About

Jorge Luis Real serves as executive vice president – chief legal officer and corporate secretary. He joined Bladex as vice president, head of legal risk in 2014, was appointed secretary of the board of directors in April 2016 and in December of the same year, was promoted to senior vice president, chief legal officer of the bank. 

Before joining the bank, he served as coordinator of latin american legal affairs at BNP Paribas New York from 2010 to 2014, head of legal department at BNP Paribas Panama from 2005 to 2010. Previously, he was the head of legal department at Panama Group of BBVA from 2000 to 2005, and lawyer at Mauad & Mauad Panama in 2000. 

Mr. Real holds a Master’s degree in Commercial Law from Université de Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, a Law and Political Science degree from Universidad Santa María la Antigua and was admitted to practice law in Panama by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama in 1998.