Angel Diaz Valadez

Ángel is a specialist in comprehensive risk management, regulatory compliance, and internal control, with over 25 years of experience in the financial and fintech sectors. His profile combines strategic vision, technical expertise, and implementation capabilities to translate complex risks into clear, defensible, and operationally viable decisions for senior management, boards of directors, and legal departments.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Compliance

Financial sector and fintech · LATAM scope

Over 25 years of experience

Career with technical depth and strategic vision.

Ángel is a specialist in integrated risk management, regulatory compliance, and internal control, with a career developed in highly regulated environments within the financial and fintech sectors. His experience combines strategic judgment, analytical ability, and technical knowledge to support organizations that require operational resilience, contingency mitigation, and genuine strengthening of their corporate governance.

He has held management and high-responsibility positions in financial institutions, public bodies, and technological projects. Currently, he serves as Director of Risks and Compliance LATAM at an international fintech company, where he leads regulatory strategies, control structures, and prevention models aimed at protecting the operational and reputational continuity of organizations.

Areas of focus

Integrated Risk Management (ERM)
Compliance and internal control
Financial regulatory compliance and fintech
Corporate governance and board advisory
Quantitative Analytics, Stress Testing, and Model Risk

The way it contributes to the firm's strategic value.

End-to-end risks with executive traceability

Structure ERM frameworks with risk maps, appetite and tolerance, KRIs, and reports for committees and the board, with a practical prioritization approach.

Regulatory compliance that flows down to operations

Convert regulatory obligations into controls, responsible parties, evidence, and internal control routines that reduce gaps and the risk of sanctions.

Internal control and corporate governance with technical standards

Design or strengthen control models, matrices, committees, and defense structures to elevate consistency, accountability, and institutional defensibility.

Quantitative analytics applied to decisions

Integrate statistics, finance, and econometrics to evaluate scenarios, support board decisions, and translate technical complexity into executive clarity.

Professional experience that supports your judgment and execution capabilities.

International fintech environment

Director of Risk and Compliance LATAM

International fintech company. Leads regulatory strategy, control structures, and preventive models to protect operational continuity and reputation in a multi-jurisdictional environment.

Financial sector and public bodies

Executive / Senior management in risks, compliance, and control

Experience in banking, brokerage houses, public organizations, and digital platforms, with implementation of internal control and compliance frameworks in highly regulated environments.

Tips and committees

Participation in corporate governance bodies

Experience in evaluating regulatory frameworks and structuring control models for financial and corporate institutions, enabling clear and consistent decisions.

Academic background and continuous training.

Training

Academic degrees

Master's Degree in Risk Management
Bachelor's Degree in Applied Mathematics, with a specialization in statistics and finance

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Key certifications, diplomas, or accreditations

Diploma in Advanced Econometrics
Diploma in Risk Management
Certification to operate in the stock market
Certification as an Independent Director

Technical, institutional, and strategic presence.

Institutional

Corporate governance bodies

Your public profile highlights participation in boards and committees, as well as the evaluation of regulatory frameworks and the strengthening of control structures for financial and corporate institutions.

Technician

Normative evaluation and control models

Integrate quantitative analysis, regulatory criteria, and control model design to transform complex requirements into clear, operationally sustainable executive decisions.

Strategic

Bridge between risk, regulation, and executive decision

Your experience enhances the capability of legal firms and legal departments to address financial and regulatory risks with executive language, a preventive approach, and advisory vision.