Ms. Pérez serves as Internal Audit Director at Evertec, where she oversees the company’s internal audit strategy and execution across all regions. In her role, she develops audit procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, ensures audit results align with engagement objectives, manages ongoing communications with stakeholders across multiple locations, and establishes key performance indicators to monitor and strengthen Evertec’s control environment. 

Ms Pérez joined Evertec in 2023 as Internal Audit IT LATAM and Operations Manager, where she led audits focused on technology controls, operational effectiveness, and process optimization across Latin America. In 2024, she was promoted, expanding her responsibilities to include enterprise-wide audit planning, risk assessments, and oversight of the company’s internal audit framework. 

Before joining Evertec, Ms. Pérez spent eight years at PwC, rising to Senior Manager in the Risk Assurance practice. Her experience includes internal controls assessments, SOX audits, IT general controls testing, gap analyses, vendor risk evaluations, and the design of control frameworks for Fortune 500 financial services clients, global asset managers, and international health insurance organizations. 

She holds a Master of Accountancy from Bowling Green State University and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with concentrations in Accounting and Marketing, from the University of Puerto Rico. Mary Laura is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).