Who is María Palacios, the first woman to become president of the Caja Arequipa board of directors?

Who is María Palacios, the first woman to become president of the Caja Arequipa board of directors?

Achievement. She is not only the first woman president in Caja Arequipa, but also the second to assume a position of such magnitude in the entire system of municipal savings banks in Peru.

In 37 years of institutional life, for the first time, Caja Arequipa elected a woman as president of the board of directors. Is about Maria Pia Palacios McBridewho, in addition, is the second lady to hold such an important position in the entire system of municipal savings banks in Peru.

Palacios McBride succeeds José Málaga Málaga in office, after his election on January 24. Meanwhile, they appointed César Arriaga Pacheco in the vice-presidency of the financial entity.

Work and academic trajectory

As detailed by Caja Arequipa, the new president and representative on the board as an independent member appointed by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Arequipa has experience in business consulting, organizational strategy, good corporate governance and human management.

Likewise, she was a director in companies in the textile, mass consumption, financial and education sectors. She graduated with honors from the Master of Business Administration from INCAE Business School and from the Adolfo Ibáñez University of Chile with a mention in Politics and Business Economics. He also studied in the Corporate Governance Program at the Yale School of Management and in the PAD of the University of Piura.

Currently, Caja Arequipa has 206 offices throughout the country with a credit balance of more than 7,500 million soles.

Source: Larepublica

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