Roberto E. Montoya, CEO of ICONTEC (Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification), has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors.

ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world.

Montoya previously worked as Academic Vice President for the Colegio de Estudios Superiores de Administración (CESA) and Administrative Vice President and Dean of the School of Engineering of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Javeriana University), in Bogotá, Colombia.

Montoya has served as a member and president on the boards of a wide range of organizations, including San Ignacio University Hospital, Gimnasio Moderno School, and Corporación CDT del GAS. Currently, he is a BoD member of IQNet (The International Certification Network). He received the Javeriana University Order in the Degree of Commander and the Julio Garavito Order of Merit (Grand Officer Degree), from the Colombian Government and the Colombian Society of Engineers.

Montoya holds a degree in Civil Engineering from Javeriana University and an MBA from ICADE. He is a Kellogg Executive Scholar, and Certificate of Professional Achievement in “General Management”, from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

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