Energy Magazine April 2016 | Page 57

LATIN AMERICA

Key People

Bolinaga , President of AES Panama .
Venezuelan-born Bolinaga served for 16 years in his country ’ s armed forces , where he was discharged as a systems engineer . His education includes a bachelor ’ s degree in management and logistics and a master ’ s in information systems development , customer satisfaction , and financial management .
After this experience , Bolinaga worked for Electricidad de Caracas ( 2002-2007 ) and afterwards held different positions for AES El Salvador , finally becoming president of AES Panama in 2013 .
“ I had a rewarding experience in the armed forces ; now as a civilian , I can spend time with my family and focus on developing business strategies to impact countries such as Panama ,” Bolinaga said .
At the height of the coutry ’ s development
Panama ’ s continual development has attracted large companies ; according to AES , new enterprises in the country demand a yearly average of 120MW more ( 6.5 percent ).
AES is able to supply power to maintain the mentioned growth rate with its existing facilities La Estrella , Los Valles and Bayano ,
Miguel Bolinaga Country Manager for AES Panama
Venezuelan-born Bolinaga served for 16 years in his country ’ s armed forces , where he graduated as a systems engineer and also earned a bachelor ’ s degree in management and logistics . His postgraduate studies include a master ’ s in information systems development , customer satisfaction , and financial management , among others . After this experience , Bolinaga worked for Electricidad de Caracas ( 2002-2007 ) and afterwards held different positions for AES El Salvador , finally becoming president of AES Panama since mid-2013 .
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