About

The second largest banking institution in Chile by total assets, Banco de Chile provides a complete range of financial services to its client base, which includes large corporations, SMEs and private clients. Nelson Rojas Preter is general counsel and secretary at the company, leading the department that supports the company’s vast network of 434 branches and almost 2,000 ATMs. Having worked at the bank since 2002, Rojas is among the most experienced and reputable corporate counsel in Chile with his 30 years of in-house legal experience. Having navigated the company through a severe economic crisis and several important litigations over the years, his more recent focus has been on facilitating and supporting the company’s strategic vision for the future. One area of focus for the company recently has been improving customer experience, recently launching a new website that features state-of-the-art security standards and provides greater flexibility and ease of use. As a result of this and other significant improvements in its remote channels, Banco de Chile was recognised as the financial institution with the best digital and banking platform in the country. In addition, the company has been increasingly targeting the microenterprise segment through its consumer banking division, CrediChile, which in 2016 was the bank with most microenterprise customers in the country. Prior to joining Banco de Chile, Rojos worked at Edwards Bank in a similar role.