Manny Fernandez

About Manny Fernandez

Public company director since October 2020 (two F-200 boards). Work experience focused on large-cap, F-500 public companies. Served in a number of leadership positions until retiring in September 2020, including most recently as Managing Partner of the Dallas office and market leader for KPMG’s Southwest region across audit, tax and consulting services (20••••20). Also served as National Managing Partner for Talent Acquisition, member of the National Inclusion and Diversity Board and as Chair of the Hispanic / Latino Network.Career and Leadership competencies include, business operations, people, compensation, enterprise risk management, M&A, international and financial literacy. 24 years as an Audit Partner and Senior Account Executive for some of KPMG’s most prominent F-500 clients. Industry sectors served included, Consumer, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail, and Media. International experience includes working with large SEC, multi-national companies, including “initial public offerings” (IPO’s), and have worked and lived outside the U.S.(Mexico City) during my career. Public companies served included PepsiCo / Frito-Lay, Dish Network, Celanese Chemicals, Dex Media (P.E.) Adams Golf (IPO) and Lennox Industries.Publicly Traded Corporate boards:• HF Sinclair (NYSE: DINO)- Revenues of $38 billion. Committees: Audit (Chair) and Compensation • Jacobs (NYSE: J) – Revenues of $15 billion. Committees: Audit and, Human Resource and CompensationStrong Human Resource background, through a leadership role as KPMG’s talent acquisition national managing partner, hiring over full-time and 2,500 interns, annually. Led the strategy to attract, retain, develop, and promote more, at the firm. Former Trustee for the KPMG Foundation. Also have a strong organizational governance background through working with KPMG’s Board Leadership Center and Dallas’ annual Director forums.Volunteering and PersonalEngaged in community, diversity, and philanthropic endeavors through a number of Boards, serving on various committees and governance roles, including nominating and governance, Finance, Audit & Ethics, and Economic Development committees, including: • Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA); current• Dallas National Golf Club; current• KERA (public television), Dallas Regional Chamber, United Way, Baylor Business School, American Heart Association; past Born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of eight. Multi-cultural and bilingual skills were key enablers for growth, professional development, and career advancement.

Experience

1. Independent Board Member

   Jacobs

   Oct 2020 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

   Board Committees served include: Audit Committee (Chair) and ESG / Enterprise Risk; Human Resource & Compensation (past)

Education

• Fairleigh Dickinson University

  BS Accounting, Accounting / Business

  1980 — 1984