Ricardo Garcia Lopez
Excecutive Director Latin America & Caribbean
Civil Engineer, specializing in Hydraulics and Energy
Master’s Degree/Polytechnic University of Valencia
Civil Engineer, specializing in Hydraulics/Central University of Venezuela/Master of Science/Central University of Venezuela
IESA / Venezuela / Advanced Management Program
Skipper of Recreational Craft/Caraballeda Sailing School/Venezuela
He began his professional life as an engineer during his military service in the Marine Infantry Tercio Levante in Cartagena, Spain. In 1981, he emigrated to Venezuela and worked as an execution engineer for DYCVENSA (Dragados y Construcciones de Venezuela), among other companies. In 1985, he started his journey in the insurance sector, taking on different positions at various companies: SwissRe Venezuela until 2001, WillisRe Venezuela until 2006, Infrassure Ltd in Switzerland until 2010, and Nationale Suisse Insurance in Switzerland until 2011. In 2011, he was tasked with establishing Nationale Suisse’s reinsurance operation in Miami for Latin America and the Caribbean, an operation that would be absorbed by Helvetia Swiss Insurance in 2015, which he led until March 2023. In April 2023, he joined Abaco in Miami as the Executive Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.