Jorge Figueredo (born in

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. Figueredo was named HR "Executive of the Year" by ''Human Resource Executive'' magazine in 1999 and was listed among the 100 "Most Influential Hispanics" by ''

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'' magazine in 2004. Figueredo also served as a David Rockefeller Fellow with the Partnership for New York City in 2000. Figueredo used to be the senior vice president for Human Resources at

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. And he was the president of Liz Claiborne International from May 1999 to February 2007 and senior vice president of Human Resources from May 1994 to December 2000. Figueredo serves as Chair of the Board of Advisers to the Fairfield College of Arts and Sciences. In 2004, Figueredo was honored for his accomplishments with a Fairfield University Alumni Professional Achievement Award.

Education

Figueredo received his

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degree from

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in 1982 with a major in English and a minor in international business and received his

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in international finance from the

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in 1995.Alumni , News / Publications
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References

External links

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080131153937/http://www.latinoleaders.com/articulos.php?id_sec=2&id_art=80&id_ejemplar=0 ''Jorge Figueredo: Liz Claiborne's Senior Vice President of International Operations: a Latino human resource,'' Latino Leaders: The National Magazine of the Successful American Latino, June-July, 2004, by David Everett]
Jorge Figueredo: Still Reinventing HimselfNew York University Alumni in the News: Jorge Figueredo MBA '95
{{DEFAULTSORT:Figueredo, Jorge Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Fairfield University Dolan School of Business alumni Cuban emigrants to the United States