Fernando José Víquez Salazar
President Director
Master of Business Administration from the National University, San Diego, California, United States. He is President and owner operator of Hotel Pumilio S.A.; he was General Manager of Soluciones de Pago MB S.A.; General Manager of Banco de Soluciones BANSOL; Deputy General Manager of Banco de Costa Rica; Director of products and marketing of Scotibank de Costa Rica; held positions of Director of Personal Banking – Credit and Collection Manager – Credit Card Manager of Banco Interfin; was Financial Manager of Banco Banex.
He is currently a Director of the General Board of Directors of Banco de Costa Rica; Director of the Board of Directors of Operadora de Planes de Pensiones Complementararias S.A., of the BCR; and Director of the Board of Directors of BCR Sociedad Administradora de Fondos de Inversión S.A.
Marvin Arias Aguilar
First Vice-President
Bachelor of Business Administration. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Banco Popular and of Desarrollo Comunal, President of the Board of Directors of Popular Fondo de Inversión, SAFI and has participated in Commissions and Committees of the same bank. He worked 36 years at the National Bank, an institution in which he held various positions, standing out as Auditor General, the last position held in the entity. In addition, he was Deputy General Manager, General Accountant, Head of Banking Marketing and Financial Analyst in the Credit Department. He has been characterized by achieving the professionalization and technical training of Audit staff, as well as promote the greater growth of the productive asset in the credit portfolio as a base on the strength of the patrimonial adequacy.
He is currently President of the General Board of Directors of the National Bank of Costa Rica; Director at CORBANA; and Director of the Corporate Audit Committee of BNCR.
Mahity Flores Flores
Second Vice-President
Graduated in Public Accounting, she worked for more than 12 years in different positions in Correos de Costa Rica, being her last position as Administration and Finance Manager.
She is currently President of the General Board of Directors of Banco de Costa Rica; Director of Sociedad Administradora de Fondos de Inversión S.A. (BCR); in addition, Director of BCR Corredora de Seguros S.A.
Néstor Solís Bonilla
Director – Secretary
Lawyer and notary. Bachelor of Business Administration with emphasis in Finance from UCR. He has held executive positions in the Costa Rican financial sector in different agro-industrial corporations and in the hotel activity.
He is currently a Director of the General Board of Directors of Banco de Costa Rica; Director of the Board of Directors of BCR Pensions; Director of the Board of Directors of BCR Valores Puesto de Bolsa, S.A.
José Manuel Arias Porras
Director – Treasurer
Economist and Master in Business Administration from the INCAE Business School, with extensive experience in financial companies. He has held various financial positions in pensions, regulatory compliance, trusts, among others. Likewise, he served as General Manager of BAC San José Pensiones OPPC, S.A and as Compliance Officer of the BAC-Credomatic Group. Also, in 1988 he held the Head of Credit Cards at the National Bank of Costa Rica, leading the team that launched this product to the market. He held the Head of Financial Analysis at the National Bank of Costa Rica. He is recognized for his career in teaching at the University of Costa Rica, in the careers of Economics, Business Administration, he has also taught courses in the master’s degrees of “Banking and Capital Markets and Business Economics” and “Business Management”.
He is currently Director of the General Board of Directors of the National Bank of Costa Rica; President of the Board of Directors of BN Vital OPC S.A.; Director of the Board of Directors of BN Valores Puesto de Bolsa S.A.; and President of the Corporate Risk Committee.
Lidia Marjorie Jiménez Varela
Independent Director
Degree in Economics and Master in Economics, Banking and Capital Markets. She has taken courses in banking and finance and has extensive experience in these subjects. She worked for public banks and regulatory entities inside and outside the country.
She is currently Director of the Board of Directors of BCR Complementary Pension Operator; and Director of the Board of Directors of BCR Corredora de Seguros S.A.
Maricela Alpízar Chacón
Independent Director
Degree in Law and Notary Public from the University of Costa Rica, graduated from a Master’s Degree in Labor Law and Social Security from the UNED. She has a postgraduate specialization in Commercial Companies from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; studies in Human Resources Administration from the UCR and Specialization in Taxes from the TEC. She has extensive experience in notarial law, comprehensive advice on foreign investment, corporate, immigration, labor, banking, corporate and new investment law. She is a founding partner of ACS FIRMA DE ABOGADOS, a law firm in which she practices her profession liberally.
She is currently Director of the General Board of Directors of the National Bank of Costa Rica; President of the Board of Directors of BNCR Investment Fund Management Company (BNCR SAFI); Director of the Board of Directors of BN Corredora de Seguros S.A.; and President of the Corporate Compliance Committee.
