AB. RAFAEL PÁSTOR VÉLEZ

1. Lawyer of the Courts and Tribunals of the Republic of Ecuador, Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.

2. Master in Business Law, Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.

3. Compliance Specialist, George Washington University - School of Business.

4. Professor of Environmental Law, Environmental Contingencies and Due Diligence and Political and Environmental Law in the school of environmental engineering and law at the Especialidades Espíritu Santo del Ecuador (UEES) University

5. Member of the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

6. Member of the Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

7. Leading expert in the implementation of environmental compliance, environmental legal risk assessment, Due Diligence, and M&A transactions.

8. Senior counsel in regulatory and environmentally related legal proceedings.