Risk Management
From Corporate Risk Management we are dedicated to continually strengthening the risk culture and ensuring the optimized implementation of robust comprehensive risk management, ensuring alignment with the strategic objectives and financial sustainability of our institution. Our commitment is to be a key pillar in contributing to organizational sustainability, promoting a positive impact on people's lives and the development of the region, but at the same time, we ensure the protection of the financial and non-financial assets of the CAF. We are governed by values of transparency, integrity, commitment, optimism, and protagonism, which are reflected in our daily work and the constant search for excellence in risk management.
Biography Samya Paiva
Samya Paiva
CAF Risk Manager
Samya Paiva has been Corporate Risk Manager at CAF since April 2023. Her international career includes relevant roles, such as Regional Executive Director at Zurich Seguros, Head of Risk at Banco PAN, Head of Operational and Corporate Risk at Itaú-Unibanco, Regional Head of Regulatory Capital and Economic Capital at Banco Santander Madrid; Market Risk Manager at Banco Sudameris Paris, where she directed different strategic risk and capital management projects, always with a focus on innovation, pragmatism and sustainable business growth.
With two postdocs, in Medical Physics and Physics Applied to Economics, and a Ph.D in Physics from USP - Universidade de São Paulo, Samya combines a solid academic background with vast practical experience in risk and capital management in Banking and Insurance, offering a strategic perspective that drives the resilience and sustainable growth of financial institutions in the region. Considered a technical reference in risk and capital regulatory issues, Samya worked with several Central Banks in the implementation of the Basel Framework, being one of the pioneers in Brazil in the implementation of internal models for Capital Calculation, leading organizations to obtain competitive business advantages.
Motivated by challenges and committed to improving the lives of people in Latin America and the Caribbean, Samya contributes to CAF by innovatively and pragmatically implementing robust risk and capital management. Her objective is to contribute to the development of countries in a sustainable and resilient manner while supporting the sustainable growth of the organization and ensuring its credit profile.
