Published: 02/06/2021

(Wareham, Massachusetts)  –  Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, appointed Luis Contreras as Finance Business Partner, Environmental Risk Sciences, North America. In this role, Luis manages finance, providing the leadership team with insights and supporting business strategy, as well as directing departmental accounting functions.
 
“Luis’s savvy fiscal insight and robust experience across all aspects of the financial spectrum will be a valued contribution to our team,” said Ronald C. Biever, Vice President of Operations, North America, Smithers Environmental Risk Sciences Division.
 
Before joining Smithers, Luis worked at B.GOOD LLC as a Finance Manager implementing process improvement practices before taking on a senior management role of Financial Planning & Analysis. He developed models to guide the company through restructuring and managed daily cash fluctuations.
 
After he earned a BBA in International Business Administration from Tecnológica de Monterrey, Aguascalientes, Mexico, and an MS in Management Finance from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, Luis analyzed performance and resource allocation before joining the Global Business Services team of Burger King Corporation, Miami, FL. After an intensive management training program, he stepped into Analyst and then Senior Analyst roles, which included a broad range of financial responsibilities.
 
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About Smithers:
Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services. With laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy industries. Smithers delivers accurate data, on time, with high touch, by integrating science, technology, and business expertise, so customers can innovate with confidence.