Maria Cristina Vila de van Hoorde

Maria Cristina Vila de Van Hoorde has extensive work experience in the legal departments of various banking institutions in Panama. Maria Cristina started their career in 1993 as an Associate Lawyer at SUCRE | ARIAS | REYES, focusing on corporate matters in the banking, insurance, and securities sectors. Maria Cristina then joined the Superintendencia de Bancos de Panamá in 1998 as a Lawyer, where they provided assessment and training to banks and handled inquiries related to pension funds, trusts, and general banking matters. In 1999, they became the Manager of the Trust Department at Banco Continental de Panama, later known as Banco General, where they oversaw offshore banking operations. In 2004, they joined Citibank N.A. Panama branch & Banco Citibank (Panama), S.A. as the Senior Vice President of the Legal Department, subsequently serving as the Vice President of the Legal and Compliance Department of the merged vehicle. Since 2013, Maria has held the position of Vice President of the Legal Department and General Secretary at BANISTMO, where they are also a director in several subsidiaries and leads the Legal and Corporate Governance teams. Maria Cristina has been involved in significant transactions, such as the launch of the fintech platform Nequi and the sale of SOHO, the largest real estate transaction in Panama. Throughout their career, Maria has demonstrated expertise in legal and regulatory matters in the banking industry.

Maria Cristina Vila de Van Hoorde has an extensive education history. Maria Cristina completed a Management Program for Lawyers at Yale University in 2018. Prior to that, they attended The New York Institute of Finance and obtained a degree in Fundamentals of the Security Industry Program in 2001. In 1997, Maria participated in the Program of Instruction for Lawyers at Harvard Law School. Maria Cristina also holds a Master's degree in Commercial Law (LLM) from The University of Texas at Austin, which they completed between 1996 and 1997. Maria's undergraduate education was at Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua, where they graduated with a Bachelor of Law and Political Science with Honors (Licenciatura en Derecho y Ciencias Politicas) between 1991 and 1995. Additionally, they completed certifications in Fundamentos de Fintech o finanza tecnológica and Fundamentos de transformación digital: Tecnologías clave from LinkedIn in May 2020. The information regarding their earlier education is not provided.