Twenty-nine years of experience in the financial markets, including 23 at Citibank. Senior Credit Officer with regional approving coverage, his main assignments included Country Risk Head for Venezuela, Aruba and Netherland Antilles, SME and ABF Risk Manager (Argentina), Corporate Bank Head and Country Risk Manager (Paraguay), Senior Relationship Officer and Agribusiness Specialist (Argentina).
In parallel to assignment duties, he led the restructuring of two macro-syndicated credits in Venezuela, participated in the due-diligences for bank acquisitions in Peru and Poland, and in the credit and business reviews of five countries. SME specialist, in 1997 designed and implemented a credit program to develop the SME Business in Argentina, a pilot initiative within Citibank that led to his reviewing similar programs in Latam and several countries within the emerging markets.
Consultant and trainer in business and risk related matters. Former partner at Vassallo Consultores.
University professor. Responsible at UCEMA for Credit Risk Management Programs – Master in Finance and Executive Education, and Director for Risk Management Programs at Aden Business School, Latam.
Former professor for Business Economics at the Instituto Tecnológico de Bs As (ITBA) and internal risk instructor for Citibank, he has an Industrial Engineering degree from ITBA and an MBA from University of Bridgeport, Ct., USA.