Itau Names Colombia Country Manager

Ramiro Gonzalez-Prandi has been named Itau BBA’s Colombia country manager now that the Brazilian bank has been granted approval to operate a wholesale and investment banking unit in the country. Gonzalez-Prandi was global corporate and investment banking director for Banco Itau Chile, a position he held since 2007. He is being replaced by Christian Tauber, who was in charge of corporate banking and corporate finance. Itau, along with other Brazilian institutions, including BTG, have been shopping in Colombia. Itau was recently said to be a finalist to take the 50% of Colpatria before Scotia bought the Colombian bank in October. Itau BBA operates in Argentina and Chile and has a representative office in Peru.