GeoPark Limited announced the appointment of Sylvia Escovar Gomez as a new independent member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective August 1, 2020.
Ms Escovar brings with her a valuable mix of government, multilateral organization, and private enterprise experience, and a successful track record in each area.
An economist by training, Ms Escovar has previously worked for the World Bank, the Central Bank of Colombia and the National Department of Planning. She also served as Deputy Secretary of Education and Deputy Secretary of Finance for the Bogota municipal government.
Since 2012, Ms Escovar has been the CEO of Terpel S.A. – a fuel distribution company – which operates in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
Ms Escovar was named the 2014 top businessperson of the year by Portfolio, Colombia’s financial daily. In 2018 she received the Colombian National Order of Merit for spearheading private sector support for peacebuilding and reconciliation in Colombia. And in 2020, she was the only woman on the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor’s list of Colombian leaders with the best reputation to rank in the top 10.
