FinTech Magazine October 2020 | Page 147

of financial services or banking has changed after a long time of remaining static .” As regulatory restrictions become more flexible as old operating paradigms are reevaluated because of technological innovation , Mizuno is confident that the future of finance will belong to those who are willing to shape it themselves . “ You make the role , the role doesn ’ t make you ,” he emphasises .
EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno

Title : Chief Information Officer Industry : Pension Management
Company : Afore XXI-Banorte Location : Mexico
Mr . Rodrigo Becerra Mizuno served as Chief Information Officer and Corporate Vice President at PEMEX . He led one of the largest digital and business transformations in Latin America . This highly visible initiative allowed him to be awarded with the 2018 HITEC 50 and to be recognised two consecutive years as one of the Top 100 CIOs in Mexico by CIO Magazine for his outstanding performance in Pemex . He has held various senior leadership roles at Microsoft Corporation including Global Public Sector Manager , Managing Director Global Government Industry , and Public Sector Director Asia based in Singapore . Since October 2019 he serves as Chief Digital Officer for Afore XXI-Banorte , the largest fund in Mexico and Latin America . In 2001 , he served as Advisor to the Finance Minister of Mexico . He earned a Bachelor ’ s Degree in Economics and International Relations from Boston University and an MBA in General Management and Strategy from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire .
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