Patricia Bentes is a Non-Executive Director with over 41 years of experience in Latin America, with a particular focus on investment banking, structured finance, and the Brazilian debt capital markets. 

For the past nine years, Patricia has served as an independent member on multiple boards across a range of sectors, including energy (nuclear, solar, natural gas, hydro, and wind), as well as mining, retail, insurance, real estate, pulp and paper, petrochemical, and hospitality, in several publicly traded companies.

She currently serves as an independent member of the Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committees of Eletronuclear, the state-owned Brazilian company responsible for operating and managing nuclear power plants, and Origo Energia, a national pioneer and leader in shared distribution of solar energy. She also serves as independent Board Member of Arcel Group, a family-owned Brazilian company operating in the hospitality sector under the prestigious Royal Palm brand. In the past, she has served on the boards of CEMIG, Vale, Naturgy, Light, FGCoop, among others.

At the executive level, Patricia has made a significant impact on the financial industry, particularly in capital markets and structured finance for SMEs. She founded and led Hampton Solfise, a pioneering investment banking boutique specializing in the structuring and execution of Debt Capital Markets transactions, working with the World Bank, Banco Volvo, Bladex, Unibanco/Itaú, and other high-profile clients. Her expertise in structuring FIDCs (Receivables Investment Funds) has been pivotal to the evolution of Brazil’s securitization market, including pioneering securitization transactions backed by consumer loans, trade receivables, and future flows.

An important milestone in Patricia’s career was her tenure with CITIBANK, where she held key positions in both New York and Brazil. These included Director of Global Securitization at the Structured Finance Division, Vice President of LATAM Information Center at the Risk Management Division, and Vice President of the Private Equity Unit at the Investment Banking Division.  

Patricia began her professional career in auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and, later, The Gillette Company. Her extensive regional network, deep expertise in capital markets, and strong background in risk management and infrastructure finance, position her as a strategic advisor of high value to companies and investment funds operating in the region.

She holds a degree in Business Management from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a master’s in finance (stricto sensu) from the Federal University of São Paulo (USP).  Patricia also passed the NASD Series 7 and 63 exams in the United States and was a CVM-registered Independent Investment Agent in Brazil during her executive career.