Ricardo Chapa received a BS in Administration Systems Engineer in 1983 from the University of Nuevo Leon & holds a Master in Business Administration from Monterrey Tech in 1992. Ricardo was born in Mexico city and lived his first 11 years in Los Angeles, California. 

Ricardo has been in different roles including Sales manager for 4 years in Amway de Mexico & 3 years in manufacturing for IMSA. 

In Human Resources Ricardo has 25 years of experience working in Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Gamesa (Pepsico), FRISA Industries, ESAB & GE. 

Ricardo joined GE in April 1999 and has been an HR Manager for GE Lighting, GE Consumer Products, GE Supply, GE Consumer & Industrial, GE Energy Services Latin America and now GE Energy Management Supply Chain Mexico supporting 5 manufacturing sites with 3,000+ employees. Ricardo has a dual responsibility as the Employee and Union Relations Consultant for GE GG&O Mexico supporting 35 sites in which 25 are manufacturing facilities with over 10,000 GE employees. 

In 2008, Ricardo received the “HR Expertise award” for GE Latin America and many plants that he supports have received recognitions as “Top Performing” Plant in the world in the last decade. 

Ricardo was President for a prestigious HR Association in North Mexico named ERIAC Capital Humano during 2012 and mid-2013.

As Vice President of Human Resources for CEMEX Mexico, Alberto Luis de Armas is responsible for all aspects of human capital management, as well as safety and security, labor relations and compensation and benefits.  He has held a variety of positions in CEMEX, most recently as Vice President of Business Development, responsible for multiple businesses including construction materials distribution, lime production, micro-finance programs, and other service operations.  Prior to CEMEX, Mr. de Armas worked in different capacities for WW Grainger, a Chicago based distribution business, and GE, primarily in the automotive side of its Plastics business.  Mr. de Armas has a Masters degree in Management from Purdue University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami.

Michael Thompson is a Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers with over 30 years of experience in healthcare and employee benefits strategy development and implementation, design, financing, operations and analysis. Mike serves as one of PwC’s national thought leaders for the Health Industries practice and consults with major employers and other stakeholders on strategies related to ustainable cost reduction, integrated health, well-being, consumerism, retiree health, private health exchanges and health reform. Recently, Mike helped PwC and four leading business health coalitions establish the Private Exchange Evaluation Collaborative (“PEEC”) to assist major employers to consider and implement private exchange strategies.