José Luis Montes is the Office Managing Director and CEO of Andersen in Mexico and is a member of the Senior Advisory Council for Andersen Global. He has over 40 years of experience in  corporate and international taxation, advising individuals and companies on a broad variety of business and operations.

José Luis has extensive experience in serving clients in many industries, with an emphasis on agribusiness, manufacturing, electronic and pharmaceutical entities, among others.

Before joining Andersen in Mexico, José Luis was Office Managing Director and Partner of the Arthur Andersen tax division in Barcelona, Spain and in Guadalajara, Mexico.

José Luis was a founding member of a Mexican firm advising large and entrepreneurial companies.

Affiliations

• American Chamber of Commerce

Areas of Specialization

• Structuring business and strategic alliances
• Heritage
• Family business
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate restructures
• Due diligence
• Tax compliance and planning

Education

• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, BS (Accounting)
• Languages: Spanish, English