Ariane leads a team of New York-based analysts covering a portfolio of sovereign and Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) credits across the Americas. She is tasked with delivering on timely and accurate ratings, impactful content, and high-quality stakeholder engagement, as well as Moody’s digital strategy and incremental growth areas.

Before leading the Americas’ Sovereign Risk Group team, Ariane was part of the Credit Strategy and Guidance team, where she led cross-sector analytic initiatives, research and outreach covering Latin America. She chaired the Latin America Credit Council and ensured global analytical consistency, fostering collaboration across analytical teams.

From 2021 to 2023, Ariane was part of the Global Emerging Markets team, responsible for generating house views and research, and hosted Moody’s Emerging Markets Decoded podcast.

Prior to that, Ariane spent a decade as a sovereign analyst, managing a portfolio of sovereigns and multilateral development banks in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico, Chile and the International Finance Corporation, leading the internal rating committee discussions for her portfolio of credits, country and region-specific publications, and meetings with government officials.

Before joining Moody’s in 2011, Ariane was a research analyst at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University, prior to which she was a corporate credit analyst in Citi-Banamex in Mexico.

Ariane graduated with Honors in Economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and has a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University.

Felipe is a Vice President-Senior Credit Officer in the Financial Institutions Group for Moody's. Based in Mexico City, he leads the credit analysis of various financial institutions, including banks, securities firms and finance companies in Mexico, Chile and Peru. Prior to this position, he had similar responsibilities for financial institutions throughout Latin America. Felipe joined Moody's in 2000. He holds an MBA from New York University and received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Boston. He speaks fluent Spanish, English and Portuguese

Sandra Beltrán has been with Moody’s Corporate Finance Group since 2007. She is currently a Vice President Senior Analyst covering a diverse portfolio of companies in Consumer Products, Retail, Building Materials, Airlines, Tourism and Manufacturing industries, based in Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. Prior to joining Moody’s she was a credit risk analyst at Ixe Casa de Bolsa and was also a research assistant at Centro de Estudios de Competitividad (CEC) within Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) where she also got her bachelor’s degree in Economics and is enrolled in the Applied Economics graduate program.

Barbara Mattos is a Senior Vice President in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group, based in São Paulo, Brazil. Since joining Moody’s in 2011, she has covered a diverse range of corporate sectors in Latin America, including mining, steel, pulp and paper, chemicals, building materials, protein, and restaurants. Currently, she manages a portfolio focused on mining and protein companies in the region and serves as Moody’s global coordinator for the metals and mining industry.

Before her tenure at Moody’s, Barbara was responsible for equity research initiatives at FRAM Capital and worked with the strategic planning and investor relations team at ABN Amro Bank. Her experience also includes roles at Wintershall AG and Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Cambridge, MA.

Barbara holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in accounting from Fundação Getulio Vargas in Brazil. She also earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management in New Haven, CT, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Daniela Cuan is a VP/Senior Credit Officer in the Global Infrastructure Finance Group.

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Daniela is lead analyst for debt issuers in the utility sector in Argentina and other countries in the region. Daniela works in the Americas team, providing her local and regional perspective to the analysis of Argentinean and regional issuers.

Daniela has more than 20 years in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Moody’s in 2000, Daniela worked for a local rating agency in Argentina, covering a variety of local industries. She began her career in corporate and commercial banking. She had worked for BCI between 1991 and 1994, taking responsibility for a portfolio of more than 20 Argentinean corporations. She continued her banking career at BBVA during 1994.

Daniela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad de Buenos Aires/UBA and a Master’s Degree in Finance and Capital Markets also from the Universidad de Buenos Aires.

Currently Position

President ICR, rating agency

Principal Partner Clarke & Associates

Director of Board Telefónica CTC S.A.

Director of Board Gergens Investment Fund

Professor at University of Chile, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics.

Education

Catholic University of Louvain, Master of Arts (M.A.Economics, 1993

Universidad de Chile, Ingeniero Comercial (Business Engineer) ,1987

Licentiate in Economic Sciences (B.A.), 1986

Specialization Areas

Corporate Governance, Financial Reforms, Security Market Regulation, Insurance Market

regulation, Pension Funds, Financial Institutions, Privatizations, Industrial Organization,

Financial Optimization, Political Engineering of Legal Reforms.

Work Experience

2000-2003 Chairman Chilean Securities and Insurance Commission

2001-2003 President (American Association of Insurance Supervisor)

2001-2003 President Instituto Iberoamericano de Mercado de Valores

2000-2002 Vice-president de IOSCO America

1999-2000 Vice-Minister of Finance

1994-1998 Advisor to the Finance Minister (Capital Markets)

1994-1998 Exec. Secretary Capital Market Committee, Ministry Finance

1997-1999 Director of Board ESVAL (Publicly owned utility, water sector)

1996-1999 Director of Board Colbún (electric generator)

1994-1999 Director of Board Metro (Publicly owned firm, subway)

1994-1996 Member Antitrust Commission

Martina Gallardo Barreyro es Vice President – Senior Analyst del Equipo de Finanzas

Corporativas de Moody’s en Buenos Aires.

Martina se unió al equipo corporativo a fines de 2013 y tiene a su cargo una cartera

diversificada que incluye empresas de varias industrias, como petróleo y gas,

químicos, construcción, fideicomisos de inversión inmobiliaria y bienes de consumo.

Antes de formar parte de Moody's, Martina trabajó cinco años como analista de renta

fija y renta variable en Arpenta Sociedad de Bolsa S.A. y se desempeñó durante tres

años como asesora en precios de transferencia en Price Waterhouse & Co, Argentina.

Martina obtuvo su Licenciatura en Economía de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y

cuenta con un título de Posgrado de Especialización en Mercado de Capitales

otorgado por el Mercado de Valores de Buenos Aires (MERVAL). Martina también ha

recibido certificaciones internacionales, como el Certificado Europeo de Analista

Financiero (CEFA) y el Certificado Internacional de Analistas de Inversiones (CIIA).

Además, obtuvo la Diplomatura en Gerenciamiento en Gas y Petróleo de la

Universidad Austral. Martina habla español e inglés.