Gerente General

• Sep 2021 - Present

Gerente General

• Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

Independent consultant

• Sep 2019 - Nov 2020

Consultant focused on business strategy, financial and commercial topics. Consultant focused on business strategy, financial and commercial topics.

General Manager/Country Manager

• Dec 2016 - Aug 2019

Responsible for the integral operation of Itaú in Panama for the bank and the stockbroker. Management of relations with the main clients, correspondent banks and regulators. Panama's subsidiaries are focused on offering international financial products and services for corporate, business and private banking clients in Colombia. 1. I led and executed the revision of the business model of the Panama subsidiaries, including the following topics: commercial, operational, integral risk management, financial, products, technological, legal, compliance, administrative and HR management. 2. I improved for three years in a sustainable way, the key financial indicators of the bank and the stockbroker, with compliance exceeding 135% of the budget. 3. I designed and led the bank's new commercial strategy, obtaining new loans for more than US$700MM in the last two years and the strengthening of transactional products. 4. I facilitated the implementation of the corporate culture consolidation model in Panama. Show less

General Manager

• Dec 2011 - Nov 2016

Responsible for the integral operation of the company. Management of relationships with clients, international providers of financial products and services and the relation with regulators. The company offers products and services from the international stock market to clients in Colombia, Panama and Central America.1. I consolidated the growth of the company, reaching the top 5 of the Panama stockbroker ranking.2. I formed and led the commercial team for clients in Panama and Central America, with a budget compliance of 130% for the first two years of operation.3. I led the merger process of the two Bancolombia’s stockbrokers in Panama. Show less

Administrative and Financial Manager

• Sep 2007 - Dec 2011

Company legal representative for regulators. Lead and accompany the projects and products that are launched for the company.1. I negotiated with the main suppliers for better service and price conditions, obtaining operating efficiencies and savings of 20% for the company.2. I facilitated and participated in the creation of new internally developed products and in the study and incorporation of third-party products in order to strengthen the offer for clients.3. I supervised the change of business platform to Pershing for customer management, achieving for the first two years a growth of assets under management of more than 200% and of company revenues of more than 100%.4. I implemented credit, market and liquidity risk management models for both assets under customer management, as well as proprietary assets and liabilities. Show less

Risk Manager

• Jul 2003 - Aug 2007

Responsible for the comprehensive risk management of the bank and its subsidiaries to identify, measure and monitor market and liquidity risks, credit risk and operational risk. Member of ALCO and risk committee. 1. I implemented and led the area in Panama, Cayman and Puerto Rico, according to corporate guidelines and local and international standards, including the following aspects: policies and methodologies, measurement models, internal and external reports, governance structure. 2. I implemented the credit, market and liquidity risk management models for customer credit operations, as well as for the bank's treasury book operations. 3. Led the project to implement the COSO risk management model for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of the United States. Show less

Project Analyst. Financial Vice Presidency

• May 2001 - Jun 2003

Operations Analyst. Operations Vice Presidency

• Jan 1999 - Apr 2001