Oriol Rius

Chief Executive Officer

2024 - Current

Finance & IR Committee Member

2022 - 2023

Microlending company providing outstanding entrepreneur women with financing at a significant lower cost through an innovative technological solution.

Chief Financial Officer

2023

The bridge to Digital Inclusion: an AI solution trained to turn digital onboarding challenges into opportunities. ADA is the first conversational, intelligent and empathetic onboarding service that connects the less digitized segment with products and services of their interest.

Venture Partner

2021

Representative of Alaya Capital in NYC regarding investor relations, pipeline generation and portfolio company acceleration and expansion to new geographies.

Co-Founder

2020 - 2023

An advisory Impact Investments company for the Agro companies in Latin America.

Head of Corporate Finance Solutions

2016 - 2020

Head of Corporate Finance Solutions in BPI, Miami (2016-2019) Bridge Santander’s investment banking capabilities to the top private banking clients in Latin America. • Provided Structured Financing through accurate Secured Lending analysis of the clients’ portfolios. • Offered Solutions to Corporate activity needs regarding M&A and their access to Capital Markets.

MD Corporate Finance - Santander Investment Securities Inc

2013 - 2016

Responsible for Equity Capital Markets and CED in NY, as well as the coordination of the LatAm team’s businesses. • Managed Global Coordinator roles for IPO of Santander Consumer USA & multiple Latin American companies.

Managing Director

2009 - 2013

Responsible for Equity Derivatives Sales in Latin America, Madrid Headquarters (2009-2012) Coordination of local teams in the region and bridge products, policies and procedures for Santander’s capabilities of Equity Derivatives and Structured Products. • Built teams and increased scope of business enhancing activity with other asset classes and areas

Director of Structured Clients Solutions for Latin America

2005 - 2009

Provided tailor-made solutions to Latin American Institutions and Corporate. Responsible for Equity Structuring Successfully executed sizable Equity Derivatives transactions, especially with Institutions in Mexico, Peru and Colombia, and with Mexican Corporate clients.  Awarded ‘Deal of the Year 2006’ by Structured Products Magazine for an Equity-linked $130 million issuance.  Advised local industry regulators on the implementation of new policies and market regulations.  Speaker at Euromoney and Structured Products Americas Conferences, as well as in numerous ML client events

Head of Sales

1999 - 2005

Structuring & Marketing of products, ideas and hedging instruments to local banks in Latin America  Advised Latin American Governments & Central Banks, US & Latin American Corporate and Investors on managing risks on portfolios and balance sheet.  Led a team with different investment bank activities and a variety of profiles toward successfully achieving a challenging budget

Institutional Sales

1997 - 1999

 Managed relationship with main subsidiaries of the BBV Group for hedging solutions and enhanced returns.

Sales & Trading / Treasurer Caixabank

1993 - 1997

Managed Treasury of the banks owned 100% by “la Caixa” during the last year.  Coordinated policies and activity with financial group’s treasurer.  Headed Clients Sales Desk. Commercial Treasury for Clients’ needs of Treasury Products.  Multiplied flows and income annually from the entities start-up to a profitable business.