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Executive officers - IFS
| Name | Position | Year of birth | Year Appointed | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Felipe Castellanos López-Torres | Chief Executive Officer | 1970 | 2013 | Male |
| Gonzalo José Basadre Brazzini | Deputy Chief Executive Officer | 1970 | 2013 | Male |
| Michela Casassa Ramat | Chief Financial Officer | 1973 | 2012 | Female |
| Juan Antonio Castro Molina | General Counsel | 1971 | 2006 | Male |
| Liliana Elcira Vera Villacorta | Chief Accounting Officer | 1974 | 2006 | Female |
| Ernesto Giancarlo Ferrero Merino | Investor Relations Officer | 1973 | 2014 | Male |
| Katia Mercedes Lung Won | Chief Compliance Officer | 1968 | 2016 | Female |
| Peter Roekaert Embrechts | Internal Auditor | 1967 | 2020 | Male |
| Zelma Acosta-Rubio | Chief Sustainability Officer | 1965 | 2022 | Female |
| Carlos Tori Grande | Executive Vice President of Payments | 1976 | 2022 | Male |
Luis Felipe Castellanos López-Torres
Mr. Castellanos has served as IFS’ Chief Executive Officer since April 2013 and as Interbank’s Chief Executive Officer since January 2011. Mr. Castellanos is also one of Interseguro’s directors since his appointment in April 2019. Mr. Castellanos joined Interbank in 2006 as the Chief Executive Officer of Interfondos. He has served as Interbank’s Vice President for Retail Banking and Manager of the Mortgage and Real Estate Division. Previously, he was a Director in the investment banking division at Citigroup Global Markets in New York. Before joining Citigroup, Mr. Castellanos was responsible for the treasury department at Minera Yanacocha S.A. Mr. Castellanos received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Universidad del Pacífico and a master’s degree in business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Gonzalo José Basadre Brazzini
Mr. Basadre has served as IFS’ Deputy Chief Executive Officer since April 2013. Mr. Basadre is also the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Interseguro since 2012. Previously, he was the Vice President of Investments (Chief Investment Officer) of Interseguro. He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Universidad del Pacífico in Lima and a master’s degree of business administration from Harvard University.
Michela Casassa Ramat
Mrs. Casassa has served as IFS’ Chief Financial Officer and as Interbank’s Chief Financial Officer since September 2012. Mrs. Casassa joined Interbank in September 2011 as Head of Strategic Planning. Prior to joining Interbank, she served as Head of Strategy for Corporate and Investment Banking at Banco de Crédito del Perú in Lima and Unicredit in Munich, and Head of Strategy for the International Division of Unicredit in Milan and Istanbul. She has also worked at The Boston Consulting Group in Milan and Citibank in Lima. Mrs. Casassa holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Universidad de Lima and a master’s in business administration with a specialization in finance from the SDA Bocconi in Milan.
Juan Antonio Castro Molina
Mr. Castro is Corporate Legal Vice President for Intercorp Group, and General Counsel for IFS since its incorporation. Mr. Castro also serves as member of the board of Universidad Tecnológica del Peru and other companies of the Intercorp Group. Mr. Castro was previously employed at Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr in Washington D.C. and has also served as chief of staff to the Prime Minister of Peru (2001). Mr. Castro received a degree in law from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, a master’s of laws degree from the University of Virginia where he attended as a Fulbright scholar, a master’s degree in business administration from Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, and he has attended senior management programs at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Liliana Elcira Vera Villacorta
Mrs. Vera has served as IFS’ Chief Accounting Officer since our formation. Ms. Vera served as Accounting Manager of Interbank from 2003 to 2011. From 1998 to 2002, Ms. Vera was a senior analyst at EY Peru. Ms. Vera received a degree in accounting from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and a master’s degree in business administration from INCAE Business School.
Ernesto Giancarlo Ferrero Merino
Mr. Ferrero was appointed as IFS’ Investor Relations Officer in July 2014. Previously he served as Interbank’s Head of Financial Management since February 2012. Mr. Ferrero joined Interbank in November 2010 as Deputy Head of Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Interbank, he served as Corporate and Investment Banking Vice President at BBVA Banco Continental and General Manager at BBVA Continental Bolsa. Mr. Ferrero holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Universidad del Pacífico, as well as a master’s degree in business administration from the Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, The Netherlands.
Katia Mercedes Lung Won
Mrs. Lung was appointed as IFS’ Chief Compliance Officer in March 2016. She also serves as Chief Compliance Officer of Interbank since 2012. Prior to joining Interbank, Mrs. Lung served as Vice President Project Manager for Suntrust Bank in Miami, Florida in the International Wealth Management Division and as Vice President BSA/AML Compliance Officer for BNP Paribas Agency and the General Security Principal (Broker Dealer) for BNP Paribas Investment Services. Ms. Lung holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida International University (Cum Laude), and a master’s degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University, as well as, a CP/AML FIBA and a Six Sigma Certification—Green Belt.
Peter Roekaert Embrechts
Mr. Roekaert was appointed as IFS’ Internal Auditor in June 2020. Since September 2019 Mr. Roekaert has been in charge of SOX and internal control implementation at IFS and subsidiaries. Previously he served as Interbank’s Head of Credit Risk Monitoring and Recovery – Commercial Banking since December 2006. Prior to that he was Deputy Head of Recovery – Commercial Banking since January 2004 and worked at Interbank’s Corporate Banking Division since July 1996. Mr. Roekaert holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Universidad del Pacífico, as well as a master’s degree in business administration from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.
Zelma Acosta-Rubio
Mrs. Acosta-Rubio has served as IFS’ Chief Sustainability Officer since March 2022, as Interbank’s General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors since April 2007, and as Executive Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs since 2018. Mrs. Acosta-Rubio also serves as Chief Diversity Officer for Intercorp since 2018, as well as a director of several related companies of Interbank, including, La Fiduciaria S.A. (related under SBS rules) and Intertítulos. Previously, she served as Director at Compañía de Servicios Conexos Expressnet. Before joining Interbank, Mrs. Acosta-Rubio worked at Clifford Chance in London and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in New York. Mrs. Acosta-Rubio received a law degree from the Universidad Católica Andres Bello in Caracas, a master’s degree in comparative jurisprudence from New York University, a master’s degree in international banking law from Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law at Boston University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Management School at Universidad de Piura. In addition, she attended courses on governance and corporate social responsibility at Harvard Business School.Mrs. Acosta-Rubio is admitted to the New York State Bar.
Carlos Tori Grande
Mr. Tori has served as IFS’s Executive Vice President of Payments since June 2022, and as Interbank’s Executive Vice President of Payments Ecosystem since August 2022. At Interbank, he has previously served as Vice President of Retail Banking and Channels since March 2021, as Vice President of Retail Banking since December 2016 and as Vice President for Distribution Channels since February 2014. In addition, Mr. Tori serves as a director of Servitebca and PMP. Mr. Tori joined Interbank in 2009 as Head of the Corporate Finance team. Previously, Mr. Tori had served as a director of Interfondos, Compañía de Servicios Conexos Expressnet and Pagos Digitales Peruanos. Prior to joining Interbank, Mr. Tori worked for Citigroup and BankBoston. Prior to 2009, he served as an Investment Banking Associate at Merrill Lynch’s Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Tori received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas A&M University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. In addition, he attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
