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Board of Directors

Name Position Date of birth Appointment Expiration of term
Lorenzo de Cristóbal de Nicolás Chairman 29/11/1964 04/29/2022 12/31/2023

Born in Madrid, Spain in 1964. He has been Chairman of BBVA Argentina since April 2022.
Previously, he served as Head of Options Desk at Bank of America in Madrid and held various executive positions at BBVA, such as: Director of Global Portfolio Management; Head of Market Risks; Director of Guaranteed and Quantitative Funds and Investment Director at BBVA Asset Management; He studied a degree in Economic and Business Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master in Finance at the Center for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI).

Jorge Delfin Luna 1st Vice-Chairman 11/17/1958 04/28/2023 12/31/2025

Born in Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, in 1958. He has been 1st Vice-chairman of BBVA Argentina since April 2019. Previously he had been a Regular Director since March 2017.
Mr. Luna is also a Regular Director at Rombo Compañía Financiera S.A.; Regular Director at PSA Finance Argentina Compañía Financiera S.A., and Board of Directors’ Vice-chairman at BBVA Argentina S.A.’s Foundation. Previously, he held several positions, including Commercial Banking Director at BBVA Banco Francés; member of the Steering Committee at BBVA Banco Francés; Chief Corporate Banking and Foreign Trade Officer; General Manager and Vice-chairman at BBVA Banco Uruguay; General Manager at Easy Bank (BBVA Banco Francés), and Regional Manager at several local branches.

Francisco Javier Pérez Cardete 2nd Vice-Chairman - Independent (*) 02/19/1961 04/28/2023 12/31/2025

Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1961. He has been a Deputy Director at BBVA Argentina since April 2016. Previously, he held several positions, including Head of Risks in Valencia; Territorial Director for the Southern and Eastern Regions at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria; Area Director at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, and Head of Risks in Valencia. He is a lawyer graduated from the Universidad Central de Barcelona, Spain, and completed a Master Degree in Tax Law.

Ernesto Mario San Gil Regular Director-Independent (*) 02/21/1957 04/20/2021 12/31/2023

Born in Buenos Aires, in 1957. He has been a Regular Director at BBVA Argentina since April 2021.

Previously, he was an independent director and member of the Audit Comittee at Ternium Argentina S.A. (ex Siderar S.A.); ad honorem Member of the Strategic Board at the National Modernization Ministry; Director at IDEA; Different positions at EY Argentina (previously Ernst&Young, prev. Arthur Andersen), among them: Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), President and CEO, Member of the Executive Committee of EY South America, partner in charge of Transactions, Financial Institution specialist partner.

He is a Public Accountant from Buenos Aires University, and Magister in Organizational Studies from San Andrés University.

Adriana M. Fernandez de Melero Regular Director - Independent (*) 04/02/1961 04/28/2023 12/31/2025

Born in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, in 1961. She has been a Regular Director at BBVA Argentina since April 2019 and she was Deputy Director from December 2017 to December 2018. Previously, she held several positions, including Advisor to the Office of the Chairman at Banco Provincia de Buenos Aires; Chief Corporate Development and Transformation Officer at BBVA Banco Francés; member of the Steering Committee at BBVA Banco Francés; Business Development Manager; Organization and Productivity Manager at BBVA Francés; Structures and Productivity Manager at BBVA Banco Francés; Human Resources Administration Manager at BBVA Banco Francés; and Human Resources Development and Planning Manager at Banco de Crédito Argentino.
Mrs. Fernández de Melero is a Bachelor in Business Administration graduated from UMSA (Buenos Aires).

Gustavo Alberto Mazzolini Casas Regular Director 03/27/1967 04/28/2022 12/31/2025

Born in Mendoza in 1967. He has been a Regular Director at BBVA Argentina since June 2021 and he was Deputy Director since since March 2017. He is also the Chief Financial Officer of BBVA. Previously, he held several positions, including Financial Staff Country Monitoring at BBVA; Chief Strategy and Finance Officer at BBVA; Chief Financial Officer at Banco Provincial BBVA Group; Head of the Finance Area Coordination Department for the Latam Group at BBVA; Chief Financial Planning Ocer for Credilogros Compañía Financiera at BBVA, and Chief Financial Officer at Corp Banca Argentina.

Gabriel Alberto Chaufán Regular Director 02/14/1966 01/02/2024 12/31/2024

Born in the City of Buenos Aires, in 1966. He has been a Regular Director at BBVA Argentina since January 2024.
Mr. Chaufán is also the Chairman of BBVA Consolidar Seguros S.A. and a Regular Director at BBVA Uruguay S.A. Previously, he held several positions, including Chairman of AVIRA; member of the Steering Committee at BBVA Banco Francés; Chairman and General Manager at Consolidar ART, Consolidar Seguros, Consolidar Salud, Consolidar Retiro and Consolidar AFJP (the latter undergoing liquidation). Manager of the Pension and Insurance Business; Head of the Pension Business and all insurance lines (Life, P&C, Life Annuities, Health), and Underwriting Manager for the Group. He is an Actuary graduated from the University of Buenos Aires.

Gustavo Fabián Alonso Alternate Director 07/02/1964 04/29/2022 12/31/2024

Born in the City of Chivilcoy, Province of Buenos Aires in 1964. He has been Alternate Director of BBVA Argentina since April 2022.
Previously, he served as Commercial Director; Director of Innovation and Development; Retail Product Manager; Manager of Means of Payment and Consumption; Manager of Strategic Alliances and Products; Marketing manager; Zone Manager; and Branch Manager Pilar, San Nicolás and Rosario, all at BBVA Banco Francés.

Carlos Eduardo Elizalde Alternate Director 06/12/1961 04/28/2023 12/31/2024

Born in the City of Buenos Aires In 1961. He has been Alternate Director of BBVA Argentina since April 2023. Previously, he served as Regional Banking Director of Global Latam Operations at BBVA; General Manager at AL-Rajhi Bank; Free-lance consultant in Riyadh KSA Buenos Aires; General Director at Citigroup Miami; Regional Head for Latin America at Citigroup Miami; and Head of Regional Sales at Citigroup Buenos Aires.

(*) In accordance with the independence criteria prescribed by General Resolution 730/18 of the National Securities Commission.