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Executive officers - PMP/Izipay

Name Position Year of birth Year Appointed Gender
Luis Felipe Venturo Denegri Chief Executive Officer 1970 2015 Male
Virginia Blume Santacroce Chief Financial Officer 1972 2024 Female
Demian Arturo Ballón Espinoza Chief Operations Officer 1974 2021 Male
Christian Ramón Alavarado Pérez Chief Marketing, Sales & Product Officer 1975 2016 Male
Jorge Luis Valdivia Chávez Chief Technology Officer 1962 2016 Male
Paola Rosa María Rodríguez Rodríguez Chief Executive Risks & Compliance Officer 1971 2016 Female
Arnaldo Rivera Vélez Chief Human Resources Officer 1971 2015 Male

Luis Felipe Venturo Denegri

Mr. Venturo has been PMP’s Chief Executive Officer since April 2015. Before joining PMP, he had occupied the position of Retail Banking Vice President at Banco Falabella from 2008 to 2014. He received a bachelor’s degree in Science from Babson College, and a master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance and Marketing from Kellogg Graduate School.


Virginia Blume Santacroce

Virginia Blume Santacroce started as PMP’s Chief Financial Officer in February 2024. Before joining PMP, she had been Finance Director for Compañía Peruana de Radiodifusión S.A. (America Televisión) from 2020 until December 2023, and previously CFO for DirecTv Peru from 2011 to 2020. She received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Lima and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University.


Demian Arturo Ballón Espinoza

Mr. Ballón has been PMP’s Chief Operations Officer since October 2021, having previously been PMP`s Manager of POS Network Operations since September 2020. From 2014 to 2019, Mr. Espinoza was the Controller and Chief Technology Officer at Pesquera Exalmar S.A.A. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Universidad Ricardo Palma, and a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.


Christian Ramón Alavarado Pérez

Mr. Pérez has been PMP’s Chief Marketing, Sales & Product Officer since November 2016. Previously, he had been the Chief of Markets and Marketing of Entel from 2012 to 2016. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad del Pacífico, and a master’s degree in Medex Executive MBA from Universidad de Piura.


Jorge Luis Valdivia Chávez

Mr. Valdivia has been PMP’s Chief Technology Officer since August 2015. Before joining PMP, he was the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of Unibanca (2012-2014), where he had previously held positions of Chief Systems and Operation Officer (2004-2012), Chief Systems Officer (2002-2003), Systems Deputy (2000- 2002) Support Chief Engineer (1996-2000) and Communication Support Engineer (1994-1995). He received a bachelor’s degree in science with a major in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and a master´s degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Universidad ESAN.


Paola Rosa María Rodríguez Rodríguez

Mrs. Rodríguez has been PMP’s Chief Executive Risks & Compliance Officer since April 2016. She had previously held a position of Accountant and Internal Auditor on Banco de Crédito del Perú S.A. – BCP and in other companies of the Credicorp Group for nineteen years. She received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Universidad Ricardo Palma, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez.


Arnaldo Rivera Vélez

Mr. Rivera has been PMP’s Chief Human Resources Officer since June 2015; having previously been a Non-Monetary Compensation Manager from 2010 to 2015. He received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Universidad de Lima, a Master in Business Administration from Centrum PUCP Business School and an International Master in Leadership from EADA Business School.