María Victoria Riaño

Ms. Riaño is President and CEO of Equion Energia Limited, the private oil and gas exploration and production firm that resulted from BP’s divestment of Colombian assets to Ecopetrol (NOC) and Talisman Energy (now Repsol), starting 2011. Prior to Equion, Ms. Riaño did a short spell at NCR before spending eleven fruitful years with the financial sector, holding key posts as Road Concessions and Trust Manager. The oil sector came calling in 1999 in the shape of state Ecopetrol, where distinguished performance in the planning and financial divisions drove Ms. Riaño to the forefront of Strategy and M&A. From this role she directed a very exciting period for Ecopetrol’s organic growth, including novel forays into GoM and Brazil exploration activity, as well as acquisition of Hocol, Petrotech and Enbridge’s equity in Ocensa.

现在七年来，Riaño女士已经提供了涉及生产，HSE和财务的高分子，同时从BP业务部门转向独立公司，在Llanos盆地的挑战性皮埃蒙特经营中，转向独立公司。私人哥伦比亚石油和天然气生产中的五大排名是她的决心证明。

对核心的体育爱好者，Riaño女士经常自行车，慢跑，交叉坐在中远程比赛中，以慈善和意识，业余爱好在山地攀登的早期生活中，并在第一个攀登全部女，1987年探险峰会山峰山，Aconcagua是整个美洲，北部或南部的最高峰，6,961米（22,840英尺）。

During Maria Victoria’s tenure, Equion has been distinguished on a yearly basis with recognitions ranging from the Sustainability Seal and Sound Labor Practices Award, both issued by the Colombian Standards Institute, through outstanding employee satisfaction via the Great Place to Work® index, and on to the Green Latam Award for the Rural Community Entrepreneur Program, to name only a few.

Ms. Riaño’s visible sector headship has also turned her into a very active keynote speaker and panelist at major O&G conferences, as well as Human Capital and Sustainability gatherings, covering topics that include transformative leadership, gender equality, organizational culture and happiness in the workplace, among others.

Born in Colombian capital Bogotá, Maria Victoria Riaño holds Bachelor’s and post-graduate degrees in Business Administration from leading universities.