{"id":44064,"date":"2016-01-11T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T12:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/pro-mujer-appoints-maria-cavalcanti-as-its-new-president-and-ceo\/"},"modified":"2016-01-11T09:38:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T13:38:16","slug":"pro-mujer-nombra-a-maria-cavalcanti-como-su-nueva-presidenta-y-directora-ejecutiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/pro-mujer-nombra-a-maria-cavalcanti-como-su-nueva-presidenta-y-directora-ejecutiva\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Mujer Appoints Maria Cavalcanti as its New President and CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p\/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 11, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Pro Mujer announces the appointment of Ms. <span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Cavalcanti<\/span> as President and CEO on <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 11<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, 2016. Ms. Cavalcanti succeeds interim CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark McMahon<\/span>, who led the organization upon the retirement of <span class=\"xn-person\">Rosario Perez<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160106\/319900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160106\/319900<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Ms. Cavalcanti brings over 25 years of professional experience to Pro Mujer. Most recently, Cavalcanti co-founded and became managing partner of FIRST Impact Investing, a private equity fund in <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>. Prior to FIRST, Cavalcanti served as Chief Strategy Officer for Fundaci\u00f3n Avina, where she spearheaded strategy and operational initiatives across the organization.\u00a0 Earlier in her career, Ms. Cavalcanti worked at Dell Inc. where she was closely involved in the company&#8217;s expansion into <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, and was a management consultant with <span class=\"xn-person\">A. T. Kearney<\/span> and TPI. Cavalcanti is recognized as a leading speaker on impact investing and financial inclusion in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>. She has authored multiple trade and academic articles and has served on international boards, including the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, PYME Capital Fund, and FUNDES.<\/p>\n<p>Pro Mujer&#8217;s Board Chair, <span class=\"xn-person\">Gail Landis<\/span>, commented: &#8220;We are thrilled that Maria will be Pro Mujer&#8217;s next CEO. She has the perfect combination of private and public sector experience, great skills, and the heart to lead Pro Mujer into the next phase of its life.\u00a0 Most importantly, she is passionate about improving the lives of disadvantaged women across <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Women&#8217;s equality is a cornerstone of a healthy society and yet, the reality paints a different picture for many women in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>,&#8221; Cavalcanti said. &#8220;Women&#8217;s aspirations are too frequently stymied by poverty, abuse, and denial. I envision a world where women and men are afforded the very same opportunities, respect and value. I look forward to building on Pro Mujer&#8217;s legacy of enabling underserved women to realize their full potential.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><b>About Pro Mujer:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pro Mujer is a leading women&#8217;s development organization headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span>. Pro Mujer delivers vital services that help women lift themselves out of the constant crisis of scarcity, run successful businesses, invest in their own wellbeing, and uplift their families and communities. Pro Mujer serves more than 250,000 women annually in <span class=\"xn-location\">Argentina<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Bolivia<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nicaragua<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Peru<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Over the past 25 years, Pro Mujer has disbursed more than <span class=\"xn-money\">US$1 billion<\/span> in small loans and provided business and empowerment training, and preventative, primary, and reproductive health care to nearly two million women, transforming their lives and those of their seven million children and family members.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.promujer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.promujer.org<\/a> or join the conversation on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/promujer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/pro-mujer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/promujerintl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Stefan Segadlo<br \/>Director, Communications<br \/>+1-646-626-7000, x134<br \/><a href=\"mailto:stefan.segadlo@promujer.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">stefan.segadlo@promujer.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p \/>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Jan. 11, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Pro Mujer announces the appointment of Ms. <span class=\"xn-person\">Maria Cavalcanti<\/span> as President and CEO on <span class=\"xn-chron\">January 11<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, 2016. Ms. Cavalcanti succeeds interim CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark McMahon<\/span>, who led the organization upon the retirement of <span class=\"xn-person\">Rosario Perez<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20160106\/319900&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}