Juan R. Figuereo ’81

Bio

Juan Figuereo is the retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of Revlon (REV), a NYSE listed manufacturer and marketer of beauty and personal care products. Juan currently serves on the board of directors at Deckers Brands (NYSE - DECK), where he chairs the audit committee, and at Western Alliance Bancorp (NYSE - WAL), where he serves on the investment and audit committees. 

Prior to joining Revlon, Juan served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of NII Holdings (NIHD), a NASDAQ listed provider of wireless communication services under the Nextel brand. Juan also served as executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer at Newell Brands (NWL), a global marketer of consumer and commercial products, listed on the NYSE. Before serving at Newell Brands, Juan was executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer of Cott Corporation (COT), a diversified beverage company and manufacturer of retailer brands beverages, listed on the NYSE and Toronto stock exchanges.

Juan also served as vice president in charge of mergers and acquisitions at Walmart. Prior to Walmart he served in a number of key international positions at PepsiCo, including VP and managing director for Frito-Lay Dominican Republic, VP of Business Integration for Frito-Lay Europe in London, VP and Chief Financial Officer of Frito-Lay South Europe in Barcelona, VP and Chief Financial Officer of Pepsi-Cola Bottling in Sao Paulo and VP and Chief Financial Officer of Pepsi-Cola Latin America. Juan began his career in the audit division of Arthur Andersen & Co., in Miami.

He holds a bachelor of business administration from Florida International University. Juan is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.