Hector Fernandez
Hector Fernandez is a well-known executive leading global commercial and finance teams across industries in complex environments. Hector is the Chief Financial Officer of the Wealth Management and Investment Services at U.S. Bank, the fifth largest banking institution in the United States. Prior to joining U.S. Bank in 2022, he was Chief Financial Officer of Optum Specialty, Infusion and Frontier at UnitedHealth Group, a health care and well-being company. He also served as President and Global Leader of Risk Management at Cargill, a global food corporation. During his tenure at Cargill, he was chair of the Cargill Hispanic & Latino Council, and founded Cargill’s Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis group as well as taking on divisional CFO responsibilities. He also led a team that partners with Cargill's top leadership, delivering a wide range of financial and data-centric analysis.
Hector Fernandez Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Financial Officer, Wealth Management & Investment Services
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Board of Directors
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Investment Banking, Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Academic History
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Innovation Leadership, Executive Program
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M.B.A., Finance
CARGILL
He led a global solutions team across ~100 commodities and 60+ countries, providing marketing and compliance leadership.
He delivered Cargill's first ever digital client-facing sales, risk, and trading platform, risktrade.cargill.com.
He served as divisional CFO of metals, shipping and financial services, in charge of Cargill's trading and structuring groups.
He was also managing director of corporate strategy and development, responsible for the largest private company globally.
EARLY CAREER
Board of Directors, Chair of Risk Committee, Member of Audit & Compliance Committee of CarVal Investors.
Board of Directors at Alvean, where he helped form and integrate the largest sugar trader globally.
He worked in the investment banking - consumer group at Harris Williams, involved in the product, food M&A focused on entrepreneurial companies.
He worked at JP Morgan's technology, media, and telecom investment banking group across global mega-cap corporate and private equity clients.
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2008 J.P. Morgan Launching Leader Fellow/Scholar
2008 Robert Toigo Foundation Fellow