Corporate Governance
Lic. Eduardo J. Escasany
Chairman
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Alternate Director
Alternate Director
Alternate Director
Alternate Director
Alternate Director
Chairman
Mr. Escasany obtained a degree in economics at the Universidad Católica Argentina. He was associated with Banco Galicia from 1973 to 2002. He was appointed to Banco Galicia’s board of directors in 1975. In 1979, he was elected as the vice chairman and from 1989 to 2002 he served as the chairman of Banco Galicia’s board of directors and its chief executive officer. Additionally, he was Director of the Institute of International Finance and President of Casa Escasany (Jewelry and Watches).
He served as Vice president of the Argentine Banking Association from 1989 to 1993 and as President from 1993 to 2002. In 2005, he joined Grupo Financiero Galicia as a Director.
Currently, Mr. Escasany is the Chairman of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he has held since 2010. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Foundation Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires.
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Gutiérrez obtained a degree in business administration at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
He has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1985, where he served in different positions. He was manager of Private Banking, Manager of the Investment Department, Manager of the Risk Management Department, he was also Finance Manager and finally, he was Manager of the Financial Area. In 2005, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Banco Galicia as Titular Director and in 2012 he was elected Vice president of Banco Galicia.
In 2003, he joined Grupo Financiero Galicia as an Alternate Director.
Actually, he is the Vice president of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he has held since 2010.
He is also, Titular Director of Tarjetas Regionales, Tarjeta Naranja and Lifetime Member of the Foundation Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires.
Director
Mr. Braun obtained a degree in industrial engineering at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He was associated with Banco Galicia from 1984 to 2002.
Actually, he is Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he has held since 1999.
Also, he is the chairman of Estancia Anita S.A., Importadora y Exportadora de la Patagonia and Tarjetas del Mar S.A.; Vice president of the Asociación de Supermercados Unidos (ASU) and the Asociación Empresaria Argentina (AEA). He is also, Head Member of the Cámara Argentina de Comercio in representation of the ASU.
Director
Mr. Gutiérrez obtained a degree in Economics from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He joined Banco Galicia in 1988, where he held different positions. He served as Private Banking Manager, International Sales Manager and Executive Director of the London –UK and New York-USA business units. In 2015, he was appointed as General Manager of Galicia Seguros, position he held until March 2021.
Actually, he is Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, position he held since April 2021.
Director
Mrs. Estecho obtained a degree in accounting at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She has also completed specialized training programs in the areas of Human Resources, Risk and Executive Management at the Universidad Austral.
She held different positions at Banco Galicia since 1976 to 2016 in the areas of Finance, Planning and Risk Management.
Actually, she is a regular director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, position she held since April 2019.
Director
Mr. Tomas Braun obtained a degree in Economics and a master’s in finance at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and a MS in Business at Stanford Graduate School of Business in the U.S.
He joined Banco Galicia, where he developed leaderships roles in sales, marketing, and business development.
During the last years Tomas Braun has led product development as Director of Product at LendingFront, a NYC based Fintech startup.
Actually, he is a Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, position he has held since April 2021.
He is also, General Partner at Kalei Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups in Latin America.
Director
Mr. Vila Moret has joined Banco Galicia in 1997, where he served until May 2002.
Since June 2002, he has been serving as Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia.
Also, he is Titular Director of El Benteveo S.A. and Santa Ofelia S.A.
Director
Mr. Maxwell obtained a degree in national public accounting at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and completed the High Management Program of IAE Business School (Harvard Business School – University of Navarra).
He developed his professional career at Deloitte & Co. S.A., where, after being promoted to Audit Partner and leading the Audit business in Argentina, he reached the position of CEO of Argentina and LATCO (15 countries) and titular member of the Board of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Currently, he is a Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A., a position he has held since 2020.
He is also, the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Llorente & Cuenca (LLYC), Titular Director of José M. Alladio e Hijos S.A. and titular syndic of LIAG Argentina S.A. and Importadora y Exportadora del Norte S.A. He is also titular member of the Boards of Directors of the Asociación Argentina de Cultura Inglesa, Club Champagnat and the Rotary Club of Buenos Aires and Accounts Reviewer of the Harvard Club of Argentina.
Director
Mr. Alejandro Asrin obtained a degree in law at the National University of Córdoba. He is also graduated from the Intensive Program in Business Management at I.A.E.
He has been associated with Tarjeta Naranja S.A. since the beginning of its activities and served as Vice President of the Company from 1999 to 2002.
Actually, he is a Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he has held since April 2002.
He is also Chairman of Tarjeta Naranja.
Alternate Director
Mr. Grinenco obtained a degree in economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina and a master’s in business administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
He has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1977. He has served as an alternate director of Grupo Financiero Galicia since September 2001 and as the vice chairman from April 2003 to 2011. Additionally, he was member of the Audit Committee of Banco Galicia from 2009 to 2012.
He is 1st Vice president of the Argentine Banck Association (ADEBA), Alternate Director of Tarjetas Regionales and Alternate Member of the Foundation of Banco Galicia y Buenos Aires.
Alternate Director
Mrs. Bertolino obtained a degree in law from Universidad de Buenos Aires. She joined Banco Galicia in 1972 and has held positions in Credit and Corporate Banking, until 2009. She was appointed as an Alternate Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia in April 2019.
Alternate Director
He has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1973.
He served in various positions within the Retail banking and Credit divisions, ending as Corporate Banking Manager in 2009.
Actually, he is an Alternate Director on Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he has held since 2019.
Alternate Director
Mr. Richards obtained a degree in economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina. He holds a Master of Science in Management from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He joined Banco Galicia in 1990. He was a member of the board of directors of Galicia Capital Markets S.A. between 1992 and 1994 and Vice president of Net Investment between 2001 and 2007.
Additionally, he was Director of the National Development Bank (BANADE).
In 2000, he was appointed as General Manager of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he held until 2020. He was an Alternate Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia from 2003 to 2005, when he was appointed as Regular Director, holding such position until 2010. Subsequently, he was elected as Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia from 2017 to 2021.
Actually, he is an Alternate Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he held since April 2021.
Also, he is Titular Director of Galicia Administradora de Fondos, Alternate Director of Sudamericana Holding, Galicia Seguros, Galicia Retiro and Galicia Broker.
Alternate Director
Mr. Llambías obtained a degree in national public accounting at the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
He has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1964. He was elected as an alternate director of Banco Galicia in September 1997 and served as a director from September 2001 until August 2009, when he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. In 2020, was elected as Titular Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he held until 2021. Also, he served as the chairman of ADEBA from April 2016 to April 2017.
He is currently an Alternate Director of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he has held since April 2021.
He is also Director of Tarjeta Naranja, Tarjetas Regionales, Galicia Seguros and Galicia Retiro and Alternate Trustee of Fundación Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires.
Syndic
Syndic
Syndic
Alternate Syndic
Alternate Syndic
Alternate Syndic
Syndic
Mr. Garcés obtained a degree in accounting from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1959 and with Grupo Financiero Galicia since 2002. In April 1985, he was appointed as an alternate director of Banco Galicia. Subsequently, he was appointed as the vice chairman of Banco Galicia in September 2001, as the chairman of the board of directors of Banco Galicia from March 2002 until August 2002 and then as the vice chairman from August 2002 until April 2003, when he was elected to serve as chairman of Banco Galicia’s board of directors until 2011. From 2003 to 2010 he was the chairman of Grupo Financiero Galicia. Since April 2019, he has been serving as a regular syndic of Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia.
Additionally, he is a regular syndic of Inviu, Galicia Warrants and Tarjeta Naranja.
Syndic
Mr. Gentile obtained a degree in accounting from the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
He served as an Administration and Finance Manager of Grupo Financiero Galicia from 2000 to 2017.
Actually, he is regular Syndic of Grupo Financiero Galicia, a position he held since 2017.
He is also regular Syndic of Banco Galicia, Inviu and Galicia Warrants, and Alternate Syndic of Cobranzas Regionales, Tarjeta Naranja and of several other companies related to Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia.
Syndic
Mr. Severini obtained a degree in accounting from the Universidad de Belgrano, a degree in finance with a concentration in capital markets from UCEMA.
He has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1978, where he served as an administrative assistant until 1986 and as Branch Audit Manager in the Audit Management from 1987 to 1997. From 1998 to 1999 he served as Senior in the International sector. Subsequently, until 2005, he was appointed as coordinator of the different Audit Departments sectors and, until 2009, as staff of the Audit Management. In 2009 he was designated as Internal Auditor Manager.
Actually, he is Regular Syndic of Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia, positions he held since 2017.
Also, he is regular syndic of Tarjetas Regionales, Tarjeta Naranja, Naranja Digital, Cobranzas Regionales, Ondara, Inviu, Galicia Securities, Sudamericana Holding, Galicia Seguros, Galicia Retiro and Galicia Broker.
Alternate Syndic
Mr. Armando obtained a law degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Actually, he served as an alternate syndic of Grupo Financiero Galicia.
Mr. Armando is also a regular syndic of EBA Holding S.A., Electrigal S.A. and an alternate syndic of Inviu, Galicia Warrants, Tarjetas Regionales, Tarjeta Naranja, Cobranzas Regionales, Ondara and Chairman of Arnoar.
Alternate Syndic
Mr. Noetinger obtained a law degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
He served as Alternate Syndic of Grupo Financiero Galicia from September 1999 to June 2002.
Since April 2006 he has been serving as Alternate Syndic of Grupo Galicia.
Mr. Noetinger is also Chairman of Arnoar and alternate syndic of EBA Holding, Electrigal, Tarjetas del Mar, Tarjetas Regionales, Galicia Warrants, Inviu, Sociedad de Bolsa, Banco Galicia, Galicia Retiro Compañía de Seguros, Galicia Seguros and Sudamericana Holding.
Alternate Syndic
Mrs. Hoening obtained a law degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She has been associated with Banco Galicia since 1971 and served in different positions until 2009. She was appointed as an alternate syndic of Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia in 2020.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Risk Officer
Investor Relations Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Legal Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Kon obtained a degree in national public accounting from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He has worked at Pistrelli, Diaz y Asociados, Accenture, Exolgan Container Terminal and Tradecom, in managerial positions. From 2006 to February 2014, he served as Galicia Seguros’ Chief Executive Officer and was appointed as Banco Galicia’s retail banking manager in March 2014. Mr. Kon is also the vice chairman of Tarjetas Regionales and director of Tarjeta Naranja. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Financiero Galicia since July 2020.
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Fernández Covaro obtained a degree in national public accounting and in business management from the University of the Argentine Social Museum (UMSA).
He served as Senior Auditor in the Financial Institutions Department at Pistrelli, Diaz y Asociados (Arthur Andersen) from 1994 to 1999, Controller at GE Compañía Financiera S.A. from 1999 to 2001, Chief Financial Officer at GE Capital Bank S.A. in Mexico from 2001 to 2008, and Chief Financial Officer at HSBC Bank Panama from 2008 to 2012.
Additionally, he was Chief Financial Officer of HSBC Group Argentina from 2012 to 2024.
At HSBC Argentina, he held the positions of Vice President of HSBC Bank Argentina, Board Member of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A., Vice President of HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., Vice President of HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A., President of Máxima S.A. AFJP (in liquidation), and Vice President of HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A.
In January 2025, he was appointed as Finance & Strategic Planning Area Manager at Banco Galicia, and in February 2025, he became the Chief Financial Officer of Grupo Galicia.
Chief Risk Officer
Mr. Valls obtained a degree in Industrial Engineer rom the Buenos Aires Institute of Technology (ITBA) and has a Postgraduate Degree in Finance from the Torcuato Di Tella University. He has been working at the Bank since 2011, performing different roles in Retail Banking and Planning.
Since May 2024, he has been the Risk Manager of Grupo Financiero Galicia and the Risk Manager of Banco Galicia.
Investor Relations Officer
Mr. Firvida obtained a degree in Industrial Engineering at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and a Master in Finance at the Universidad del CEMA. He also attended a course of ” Management Development Program” at the IAE Business School. From 1990 to 1992 he worked as an economic analyst at the Compañía General de Combustibles. Later, from 1992 to 1996, he was an associate in “Investment Banking” at the Banco General de Negocios. Afterwards, from 1996 to 2003, he worked at Banco Galicia Capital Markets. From 2003 to 2008 he served as the Institutional Investor Relations Manager at Grupo Financiero Galicia. Since 2008 he has been working for Banco Galicia. In 2014 he was appointed the Banco Galicia Manager of Institutional and Investor Relations. He was appointed as Investor Relations Officer of Grupo Financiero Galicia since July 2020.
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Dogliolo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Catholic University of Buenos Aires and an MBA from IAE – Universidad Austral. He has also completed postgraduate programs in Senior Management at Universidad de San Andrés and High Performance Leadership at IMD Lausanne, Switzerland.
He has developed his career at Grupo Financiero Galicia since 1998, holding senior leadership positions across commercial, regional, and executive areas. Among other roles, he served as Head of Products and Segments for Retail Banking, Regional Manager for Córdoba and NOA, Director of Tarjeta Naranja, Regional Manager, National Branches Manager, and Head of Customer Experience, as a member of the Group’s Executive Committee.
From 2021 to 2023, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Galicia Seguros. Since May 2023, he has held the position of Head of People for Grupo Galicia, a role he currently occupies. In 2025, he was appointed Head of Human Resources of Grupo Financiero Galicia.
Chief Legal Officer
Market Relations Officer
Market Relations Officer
Our corporate governance principles are in line with the corporate governance code required by the regulations of the National Securities Commission (New Ordinance 2013).
In addition, as a listed company in the U.S. markets, it complies with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).