worked in project management, development of financial product applications, and application of agile methodologies for IUDU. He participated in the development of smart contracts in Blockchain. He is Director at Supervielle Asset Management S.A. and President of the Association of Argentine Banks (ADEBA Joven).
It is reported that, in the event of: (i) the election of Ms. Alejandra Gladis Naughton and Mr. Javier Conigliaro as Regular Directors, and (ii) the reelection of Ms. Laurence Nicole Mengin de Loyer as Regular Director and Mr. Matías Jules Bernard Supervielle and Mr. Jacques Patrick Supervielle as Alternate Directors, all of them shall hold the status of 'non-independent,' in accordance with the regulations of the National Securities Commission (“Comisión Nacional de Valores – CNV”).
Furthermore, it is informed that, if re-elected, Ms. Laurence Nicole Mengin de Loyer will be classified as “independent” in accordance with the regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
| 9. | Appointment of regular and alternate members of the Supervisory Committee |
The Board of Directors does not make recommendations in this regard, but informs that the controlling shareholder of the Company has informed that will propose to the AGM that Mrs. Miriam Beatriz Arana, Mr. Carlos Alfredo Ojeda & Mrs. María Valeria Del Bono Lonardi be appointed as regular syndics and Mr. Carlos Enrique Lose, Mr. Roberto Aníbal Boggiano & Mrs. Jorge Antonio Bermúdez be appointed as alternate syndics, all for the term of one fiscal year, i.e. until the anual shareholders’ meeting of the Company that considers the documents set forth by Article 234, subsection 1 of Law No. 19,550, corresponding to the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2026.
The following is a summary of the candidates’ professional background:
Miriam Beatriz Arana is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She has extensive experience as an independent tax advisor and previously worked as an associate accountant at Estudio Liguori y Asociados, providing advisory services to companies such as Vidriería Argentina S.A., Grupo Saint-Gobain, Domec S.A., Transportes Fourlong S.A., and Carl Zeiss. Additionally, she served as Tax Manager at Maersk Line Group, overseeing tax matters for Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay until 2012. Currently, she serves as Regular Statutory Auditor of Grupo Supervielle S.A., Banco Supervielle S.A., Sofital S.A.U.F. e I., Espacio Cordial de Servicios S.A., Supervielle Seguros S.A., Micro Lending S.A.U., Invertironline S.A.U., Portal Integral de Inversiones S.A.U., Supervielle Productores Asesores de Seguros S.A., Bolsillo Digital S.A.U., and Supervielle Agente de Negociación S.A.U.
Carlos Alfredo Ojeda holds a degree in Accountancy graduated from Universidad de Buenos Aires. He was an Internal Audit Manager of the International Division of Gillette Company until 1977, and worked in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Perú. He was a partner of a major local audit firm until 1995. He is a consultant on audit and corporate issues and has an active participation in management and control aspects of corporations in various industries. He has lectured at Universidad de Buenos Aires, including courses on Financial Planning and Budget Control and Audit and Management Control. He was also a speaker at various seminars and courses in his areas of specialty. He is a co-author of Auditoría – Técnica y Práctica and Normas para la Presentación de Estados Contables de Sociedades por Acciones. He is also a contributor to the publication Doctrina Societaria y Concursal. He currently serves as Syndic of Grupo Supervielle S.A.
Maria Valeria Del Bono Lonardi is a Lawyer graduated from Universidad de Buenos Aires and attended other professional specialization courses, including the International Criminal Update Program at Universidad Austral (2009). She joined Salvi Law Firm in 1995 and since then has been dedicated to the counseling and practice of criminal law. Her professional specialization is mainly based on the dogmatic of criminal offenses, with permanent assistance to insurance companies and independent professionals; the elaboration of strategies and proposals of technical defenses in the framework of oral and public trials and the advice on the prevention of corporate fraud, particularly to banking and financial entities. She is a member of the Bar Association of Buenos Aires and of the Bar Association of San Isidro. She currently serves as a Syndic of Grupo Supervielle S.A. and as an Alternate Syndic of Banco Supervielle S.A.