Position:
Global Human Rights Manager & Co-Lead, Pride Network
Company:
Imperial Brands
Bio:
Fernando is originally from Madrid. He began his career at PwC before leading country programmes across Africa and Asia for an international charity, working in countries such as Ethiopia, Uganda, India, and Vietnam. Since 2016, Fernando has supported companies across five continents in aligning their strategies with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He holds Master’s degrees in International Development and Human Rights Law, the latter from SOAS, University of London.
In 2022, Fernando became Imperial Brands’ first Global Human Rights Manager, driving the company’s human rights agenda and supporting its ESG efforts. He also co-leads Imperial’s Pride Network, one of its Business Employee Resource Groups (BERGs), promoting inclusion and diversity across the organisation.
