Ms. Quintana has over 30 years of corporate experience and has held executive positions for the past 22 years. As CEO of The Quintana Group, Ms. Quintana is focused on transformational business strategies to engage consumers and maximize sales results. She is an advisor to several companies focused on digital marketplace, new product launch and consumer demand.

In a previous role, Ms. Quintana spent 14 years with PepsiCo, most recently as the SVP of PepsiCo Multicultural Sales and Marketing. She led PepsiCo’s strategy for PepsiCo’s multicultural markets, pioneering an integrated approach to align the company’s brands, retail activation programs and community initiatives. Ms. Quintana became the one voice of PepsiCo to the Hispanic community. Her role extended to PR and community relations as keynote speaker at multiple National Hispanic Organizations. Ms. Quintana also served as PepsiCo Vice President of Technology and Vice President of Global IT Strategy where she directed the PepsiCo Technology organization and instrumental in creating the first PepsiCo Shared Services. Previous to PepsiCo, Ms. Quintana held management positions at Perot Systems and at IBM.

A native of Cuba, Ms. Quintana was named one of the Top 50 Hispanic Women in Business by Hispanic Business Magazine and one of the Top 50 Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer.  Ms. Quintana has served on the Board of the Network of Executive Women (NEW), chaired the Corporate Advisory Board for Latina Style, and was a member of the Advisory Board for the National Council of La Raza.  She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Catholic Charities of Dallas and on the Board of Gifting Brands. Ms. Quintana is a contributing author to the book “WIN, The Hispanic Market” and is a sought-after national speaker on Latina and women on business issues.  She holds a B.A. from Louisiana State University and Master’s degree from Tulane University.