MEMBERS

José Vicente Ayerbe Chaux (+)

Born in Popayán, Colombia, December 18, 1918, admitted to the bar in 1941. Deceased in Cali the 14th of November of 1996.

Education: Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Law School (Doctor in Law). Languages: Spanish and English.

Academics: Author of "La Prueba de Indicios", Published 1941.

Former: President of legal committee of Cali Chamber of Commerce; Chairman of the board of Banco de Occidente S.A., Vice-chairman of the Board of Siderurgica del Pacífico S.A., Chairman of the board of Compañía de Empaques Bates S.A., member of the board  of Empresa Andina de Herramientas S.A.; Chairman of Fundación Smurfit Cartón de Colombia; member of the board of Fundación Valle del Lili.

LAWYERS.

Rodrigo Ayerbe Muñoz

Born in Popayán, Colombia, February 27, 1948, admitted to the bar in 1971.

Education: Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Law School, (Doctor in Law); Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass, International Legal Studies, class 1972, Languages: Spanish and English .

Academics: Author of "Emergencia Económica", published 1971. Derecho Colombiano Press, Bogotá 1971, Professor of Civil law at Universidad San Buenaventura, Cali 1987 and 1991.

Major membership: Member of the following Boards of Directors: Johnson & Johnson de Colombia S.A.; Electra S.A., Eternit Pacifico S.A., member of Laboral Committee of Asociación Nacional de Industriales, Andi, Regional Office; Harvard-Mit-Club; Colombian American Chamber of Commerce.

Felipe Ayerbe Muñoz

Born in Popayán, Colombia, in June 15, 1951, admitted to the bar in 1974.

Education: Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, (Doctor in law), Harvard Summer School, 1978 and 1979; Universidad Nacional; N.Y.U. 1981 (Seminar of Common Law for foreign lawyers). Languages: Spanish and English.

Academics: Author of "La Fiducia Mercantil: Algunos aspectos de relevancia en la Legislación Colombiana" published 1974. Professor of Public Tax and Law Arbitration at Universidad San Buenaventura, Cali, 1986 and 1990.

Major membership: Member of the following Boards of Directors:Productos Yupi S.A.: Termocartagena S.A. E.S.P; Bon Bril S.A. Plásticos flexibles S.A.: Almacenes Viviero S.A.: Colgate Palmolive Foundation Colombia, Banco de Occidente S.A.

Andrés Rodrigo Flórez Rojas

Born in Popayán, Colombia, November 15, 1954, admitted to the bar in 1980.

Education:Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Law School (Doctor in Law).

Academics: Author of "La Filosofía del Estado y la Política a través de Tres Épocas de la Historia". Published in 1980.

Major membership: Member of the Board of directors of: Productos Quaker S.A.: Johnson & Johnson de Colombia S.A.; Electra S.A., Associate Magistrate of the Superior Tribunal of Cali.: member of the Laboral Commitee of Asociación Nacional de Industriales Andi.

Claudia Romero Estrada

Born in Cali, Colombia, on September I I, 1973, admitted to the bar in 1999.

Education: Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cali (Doctor in Law). Languages: Spanish and English.

Academics: Author of "Abuso de una Posición Económica Dominante como Acto de Competencia Desleal", published in 1999.

Lina María Fandiño de la Calle

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, September 24,1976, admitted to the bar in 2000.

Education: University Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá, Colombia. (Doctor in Law), Diploma in Law Insurance, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Languages: Spanish and English.

Major Memberships: Member of the board of Directors Carulla Vivero S.A.

Paula Vélez Jaramillo

Born in Medellín, on April 12, 1979, admitted to the bar in 2003.

Education: Pontificia Universidad Bolivariana, Medellín, (Doctor in Law), Universidad Externado de Colombia, (Degree in Business Law), Bogotá. Languages: Spanish and English

Rodrigo Ayerbe Arango

Born in Cali, Colombia, December 12, 1976, admitted to the bar in 2002.

Education: Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Law School (Doctor in Law); University of Notre Dame, Southbend, Indiana, Study of the Western Institutions, 1998. Languages: Spanish and English.

Academics: Author of "El Monopolio Constitucional de las Armas de Fuego en Colombia", published in 2002. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.

Valentina Naranjo Tobar

Born in Cali, Colombia, May 9, 1986, admitted to the bar in 2008.

Education: Universidad Icesi, Cali, Law School (Doctor in Law), 2008. Languages: Spanish and English.

Academics: “Examen a la Ley 963 de 2005 por medio de la cual se instaura un régimen de estabilidad jurídica al inversionista”, published in 2008, Universidad Icesi, Cali.

INVESTMENT BANKING

Julio Manuel Ayerbe Muñoz


Born in Popayán, Colombia, October 12, 1944

Education: Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, (Industrial Economics). Languages: Spanish and English.

Throughout his 40 year executive career, Julio Manuel Ayerbe has extensive experience in finance, manufacturing and retailing. Between 1997 and 2004, he was CEO of Organización Corona S.A., a leading Colombian conglomerate in the manufacture of ceramic tiles, sanitaryware, faucets, tableware and electric insulators, as well as retailing for home improvement. Prior to that, Mr. Ayerbe worked 28 years at Corporación Financiera del Valle, Corfivalle, where he was appointed CEO in 1983. Corfivalle is recognized for its diversified equity portfolio, as well as for its expertise in financial advisory and trading.

Mr. Ayerbe belongs to the Boards of Organización Corona S.A., Icollantas S.A. and Siemens S.A.