Presentation to the CABEI Board of Directors of the list of candidates for the election of the Executive President

Tegucigalpa, October 13, 2023.- In compliance with the established schedule, the firm Heidrick & Struggles, New York office, has submitted today, Friday, October 13, 2023, the list of six preselected candidates to fill the position Executive President of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). This list is the product of a rigorous competition process carried out by said consulting firm, which has ensured transparency, due publicity of the process and, above all, the suitability of the candidates to perform the position.

This list is made up of the following professionals, listed in alphabetical order:

1. Ana Guissella Sánchez Maroto, Costa Rican, industrial engineer. Her professional experience highlights include the positions of Regional Director of Strategy of BAC Costa Rica, Regional Director of Corporate Relations of Florida Ice & Farm Company and President and CEO of Global Endeavors, with extensive experience in executive and management positions in economic matters, financial, banking and development policies.
2. Bernardo José Alfaro Araya, Costa Rican, civil engineer. His professional experience highlights include the positions of General Manager of the National Bank of Costa Rica, General Superintendent of Financial Entities in his country and Deputy General Manager of Risk and Credit of the National Bank of Costa Rica, with extensive experience in development banking, commercial banking, investment banking and banking supervision.
3. Celina María Padilla de O’Byrne, Salvadoran, attorney. Her professional experience highlights include the positions of Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Banco Hipotecario of El Salvador, Legal Manager of Banking, Business and Government and Manager of International Affairs and Special Projects of Banco Agrícola of El Salvador, with extensive experience in the financial sector.
4. Enrique Alberto Cañas Jiménez, Salvadoran, financier. His professional experience highlights include the positions of Executive Director for El Salvador and Head of the Financial Markets Division of the IDB and different positions at the World Bank, with extensive experience in the financial sector, consulting, investment banking and multilateral banking.
5. Hugo Rolando Noé Pino, Honduran, economist. His professional experience highlights include the positions of President of the Central Bank of Honduras, Secretary of Finance of his country and Executive Director for Central America of the IDB, being a professional with extensive experience in management positions in entities of the financial sector, multilateral entities, research and teaching.
6. Jaime Roberto Díaz Palacios, Guatemalan, economist. His professional experience highlights include the positions of Executive Vice President of CABEI, Senior Advisor to the Executive Director at the World Bank and Executive Director of the National Competitiveness Program-PRONACOM, with extensive experience in financial development and creation of political reforms.

As the next step in the selection process for the new Executive President of CABEI, the Bank's Board of Directors will proceed to interview the proposed people during its session corresponding to the month of October of this year, which will begin on Monday, the 23rd of this month. From this, if deemed appropriate, the shortlist will be created that will be submitted to the consideration of the Board of Governors of the Institution, a body that, in accordance with the regulations in force at the Bank, is responsible for electing said official from among the selected shortlist of three.

For this purpose, the Bank's Board of Directors has convened a meeting of the Board of Governors on November 17.

It should be noted that, in accordance with the regulations that govern the process, both the Board of Directors and the Board of Governors have the power to request that more candidates be presented to them if they deem it appropriate.