Angel Diaz Valadez

Angel is a specialist in integrated risk management, regulatory compliance and internal control, with more than 25 years of experience in the financial sector and fintech. His experience combines strategic vision, technical knowledge and implementation capacity in highly regulated environments, which allows him to advise organizations that require operational strength, mitigation of legal contingencies and strengthening of their corporate governance. He has held senior management and senior responsibility positions in financial institutions and technology projects, including positions in brokerage firms, banking, public agencies and digital platforms. In addition to collaborating with BLL, he currently serves as Director of Risk and Compliance LATAM in an international company in the fintech sector, where he leads regulatory strategies, control structures and prevention models aimed at protecting the operational and reputational continuity of organizations. His academic background includes a Master's Degree in Risk Management, Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics with specialization in statistics and finance, as well as diploma courses in Advanced Econometrics and Risk Management. It is certified to operate within the stock market and as a Independent Director and has experience participating in corporate governance bodies, evaluating regulatory frameworks and structuring control models for financial and corporate institutions. His professional profile is distinguished by the integration of quantitative analysis, regulatory criteria and strategic vision, which allows him to translate complex risks into clear decisions for general management, boards of directors and legal areas. This combination positions him as a technical-strategic ally for legal firms that need to strengthen their financial, regulatory and risk prevention capabilities.

• End-to-end risks (identify, measure, mitigate, govern) - Structure ERM frameworks: risk maps, appetite/tolerance, KRIs and reporting for committees and board, with traceability and executive prioritization
• Financial/fintech regulatory compliance downgrading to operation - Turns obligations into controls, owners, evidence and internal control routines, reducing regulatory gaps and sanction risks
• Internal control and corporate governance with auditing standard - Design or strengthen control models (RCM matrices, three lines of defense, committees) to increase consistency, accountability and defensibility.
• Quantitative analytics applied to Board decisions - Uses statistics, finance and econometrics to prioritize risks, evaluate scenarios and support decisions with data
• Technical-strategic bridge for legal teams - Raises the capacity of firms and legal areas to address financial/regulatory risks with executive language, preventive approach and control models.

1. Director of Risk and Compliance LATAM
   International fintech company - Leading regulatory strategy, control structures and preventive models to protect business continuity and reputation in a multi-jurisdictional environment.
2. Management / Senior Management (Risk, Compliance, Control)
   Banking / Brokerage / Public agencies / Digital platforms - Implementation of internal control and compliance frameworks in highly regulated environments; alignment of corporate governance and operations to reduce contingencies
3. Participation in corporate governance bodies
   Boards/Committees - Evaluating regulatory frameworks and structuring control models for financial and corporate institutions, enabling clear and consistent decisions

• Master's Degree in Risk Management —
• Bachelor's Degree - Applied Mathematics (specialization in statistics and finance) —
• Diploma in Advanced Econometrics —
• Diploma in Risk Management —
• Certificate to operate in the stock market —
• certified as Independent Director

• Participation in corporate governance bodies, regulatory assessment and design of control models for financial and corporate institutions