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Ricardo Lechuga Reyes
PLD, Audit & Financial Advice Partner
Professional background
Partner specialized in financial, accounting, auditing and money laundering prevention services of the firm Garrido Licona y Asociados S.C.
He has more than 20 years’ professional experience, taking part in national and international projects, including public companies that report to the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) and quoted on the Mexican Securities Exchange (BMV).
His areas of specialization are auditing, financial consulting, fraud audits, Sarbanes Oxley Law (404), business appraisal and due diligence, mergers, spin-offs, takeovers and sales of businesses, as well as money laundering prevention.
He currently provides advice to large corporations on matters of IFRS, Accounting Criteria of the CNBV, Mexican Financial Reporting Standards and Anti-Money Laundering Standards.
Education
Public Accountant graduated from the Higher School of Business and Administration of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), certified specialist in Anti-Money Laundering by the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), Certificate in Prevention of Transactions with Illegally-Gained Funds and Financing of Terrorism from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) and certificate from the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP).
Memberships or special positions:
He is a current member of the Association of Public Accountants of Mexico (CCPM), of the Mexican Institute of Public Accountants (IMCP), and of the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF).
Member of the Audit Committee of Sofoplus and of Unagra, as well as Statutory Auditor in GM Financial, DLL, Nielsen Ibope, Initiatives (Chemous) and Alternate Statutory Auditor of Toyota Financial and Prudential Insurance. He is also the Secretary of the Technical Commission for Support of Independent Practice of the CCPM, of the Technical Commission of Financial Reporting Standards of the IMEF and member of the Accounting and Auditing Standards Commission of the LEA.