our team

Jesus arteaga - President

Venezuelan lawyer, with more than twenty-five (25) year experience in Brand Protection. Worked at Diageo for 21 years during which, successfully held the Corporate Security and Brand Protection Manager position for Venezuela, the Andean Cluster (Colombia and Venezuela), West LAC, CCA (Caribbean and Central America) and the whole Region (Latin America and the Caribbean).

In Corporate Security, Jesus has a vast knowledge about developing and training of Corporate Personnel on Business Continuity, Risk Assessment and Mitigation Planning, Crisis Management, talks on Site Security and Safety, failures in the Supply Chain, etc.

Likewise, Jesus has worked and cooperated in different investigations with several intelligence and police agencies in his home Country, Venezuela, as well as in other countries. He is an expert not only in counterfeit of alcoholic beverages but other goods.

Joseph Reyes - Vice-President

Born in Buffalo NY, Joe has an experience of 35+ years of service in law enforcement, investigation and corporate security, which include 5 years with the IRS, 22 years with the FBI, Director in Tucson AZ, Legal Attaché in Caracas - Venezuela and Bogota - Colombia, San Juan - Puerto Rico and Miami FL.

After retiring, Joe becomes a part of the Corporate Security and Brand Protection Team of DIAGEO PLC, where he was in charge of Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting the USA and Canada when required

He led a variety of investigations in the Region, including: corporate frauds, thefts, counterfeit, bribes, compliance issues, amongst others.

Maria camacho - Regional Advisor

Born in Venezuela, Maria has a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, at Oxford Polytechnic, England and a Master of Science degree in Food Science at Simon Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela. After getting her degrees, she joined the Venezuelan National Guard, being promoted to Captain. For several years she was the Head of Chemistry Department at the National Guard Forensic Laboratory. She managed and collaborated in resolving many cases related not only to forensic investigations but in the fight against drug trafficking along with several Law Enforcement offices. In 1993, Maria decided to retire from National Guard and start a new journey: DIAGEO hired her as Quality Assurance & Brand Protection Technical Manager. After 12 successful years, Maria decided to start her own business as Brand Protection Consultant offering her services not only to DIAGEO LATAM, where she is currently hired, but to several Companies all over the Region, including BPG-Global. Maria’s prestige is internationally recognized by almost all spirit-producing companies which consider her a GURU in this field.