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Dionisio Romero

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Dionisio F. Romero Seminario (born 1 April 1936) is a Peruvian banker who served as chairman of Banco de Crédito del Perú and Credicorp.

Romero was born on 1 April 1936 in Piura to Dionisio Romero Iturrospe and Micaela Seminario Aljovin. He descends from a landowning family of Spanish origin in the north of Peru. He was educated in California at San Rafael Military Academy, Pomona College[1] and Stanford University, where he graduated with a Master of Business Administration.[1]

Romero was the chairman of Banco de Crédito del Perú from 1966 to 1987, and has served as a board member from December 1990 to March 2009.[2][3] He was the chairman of Credicorp and had held this position since August 1995 until March 2009. Additionally he serves as a director on the boards of various other companies.[4]

He is one of the richest people in Peru, with a fortune of more than US$1 billion.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Romero, Dionisio. "La Universidad de Piura: El mayor acto de fe en el Perú". Discursos de Apertura y Lecciones Inaugurales (in European Spanish). University of Piura. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Dionisio Romero se jubila y se confiesa: "Soy de centroizquierda" - Gobierno - Política - El Comercio Peru". Elcomercio.pe. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Empresas en Perú: DIONISIO ROMERO: El Empresario sin Fronteras". Empresasenperu.blogspot.com. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Kings and Queens | LatinFinance | September 2005". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-02-17.