Fred Obediente

Fred Obediente is the Socio Director at INDESA Capital, where they have been creating value for companies and investors since 2006 through strategic opportunity identification and transformation processes. With extensive experience in financial and economic advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity, Fred previously served as VP of Channels and Marketing at Banco Continental de Panama from 2001 to 2006 and as CFO at Copa Airlines from 1994 to 2001, where they played a key role in the airline's transformation. Fred also holds independent director positions at Promed, TELERED, and Compañía Inmobiliaria San Felipe, and they earned an MBA in Finance and International Business from Columbia University. They completed a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management and Economics at Purdue University and a Licenciado en Contabilidad at Universidad de Panamá.