Jose Tomás is Chief Administrative Officer at TelevisaUnivision, the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company. In his role, Tomás oversees operations in strategic functions, including human resources, communications, facilities, real estate, and corporate health, safety & security.
An experienced operations and human resources executive, Tomás specializes in building high-performance corporate cultures and has successfully led business transformations, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures for some of the world’s largest companies.
Previously, Tomás served as co-founder and managing partner of BrandSparc, a corporate communication, employment branding, and human resources consultancy firm. Prior to BrandSparc, Tomás was a member of General Motors’ global senior executive leadership team, where he served as the company’s Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources, reporting directly to the CEO. In this role, he was responsible for the company’s human capital strategy impacting nearly two-hundred thousand employees around the world.
Tomás also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Anthem, Inc., a Fortune 30 company, and one of the largest health benefits providers in the U.S. While at Anthem, he was instrumental in the launch of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance business line and the growth of its Medicare and Medicaid portfolio through strategic acquisitions. Previously, Tomás also served as President, Latin America and Caribbean region and Global Chief People Officer at Burger King Operation where he built a new high-performance corporate culture responsible for the brand’s turnaround and successful initial public offering.
A former National Board member of the Society for Human Resources Management, Tomás holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s in management from Florida International University.