# Diego Vallarino

> Diego Alberto Vallarino Lewis is the Panamanian CEO and executive president of Grupo VerdeAzul. He joined the family investment group in 2012 after work at Santander in Madrid and co-founding Futurad. His career spans real estate, hospitality and public-bank governance; he also became the first president of the Riviera Pacífica tourism chamber in 2023.

- **Role:** CEO and Executive President at Grupo VerdeAzul
- **Organizations:** Grupo VerdeAzul, Futurad, Banco Santander, Banco Nacional de Panamá, Cámara de Turismo de la Riviera Pacífica, Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, S.A.
- **From:** Panama City, Panama
- **Nationality:** Panamanian
- **Education:** BS in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, Cornell University, Master’s in Finance and Banking, University of Alcalá, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** His official biography credits him with completing more than US$300 million in residential, hospitality and infrastructure projects., Led Banco Nacional de Panamá’s board from October 2017 to 2019., Became the founding president of the Riviera Pacífica tourism chamber in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Co-founded Futurad, an outdoor digital-signage company.
- **2010-2012** — Worked as a financial analyst at Banco Santander in Madrid, according to his company biography.
- **2012** — Joined Grupo VerdeAzul.
- **2014** — Joined Banco Nacional de Panamá’s board and chaired its credit committee.
- **2017-2019** — Chaired Banco Nacional de Panamá’s board; appointment was in October 2017.
- **2023** — Elected first president of the Cámara de Turismo de la Riviera Pacífica in April.
- **2026** — Identified as vice chairman of Tocumen’s board in the March Forbes feature.

## Achievements

- His official biography credits him with completing more than US$300 million in residential, hospitality and infrastructure projects.
- Led Banco Nacional de Panamá’s board from October 2017 to 2019.
- Became the founding president of the Riviera Pacífica tourism chamber in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Forbes Centroamérica published a cover feature describing Grupo VerdeAzul’s reported 2025 sales above US$130 million and planned US$166.5 million investment during 2026-2027.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on The Traveling Golf Diva Podcast with Doris Muscarella; episode published March 23.
- **2026-07** — A Tocumen board resolution published in Gaceta Oficial No. 30577 carries his signature as board president ad hoc.

## Links

- Website: https://grupoverdeazul.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diego-vallarino-12a11831

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