Maria Pardo Saleme

Maria Pardo Saleme currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Lhyfe since February 2022. Prior to this role, Maria held significant positions at BNP Paribas from May 2007 to February 2022, including Managing Director of Investment Banking EMEA, where responsibilities involved advising on equity fundraising for innovative high-growth companies. Additionally, Maria was the Head of Equity Capital Markets for Spain and Portugal, overseeing event-driven equity transactions and advising on ECM products for large and mid-cap corporates. Earlier experience includes a role as a Quantitative Analyst at Natixis and as a Business Analyst focusing on structured credit risk at Société Générale. Maria holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from ENSTA Paris and a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics & Financial Modelling from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne.