Juan Casillas, based in Mexico City, provides consulting services to international corporations regarding their activities in Mexico as well as to Mexican businesses on their operations and initiatives overseas. He is a seasoned participant in the Mexican market who has worked in both Mexico and the United States and has substantial experience in business development, strategic planning and analysis, government public affairs, and consulting in both countries. He has worked with companies in the financial, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, hospitality, pharmaceutical, transportation, security, technology, and mining industries amongst others. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
Prior to joining ManattJones, Mr. Casillas was the General Manager of STR SA de CV, a software development company.
In 2000, Mr. Casillas founded Colegioweb SA de CV, an Internet company dedicated to providing Extranet services to schools and medium-size companies and organizations.
From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Casillas was the Assistant General Director of a hologram manufacturing company in Mexico. Prior to the above, Mr. Casillas worked at Andersen Consulting in the Chicago office and at Servicios de Fomento Industrial, a Mexican consulting firm.