Peter Villegas's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

From 1994-2008, Peter Villegas was the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Washington Mutual. There, he played a central role in developing the company’s business model and strategy, leading the effort to definitive its new identity as an innovative financial services firm. He was also responsible for managing the company’s day-to-day operations and executing its strategy on a global basis.He has also held a number of other key positions at Mercury. Under his leadership, Mercury became the first company in history to successfully bring manufacturing and sales operations together under one roof, and he helped solidify Mercury as a leading manufacturer of carbonated water products. In addition, he was responsible for establishing Mercury as the leading player in the category of soft drinks in the United States and, later, across the globe.In2011, Villegas was named Vice President, Office of Corporate Responsibility at JPMorgan Chase & Co. He held this role from July 1994 to December 2014, responsible for overall integrated functions within JPMorgan Chase & Co. that include compliance, risk and sustainability, financial services and compliance groups. During his time at JPMorgan Chase & Co., Villegas helped develop the company’s Approach to Corporate Values, which became the foundation of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global strategy. He also led the effort to createigersies across JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s business lines, which resulted in the company becoming the most sustainable banking institution in the world. Peter Villegas has also been a member of the Board of Directors of ActumIndustry of Food & Beverages since its inception in 2014, and he currently serves as its Chairman. ActumIndustry Of Food & Beverages is a socio-industrial cooperative that manufactures, sells, and oversees the sales of marketably packaged foods and beverage products. The cooperative is headquartered in New York City and has Business Units in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.Villegas holds a B.S. from the University at Buffalo, and he has also graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Business Administration.

🎓 Education

Peter Villegas has studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While at UIUC, he received an undergraduate degree in business administration in 2006, and an MBA in 2011.For his graduate work, Villegas earned an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow in Scotland in 2013. He then completed a masters degree in business administration, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in 2016.In his work history, Villegas has held various leadership positions in various organizations. He has served as the CEO of two companies, both of which have been successful. Villegas was responsible foraunch a new company in 2016 and led it to achieve high levels of success. Villegas has been named to the Forbes Top 200 list of the most powerful people in the world multiple times.Villegas has also been involved in many philanthropic endeavors. He has donated over $100 million to various charitable organizations. His most recent donation was made to the Peugeot Hockey Foundation. This foundation helps to feed and provide sports equipment to underprivileged children in Haiti.Peter Villegas's work readiness: - Verybusy with many major projects ongoing - Active with many organizations - Proven experience in leading successful organizations - Experienced withperformingolve difficult problems

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Before his current position as First Vice President at Washington Mutual, Mr. Villegas held various technical and corporate leadership positions at Mercury. He most recently served as a Vice President of Latin Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company from December 2014 to January 2021. This position was a part of the Company’s Corporate Responsibility initiatives. Mr. Villegas’ experience in these positions led him to develop and implement plans and strategies to improve The Coca-Cola Company performance in areas such as environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and direct to consumer sales. He also served as a Board Member for the World Health Orphans Fund from 2006 to 2016. Mr. Villegas is also a graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.