Certified Public Accountant, graduate of Universidad Libre, with a specialization in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, where she received academic merit recognition. She has additional training in US GAAP, International and Global Auditing Standards, COSO, Sampling, and PCAOB standards.
Lina has over 20 years of professional experience, with the past 18 years focused on internal and external auditing. She has led software migration and implementation projects, including SAP, and participated in documentary fraud investigations.
She has held high-responsibility positions in international auditing firms, reaching the role of Manager, and has also served as Head of Internal Audit in the private sector. Her professional background spans a wide variety of industries including services, education, aerospace, commerce, manufacturing, energy, agriculture, finance, fintech, leasing, compensation funds, and non-profit organizations.
Lina has held positions as principal and alternate Statutory Auditor, as well as partner and responsible manager for auditing and statutory auditing in prominent companies across various sectors. These include manufacturing companies such as Grupo Nestlé, CA Mejía S.A.S., Senco Latinamerica, and Vibrantz Colombia; commercial sector companies like Natura, BASF, Komatsu, GE Healthcare, and Gildan Colombia; and organizations in diverse sectors such as Grupo Petrobras, Aero República, Fundación Universitaria Ceipa, Recaudo Bogotá, and GE Oil & Gas, among others.
She was with KPMG S.A.S. for over 8 years as Manager, and for over 5 years with Copa Airlines as Head of Internal Audit. Since 2020, she has been part of Grant Thornton Colombia, and in 2025, she was appointed Acting Partner of Assurance.
Currently, she is an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors in Colombia, with a distinguished track record in leadership, process automation in assurance services, and statutory auditing for major national and international clients.
