Business Chief USA October 2020

of financial services or banking has
changed after a long time of remaining
static.” As regulatory restrictions
become more flexible as old operating
paradigms are reevaluated because
of technological innovation, Mizuno is
confident that the future of finance will
belong to those who are willing to shape
it themselves. “You make the role, the
role doesn’t make you,” he emphasises.
EXECUTIVE PROFILE:
Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno
Title: Chief Information Officer
Industry: Pension Management
Company: Afore XXI-Banorte
Location: Mexico
Mr. Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno served as Chief Information Officer and
Corporate Vice President at PEMEX. He led one of the largest digital and
business transformations in Latin America. This highly visible initiative
allowed him to be awarded with the 2018 HITEC 50 and to be recognised
two consecutive years as one of the Top 100 CIOs in Mexico by CIO
Magazine for his outstanding performance in Pemex. He has held
various senior leadership roles at Microsoft Corporation
including Global Public Sector Manager, Managing Director
Global Government Industry, and Public Sector Director Asia
based in Singapore. Since October 2019 he serves as Chief
Digital Officer for Afore XXI-Banorte, the largest fund in
Mexico and Latin America. In 2001, he served as Advisor to
the Finance Minister of Mexico. He earned a Bachelor’s
Degree in Economics and International Relations from
Boston University and an MBA in General Management
and Strategy from the Tuck School of Business at
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
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