Miguel Heras - Foreign Trade Chairman of the Board
| BLX Stock | USD 38.00 0.20 0.52% |
Chairman
Mr. Miguel Heras is the Director of the Company since April 16, 2015. Since 1999, Mr. Heras has served as Executive Director and as a member of the board of Inversiones Bahia, Ltd. in Panama, the largest investment group in Central America, focusing on the financial, infrastructure, real estate, and communications markets. He currently leads the private equity and VC efforts of the group. Mr. Heras also serves on various other boards throughout Latin America including Cable Onda since 2009, Sistemas de Generacin S.A., Televisora Nacional and Bahia Motors since 2007, and Industrias Panama Boston since 1999. Mr. Heras has served as Director of the Biodiversity Museum from 2008 to 2014, and Banco Continental de Panama from 2002 to 2007 and was also a member of its ALCO Committee. Mr. Heras was the negotiator for the acquisition of several banking institutions, and in 2007 led the negotiation for the merger of Banco Continental with Banco General to create one of the largest banks in Central America. Mr. Heras was also a member of the board of directors of Amnet Telecommunications Holdings, the leading provider of pay TV and triple play services in Central America from 2005 to 2008, Tricom from 2009 to 2014, Vice Chairman of the board of Cable and Wireless Inc. from 1997 to 1999 and a member of the board of the Panamanian Stock Exchange from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Heras was Minister of the Treasury of the Republic of Panama from 1996 to 1998 and President of the Council on Foreign Trade. He served as Vice Minister of the Treasury from 1994 to 1996 since 2019.
| Age | 50 |
| Tenure | 6 years |
| Phone | 507 210 8500 |
| Web | https://www.bladex.com |
Foreign Trade Management Efficiency
The company has Return on Asset of 0.0182 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.0182 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.162 %, implying that it generated $0.162 on every 100 dollars invested. Foreign Trade's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Foreign Trade manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.Similar Executives
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Management Performance
| Return On Equity | 0.16 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.0182 |
Foreign Trade Bank Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Foreign Trade's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Foreign Trade inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Foreign. The board's role is to monitor Foreign Trade's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Foreign Trade's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Foreign Trade's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Joao Pecego, Independent Director | ||
| Ana Mendez, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, IR Contact Officer | ||
| Eduardo Hecker, Director | ||
| Tatiana Calzada, Executive Officer | ||
| Ricardo Arango, Secretary | ||
| Mario Covo, Director | ||
| Jorge Cordoba, Executive Vice President Chief Audit Officer | ||
| Sergio Olarte, Chief Economist | ||
| Olazhir Ledezma, Executive Planning | ||
| Miguel Heras, Chairman of the Board | ||
| Javier Fraga, Chairman of the Board | ||
| Alexandra Aguirre, Director | ||
| Roland Holst, Independent Director | ||
| Adriana Forero, Executive Officer | ||
| Samuel Canineu, Executive Officer | ||
| Jorge Real, Senior Vice President Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Board of Directors | ||
| Isela Costantini, Director | ||
| Eduardo CPA, Executive Markets | ||
| Herminio Blanco, Independent Director | ||
| Alejandro Tizzoni, Executive Vice President Chief Risk Officer | ||
| Carlos Baene, Executive Officer | ||
| Jorge Salas, Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Jose Garzon, Independent Director | ||
| Erica Lijtztain, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President | ||
| Alejandro Jaramillo, Executive Vice President Chief Commercial Officer | ||
| Eduardo Vivone, Executive Vice President Treasury and Capital Markets | ||
| Jessica Janson, Vice Investment | ||
| Monica Cosulich, Senior Relations |
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| Return On Equity | 0.16 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.0182 | ||||
| Profit Margin | 0.72 % | ||||
| Operating Margin | 0.70 % | ||||
| Current Valuation | 4.29 B | ||||
| Shares Outstanding | 28.36 M | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 33.61 % | ||||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 89.59 K | ||||
| Price To Earning | 10.00 X | ||||
| Price To Book | 1.05 X |
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