Susana de la Puente Resurfaces

Following a few months’ vacation in her native Peru, Susana de la Puente has resurfaced after “retiring” from JPMorgan. The veteran Andean region banker has joined The Rohatyn Group, the EM investment specialist, according to market sources. De la Puente was JPM’s country head for the Andes, Central America and Caribbean and left the bank amid a senior management restructuring that is apparently still going on. The banker, who advised Peru on its telecoms privatization in 1994, joins former client Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who was appointed by Rohatyn earlier this year as a senior advisor. Prior to becoming prime minister of Peru in 2001, Kuczynski served as minister of economy and finance. He is charged with developing private equity investments with a focus on LatAm at Rohatyn.