With over 20 years of experience in investment management in the US, Fernando is the responsible Partner for Azora in America, leading the identification and execution of all discretionary investments in the region, as well as developing the relationships with all local real estate partners. During the last 24 years, Fernando managed financial services businesses in the US for several international and US domestic banks, overseeing wealth management and corporate banking divisions, operations, business development, strategy and M&A. In his banking career he served as Vice Chairman and Head of Corporate Strategy of Iberiabank for 3 years, Head of Banco Sabadell Americas for 10 years, and Managing Director of Banco Santander’s Private Banking Division for 9 years. Before joining Banco Santander, he worked at McKinsey & Company. Fernando Perez-Hickman holds a Master of Science in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Alicante.