About

José Joaquín Diaz Perilla is legal manager at Banco de Bogotá, having been in the position since 1974. He has held several positions at Banco de Bogotá since 1967 and is also a member of the board of directors of Banco de Bogotá (Nassau) Ltd, Fidubogotá and Almaviva. Additionally, he has been a lecturer in banking and commercial law at Universidad del Rosario, Universidad de los Andes, Universidad Externado and holds his degree in law from the Universidad del Rosario. Banco de Bogotá is the oldest bank in Colombia, operating since 1870. Diaz Perilla, with his 50 years of experience, oversees the implementation of new policies and products from a legal perspective for all service lines of the bank including its new digital banking products, data protection policies and partnerships. Having occupied such a prominent position in Colombia’s in-house market for so long, he is considered one of the country’s finest in-house lawyers.