEO of Grupo Tampico a Coca Cola bottler and

rendering a report to the General Directors of the rest of the bottlers groups on monthly basis. I handled the

defense of some Antirust suits wining so far all of them saving to the company millions of pesos in fines and

attorneys fees.

- My legal advise consisted in all the corporate matters, in order to prevent or resolve all the legal

business in which the company was involved, handling with another 2 in house attorneys all corporate matters,

commerce law and Antitrust.

- I was also in charge of monitoring the domestic litigation with outside counsels for cases such as law

suits regarding criminal cases or mercantile suits and handled by myself and my team the administrative

litigation, therefore we reduced the number of outside counsels in some matters as Environmental and

Intellectual Property.

- I negotiated and agreed the purchase of the land of the industrial park where the main bottling plant of

Grupo Tampico is located, with an American corporation.

- I issued a policy in order to rule the granting of credits for the car sales resulting a reduction of 40% in

claims for unpaid credits.

- Legal proceedings were implemented in order to accomplish the labor laws in conjunction with the

Human Resources areas reducing lawsuits around 70%.

As Director from both Service Units, Legal and Human Resources I reported directly to the shareholders being

member of the Board of Directors.

BAKER & MCKENZIE, MEXICO CITY 2001 - 2002

Responsibilities

Head of the Intellectual Property area.

LAFFAN, MUES Y GARAY, MEXICO CITY 2000-

2001

Responsibilities

Attorney associated to this Law Firm in IP and Corporate Matters.

ADRIANA LETICIA CONTRERAS ORTIZ, LAW FIRM, LOS CABOS, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR 1997-2000

I opened my own Firm in October 1997 practice with foreign clientele, mainly from California, US doing business in

Mexico providing advise in corporate matters, commerce law and specialized in negotiating and drafting all kind of

commercial agreements, as well as advise in Intellectual Property matters. Also specialized in real estate acquisitions for

Mexican and foreign investors.

UHTHOFF, GOMEZ VEGA & UHTHOFF, MEXICO CITY 1989 - 1995

Attorney associated to this Firm, specialized in handling international clientele in the Intellectual Property area. This

Firm is one of the largest Firms in Latin America, therefore I used to deal with large international corporations by

advising all kind of matters regarding franchises, trademark, patents, licensing, and in general all the aspects of the

Intellectual Property Law.

E D U C AT I O N

Law School at Universidad La Salle in Mexico City. Graduated with honors in 4th place of the Class 1984 - 1989

Professional Thesis Work: “Analysis and Regulation of the Transfer of Technology and Use of Exploitation of

Patent and Trademarks Rules”. 1989 - 1991

Admitted to Bar 1991

Master Studies at Universidad Panamericana, Mex City Master Degree 1991 - 1993

Master Studies in International Law at Karl Eberhard Universität in Tübingen, Germany 1996

A D D I T I O N A L R E L E VA N T S E M I N A R S CURSES

OR

Leadership and Teamwork: The Kellog Program

The Harvard Negotiation Project Harvard Business Seminar

Management Effectiveness and Teamwork: Gustav Kässer

International Negotiation Agreements at Instituto Autónomo de México (ITAM)

Leadership and Innovation: Neways

OTHERS

Active Member of the Mexican Bar Association, Lawyers College

Active Member of the Mexican Association for Intellectual Property

Active Member of the National Association for Enterprises Lawyers

In 2002 Professor at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, teaching the Trademarks Curse for the

Intellectual Property Postgrade.

Current writer for the Información Dinámica de Consulta ( IDC Law Magazine of Grupo Expansión), writing

about Corporate, Antitrust and Intellectual Property matters.

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