Julio joined Roche Services and Solutions, APAC, as General Manager, effective March 2025. In this role, Julio will drive RSS APAC’s continuous growth strategy, strengthening its support for Roche affiliates across the Asia Pacific region and globally.
With his deep understanding of finance and business operations, Julio will continue to enhance the growing portfolio of services offered by RSS APAC, including IT, Finance, Procurement, HR, Global Digital Publishing and Communications, while advancing operational efficiency, and a strong Site Culture.
In addition to leading RSS APAC, Julio will also assume the role of Global Head of RSS, Record to Report (R2R) Operations, where he will oversee global financial reporting and assurance, driving excellence in financial processes across the organization.
Prior to his appointment in APAC, Julio served as the Global Product Lead for Financial Management and Assurance in Costa Rica. He brings over 30 years of international experience in Finance and Accounting and has been with Roche since 2018. Julio holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Marketing from the University of Alabama and a joint MBA in Finance and Management Information Systems (MIS) from DePaul University, USA.
Constantly trying to learn new things by taking classes, reading books, learning from friends and experts in other areas and asking myself if there is another way to look at this situation
For me innovation is about constant experimentation. You need to create a culture that constantly is trying new things even though not all of them will be implemented, some others will have even better benefits than expected. To create the ideas, you need to get input from people who think differently so that we can build better ideas together.
I like sports both doing and watching them. I also like to try new food and explore new wines.
This is a hard one. Definitely the food, not only the local food but also the variety and richness of options. There are several things that resemble Costa Rica, including weather, humor, and family culture. My family feels very comfortable and welcomed by everybody in Malaysia, we just need to watch our weight from time to time.