Ms. Hidalgo served as Vice President, North American Marketing and General Manager – Latin America since January 2006. Ms. Hidalgo has worked in the small electrical appliances business for over a decade, holding several positions of increasing responsibility within Applica.  Ms. Hidalgo holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Miami and her undergraduate degree is from “Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey” in Mexico City, Mexico.