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Business Advisory Services Managing Partner Salles, Sainz – Grant Thornton, S.C. Periférico Sur 4348 | Col. Jardines del Pedregal | 04500 | México, D.F.

Tel: +52 (55)5424 6500 | Ext 1260 Fax: +52 (55)5424 6501 C +52 1 (449)448 7728 Email: Jose.L.Rojas@mx.gt.com Website: www.ssgt.com.mx

Firm Profile

Since 1979, Salles, Sainz – Grant Thornton, S.C. operates as the member firm in Mexico of Grant Thornton International, a world’s leading organization of accounting and consulting firms offering personalized services to private and public companies throughout UK, Mexico and 93 countries around the world.

Direct awareness and personalized services rendered by our partners are the key of our success and makes us different from other firms. From its foundation, the firm has been committed to offer professional services at the highest operational, quality, ethical standards and business expertise; providing an experience of personal and team commitment with company owners and management.

High-Tech processes added to the wealth of knowledge applied to our services, place our firm ahead in accounting and consulting services.

We have over 30 years of experience delivering personalized professional services in Mexico, which respond to the specific needs of our clients and

Jose Luis Rojas

Jose Luis Rojas de la Cruz had his degree by La Salle University. He has Post Graduate Degrees in Taxes, Investment Projects and Managing Skills.

He is currently the Managing Partner for Business Advisory Services for Grant Thornton Mexico.

José Luis has 24 years of experience in control areas such as Internal and External Audit. He was part of Deloitte strategic development program in Phoenix, AZ as well as Senior Manager to the Global Audit Di- rector for Deloitte in New York, NY.

He is specialist in prevention, detection and reporting of money laundering and frauds, external and internal audit, risk management, design and implementation of internal controls. He was the subject matter expert for the Sarbanes Oxley Law implementation project in Deloitte Latin America. He participated in multiple SOX readiness and attestation projects.

From 1998 to 2008, he was Leading Partner of the Money Laundering Prevention practice for Deloitte Mexico and currently for Salles, Sainz – Grant Thornton, S. C.

He has participated in key projects in the financial services industry and government such as:

• Design and implementation of transactional matrix risk for costumers in financial sector. (CEMEX, Association of Mexican de specialized Financial Entities, Caja Morelia Valladolid Savings Institution, etc.).

• Design and implementation of a Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risk Management System for 12 companies in Colombia (Grupo Financiero Bolivar and Banco de Occidente).

• Design and delivery of the learning program for money laundering prevention for 88 Savings Funds Societies and Popular Credits System (BANSEFI) in Mexico.

• From 1999 to 2009 he has been the auditor of choice for the Exchange Brokers in Mexico for the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance audit.

• Various fraud investigations and fraud risk assessments.

• Training on forensic accounting and investigation to the Attorney General team from Guanajuato (67 attorneys).

• Design and implementation of a forensic, financial and performance audit methodology for the Auditor General of the State of Yucatán

He is currently a member of the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Certified Specialists; of the Institute of Internal Auditors and of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He was President of the Central Mexico Chapter of the Mexican Institute of Internal Auditors from 2004 to 2006.

provides solutions to potential problems. They include:

Assurance services: our clients to have true and timely financial information so the shareholders and third parties interested in companies can make appropriate economic decisions.

Tax & legal: our tax professionals evaluate the opportunities to obtain fiscal savings and will develop the best strategies locally.

Outsourcing: this division focuses on new companies, national and international, and on those deciding to delegate the administrative and financial roles to specialists.

Business Consulting: based on an integral vision of business, we work together with our clients in order to develop and implement business solutions which render measurable results.

Business Risk: we use an Integrated Risk Management approach to assist you with your needs for Risk Management, Internal Audit, Internal Control, Information Security, Systems Audit, Corporate Governance, Fraud Prevention, Money Laundering Prevention and others, ensuring an adequate transfer of knowledge and technology through proven methodologies and procedures. In

our forensics practice, we assist very prominent clients in: a. Design and implementation of antifraud programs and controls

b. Fraud Risk assessments c. Forensic Investigation d. Background checks e. Forensic Expert Reports f. SAS-99 g. Data Quality and Integrity h. Training

Among others, some of our projects are the design and implementation of a forensic, financial and performance audit methodology for the Auditor General of the State of Yucatán; review of the recovery and restitution process for the Auditor General of Mexico; Antifraud training for the Government of Guanajuato. We have also implemented a forensic lab and provided forensic co-sourcing services to Grupo Mexico.

We have offices in México City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Cd. Juarez, Aguascalientes, Leon, Queretaro, Tijuana, Mexicali, Hermosillo, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Puebla, Merida and Cancun

Forensic Accounting Firm of the Year

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Finance Monthly GLOBAL AWARDS 2013