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.

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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.

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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.

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Mr. Castro is Legal Director for Intercorp Group, and General Counsel for IFS since its incorporation. Mr. Castro also serves as member of the board of Universidad Tecnológica del Perú 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 masters 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 Ibáñez, and he has attended senior management programs at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Mrs. Vera has served as IFS’ Chief Accounting Officer since its constitution. Mrs. Vera served as Accounting Manager of Interbank from 2003 to 2011. From 1998 to 2002, Mrs. Vera was a senior analyst at Paredes, Burga & Asociados Sociedad Civil de Responsabilidad Limitada, a member firm of Ernst & Young Global. Mrs. 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.

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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.

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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 in business administration from Nova Southeastern University, as well as, a CP/AML FIBA and a Six Sigma Certification—Green Belt.

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Mr. Roekaert was appointed as IFS’ Internal Auditor in June 2020.  Since September 2019, Mr. Roekaert is 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.

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Mrs. Acosta-Rubio has served as IFS’ Chief Sustainability Officer since March 2022 and as Interbank’s Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs since 2018. Mrs. Acosta-Rubio joined Interbank in 2007 as General Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Acosta-Rubio also serves as Chief Diversity Officer for Intercorp Peru since 2018. 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 Andrés 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. Mrs. Acosta-Rubio is admitted to the Caracas and New York State Bar.

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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.

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