{"id":7693,"date":"2023-04-25T23:26:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T21:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amcham.org.do\/amchamdr-celebra-asamblea-general-ordinaria-2023-y-elige-nuevos-miembros-del-consejo-de-directores\/"},"modified":"2024-01-27T17:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T21:29:31","slug":"amchamdr-celebra-asamblea-general-ordinaria-2023-y-elige-nuevos-miembros-del-consejo-de-directores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amcham.org.do\/en\/amchamdr-celebra-asamblea-general-ordinaria-2023-y-elige-nuevos-miembros-del-consejo-de-directores\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCHAMDR holds its 2023 Ordinary General Assembly and elects new members of the Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"

 During the process, AMCHAMDR announced the new members of the Board of Directors elected in the voting process revealed at the Ordinary General Assembly held on April 25, 2023. At the Assembly, William Malamud was ratified as Executive Vice President, a position he has held since 1998.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"SANTO DOMINGO.- <\/span>The American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AMCHAMDR) announced the results of the voting for its new Board of Directors at its Ordinary General Assembly held on Tuesday, April 25, resulting in Edwin De los Santos being elected as its new president for the 2023-2024 term.<\/p>\n

Along with De los Santos, who is president of AES Dominicana, the institution's Executive Committee will include Francesca Rainireri of Grupo Punta Cana and Mar\u00eda Waleska \u00c1lvarez of NAP del Caribe as vice presidents; Steven Puig of Banco BHD will serve as treasurer; and Eduardo Cruz of Grupo Humano will assume the position of secretary.<\/p>\n

With the inauguration of this new board, the Mr. Roberto Herrera  goes to <\/span>occupy the position of <\/span>immediate past president<\/span> of the institution<\/span>. <\/strong>It was ratified in the Assembly William Malamud as Executive Vice President<\/strong>, who has held the position since 1998.<\/p>\n

The following were elected as associate members, listed alphabetically by company: Jos\u00e9 A. \u00c1lvarez, managing partner of \u00c1lvarez y S\u00e1nchez; Lucile Houellemont, president of Dominican Watchman; Alexander Schad, executive president of Frederic Schad; Ligia Bonetti, president of the SID Group; and Mar\u00eda Esther Valiente, director of Corporate Affairs at Valiente Fern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n

Elected as US-Linked members, listed alphabetically by company, were Danilo Ginebra, CEO of Altice Dominicana; Juana Barcel\u00f3, president of Barrick Pueblo Viejo; Juan Roberto Amell, director of Corporate Affairs at Bepensa; Juan O. Vel\u00e1zquez, vice president and administrator of Costa Sur, representing Central Romana Corporation; Carlos Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed, president of Grupo Mart\u00ed; Fernando Villanueva, president of Viamar SA; and Blanca Sof\u00eda Antor, general manager of VISA in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n

In other news, Franchesca Rainieri, the institution's treasurer, presented the American Chamber of Commerce's 2022 financial statements.<\/p>\n

Elected members had to meet the requirements established by the American Chamber of Commerce to be eligible for its Board of Directors. These criteria included being active members of AMCHAMDR, with more than 10 years of professional experience, and being senior executives in the companies they work for. Likewise, they must not hold paid public office, be in full exercise of their civil rights, and not be legally disqualified.<\/p>\n

According to AMCHAMDR's bylaws, the Ordinary General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Chamber. Its powers are non-delegable. Likewise, its acts and resolutions, when adopted in accordance with current legal and statutory provisions, are binding on all members, even those absent or dissenting.<\/p>\n

About the American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AMCHAMDR)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic (AMCHAMDR) is a non-profit association, legally incorporated on November 8, 1923, that fosters a healthy investment climate based on access to knowledge, opportunities, and a culture of best practices for the socioeconomic and professional development of its members. AMCHAMDR is affiliated with the US Chamber of Commerce and is a founding member of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 Durante el proceso, AMCHAMDR anunci\u00f3 los nuevos miembros del Consejo de Directores que resultaron electos en el proceso de votaci\u00f3n, revelado en la Asamblea General Ordinaria celebrada este 25 de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[71],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-7693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sala-de-prensa","tag-eduardo-cruz"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t