Ricardo P. Giménez
Born
Ricardo Patricio Giménez Salazar
28 Nov 1971
Antofagasta, Chile
Calling(s)
TitleGeneral Authority Seventy
OrganizationGeneral Authority Seventies
Call Date6 Apr 2019
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Ricardo P. Giménez

Ricardo P. Giménez was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 2019.

Church Service

Elder Ricardo P. Giménez was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 2019. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a counselor in a stake presidency. Since being called as a General Authority, he has served as an assistant to the North America West Area presidency and as president of the California San Diego Mission. Elder Giménez currently serves at Church headquarters in the Priesthood and Family Department and as a Counselor in the North America Central Area presidency.

Elder Giménez has served in several Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Chile Concepción Mission, high councilor, counselor in a ward Young Men presidency, counselor in a bishopric, bishop, stake president, mission president, and Area Seventy in the Chile and South America South Areas.

Professional Life

Elder Giménez received an undergraduate degree in accounting and auditing from the University of Santiago, Chile in 1997. In 2003 he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chile. He began his career working in the mining industry in 1999. He then worked in the information technology industry as a finance director for Computer Sciences Corporation in Latin America. In 2012 he returned to the mining industry as part of the finance operations team for Sierra Gorda Mining. At the time of his call as a General Authority, he worked as administrative manager for Robinson Nevada Mining Company.

Personal Life

Ricardo Patricio Giménez Salazar was born in Antofagasta, Chile, on November 28, 1971. He married Catherine Ivonne Carrazana Zúñiga in 1997. They are the parents of two children.