Who is Hazel Valverde, the new superintendent of Sugef

Hazel Valverde Richmond, 49 years old, will be the new head of the Superintendency General of Financial Institutions (Sugef), institution in charge of the supervision of banks, cooperatives, mutuals and financial institutions in Costa Rica.Currently she is the manager of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), but will leave the post on February 21st to assume the management of the supervisory entity.Manageer of the Central Bank appointed superin…

The National Council for the Supervision of the Financial System (Conassif) designated Hazel Valverde Richmond as the new head of the Superintendency General of Financial Institutions (Sugef) for the next five years.Valverde is the current manager of the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR), since February 2021.The appointment was unanimously agreed at the 1915-2025 session on February 14.The new leader will begin her functions as of February 21.Va…