Author: Gabriela Salinas

Author Information Gabriela Salinas has a very uncommon professional profile, with deep understanding of strategic, accounting, financial and marketing issues, that has earned her a reputation as one of the world leading experts in the field of brand valuation. As Global Brand Manager of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Gabriela advises internal and external clients on brand valuation and evaluation related issues. She has a broad international experience, having worked in New York, Buenos Aires, Singapore, London and Madrid for clients such as the Bank of America, Repsol YPF, Telefónica, Terra Networks, Bausch & Lomb, Johnson & Johnson, Roca, GM and Great Eastern Life and other international companies on projects involving brand evaluation, brand architecture, brand positioning and brand valuation projects. Early in her career Gabriela specialized in corporate valuation, receiving a Master in Corporate Finance and lecturing on “Valuation of Financial Assets”. Later on, she focused on the valuation of intangible assets, developing a sound professional career in the field. As she enjoys the academic work, she led several research projects on the field and is now teaching “Brand Valuation” at the Institute of Intangible Assets in Spain. Gabriela is now a member of the international initiative for the standardization of brand valuation methodologies, ISO/PC 231 International Committee and of the Brand and Valuation Committees of the Institute of Analysis of Intangible Assets.