José Luis Valls is chairman of Nissan Latin America, a region spanning 38 countries and created in 2014 to accelerate the brand´s expansion through major investments. Valls oversees operations including Manufacturing, Engineering, Design, Sales and Marketing, Administration and Finance. He joined Nissan in 2011 as regional vice president, Commercial, Nissan Mexico. Previously, Valls worked for General Motors at various LATAM countries, where he was responsible for sales operations, fleet and commercial, distribution, dealer development, product development and portfolio management. Earlier in his career, Valls worked at other automotive companies and at an advertising agency. Valls holds a bachelor's degree in public accounting from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Santa Maria in Argentina and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.