Sonia Villalobos

Sonia J.S. Villalobos joined the Board of LATAM Airlines in August 2018. Mrs. Sonia is a Brazilian citizen and a regular member of the Boards of Petrobras and Telefónica Vivo, both in her country.

She is a founding partner of the company Villalobos Consultoria since 2009 and a professor of post-graduate courses in finance at Insper since 2016. Between 2005 and 2009, she was the Manager of Funds in Latin America, in Chile, managing mutual and institutional funds of Larrain Vial AGF. From 1996 to 2002, she was responsible for Private Equity investments in Brazil, Argentina and Chile for Bassini, Playfair & Associates, LLC. As of 1989 she was Head of Research of Banco Garantia. She graduated in Public Administration from EAESP / FGV in 1984 and was Master in Finance from the same institution in 2004. She was the first person to receive the CFA certification in Latin America, in 1994.

As a volunteer, she participates in the Board of the CFA Society Brazil, a non-profit association that brings together nearly 1,000 professionals who hold the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification in Brazil.