Alfredo Rodriguez

Senior Credit Risk Officer

Inter-American Development Bank · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Present

Responsible for the credit risk oversight on issuer and counter party risk on the investment and derivatives portfolio of the bank. 

Senior Credit Risk Officer

Inter-American Development Bank · Washington, DC

Provided credit risk oversight to the assigned Non Sovereign Guaranteed Financial Institutions and Funds loan and guarantee portfolio in Latin America. Facilitated risk based analysis and prudent decision making of complex and innovative products and transactions. Contributed to improve risk awareness and working relationship with business partners. Designed and drafted the Operational Risk Framework of IDB, and successfully built the consensus necessary to obtain approval and initiate its implementation.

Director Commercial Bank Group

Citigroup · Cairo, Egypt

Led the Commercial Bank Group tasked with developing and executing the business plan of Citigroup’s SME, Local Corporates, Financial Institutions, and Multinationals customer base in Egypt. Selected, hired and lead a team of 15 professionals. Developed and implemented Citigroup Egypt’s Commercial Group’s business strategy to grow the Commercial Bank customer base, and executed the timely revision of the strategy to address deterioration in the global and local business environment.

Director Trade for Financial Institutions for Latin America

Citigroup · Miami, Fla

Provided product support for a team of 44 professionals in 20 countries in Latin America on origination and structuring of short term trade and structured trade transactions. Aligned and coordinated global and regional resources to drive the business plan of the region.

Director Financial Institutions Group - Colombia

Citigroup · Bogota, Colombia

Led the Financial Institutions Group responsible for developing and executing the business plan of Citigroup’s Financial Institutions customer base in Colombia. Supervised of a team of 5 professionals covering over 100 customers. Jointly responsible for the analysis and credit approval of Citigroup Financial institutions customer base in Colombia. Led the change in business strategy in response to an arising financial crisis that forced the liquidation of 20% of the banks in Colombia, successfully avoiding credit losses on the loan exposure to banks.

Director Sme Group

Citigroup · Bogota, Colombia

Developed and implemented the business plan and created the business unit responsible for the development of the business relationship with medium and small sized corporates for Citibank in Colombia. Provided risk oversight and approval of all credit facilities within the assigned customer base Selected, hired and supervised 19 professionals. Earned a global recognition on best country implementation of this global initiative. Actively monitored and managed the loan portfolio to keep credit costs within budgeted limits despite acquiring customers in recessive economic environment. Supported fellow group heads in the region (Central America, Ecuador, Peru) in further improving their business.