Bio

Hugo Horta was previously the Country Head and CEO at Credicorp Capital Chile (“CC”), where he led the strategy and business operation on the local franchise based in Santiago. Hugo was at the same time, the Regional Head of Corporate Finance for CC, where he was responsible for all M&A, DCM, ECM, Structured Loans and Project Finance deals in Peru, Chile, and Colombia. Prior to joining Credicorp Capital, Hugo was Partner at IM Trust, Head of Sales at BBVA and started his professional career at Citibank. Hugo is a capital markets expert where he has led the main Structured Transactions and Bond Placements issued in Chile, Peru, and Colombia in local and international formats in amounts totaling over US$15 billion for clients like Falabella, BCI, Arauco, Nexa Resources, Kallpa, Rutas de Lima and Hunt Oil among others. In this role as CEO, he has been responsible for the Asset Management, Private Banking and Brokerage business. Hugo has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and 14 years in sales and trading working in Santiago, Chicago, and Lima. Hugo obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1994 and obtained an MBA degree at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2002. Hugo is part of the 2019 SEP at Stanford University, where he is founding partner of Reaction Partners – A global Impact Investment Fund. Hugo lives in Chile, with his wife and three kids and he dedicates some of his time as member of the economic committee of Fundación Las Rosas, which focuses on primary care for the elderly; Board Member at Fundacion IMT CC, which provides pro bono advisory for a broad range of ONG and Foundations, and as Board Member at Bolsa Electrica de Chile.