About

A longstanding and respected in-house lawyer, Cristina Alfaro has served as the general counsel and country compliance head for Citibank in Costa Rica for the last seventeen years. She provides oversight of legal affairs and corporate governance matters for the financial group and shared service center in Costa Rica, utilising her accomplished skillset in corporate law, banking law, compliance and regulatory matters. As the compliance head Alfaro is also responsible for policy and regulatory matters which has seen her lead the implementation of the annual compliance and regulatory plan for the financial group, as well as act as the senior liaison with local regulators fostering a solid relationship between regulatory bodies and the franchise. Over the years she has established herself as an enabler of business by supporting revenue generating activities which include cross-border transactions and the implementation of product programs. Alfaro previously worked as in-house counsel at Corporación de Desarrollo Agrícola del Monte where she assisted the vice president of legal for Latin America.