Bio

Martin E. Diaz Plata is a Managing Partner of Capital Group Private Markets with primary responsibility for Latin America and Emerging Europe and the Middle East. He has been a member of the Investment Committee/Portfolio Management Committee since 2012. Prior to joining the Private Markets team in 2003, Martin spent seven years with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, first as an investment banking associate, and later as a principal of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, in New York and Buenos Aires. Prior to that, he spent three years with Corporación Financiera del Valle in Bogota in asset management and brokerage positions. Martin is a graduate of Universidad Externado de Colombia and holds an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. Martin serves on the board of directors of several portfolio companies including D1, Tanner Servicios Financieros, Eaton Towers, and O Telhar. He was previously a director of Arcos Dorados, Jumbo Retail Argentina S.A. and Peñaflor S.A. Martin also serves on the board of directors of the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, where he is chairman of the Public Policy and Global Standards Council, and as vice chairman of the British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce.