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Summary Sentence: Impact Presents: "The Company You Keep: Choosing Where to Do What You’ve Decided to Do"
Full Summary: Please join us for a fasinating presentation by Juan Perez, the Chief Information and Engineering Officer for UPS.
perezJuan Perez is the Chief Information and Engineering Officer for UPS and a member of the UPS Management Committee, responsible for all technology and engineering functions. He was appointed to his current role in 2017 after having served as Chief Information Officer since 2016.
Previously, Juan was Vice President of Technology. Through different rotations in that role, he was responsible for technology systems supporting the company’s billing, financial, accounting, human resources, package operations, driver dispatch and operational planning, scanning, logistics, customer service, and sales.
In 2013, Juan was recognized by Computerworld as a Premier 100 IT Leader. In 2015 and 2017, he was recognized as one of the top 100 Hispanic IT leaders by the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC). The Atlanta Telecom Professionals (ATP) awarded him with the 2015 Leadership Award recognizing UPS’s leadership in technology. He was recognized in 2016 as a Top Latino Leader by the Council for Latino Workplace Equity. He was named CIO of the Year in 2017 by CIO Dive. In 2018, Juan was honored with the “Distinguished Mexican” Award from the Mexican Government for his personal and career achievements in the US. And he was named 2018 CIO of the Year by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association in the Super Global category at its annual CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards.
In 2019, Juan was named a member of the Hershey Company’s Board of Directors. He is the executive advisor for the UPS Latino Business Resource Group, which supports diversity across the enterprise, and he is a trustee of the Southeast Region’s Boys and Girls Club. Juan is an active member of his church and community.
