Alicia Garcia Herrero

1968 – Spanish – Independent

Alicia García Herrero is the Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis, holding a PhD in Economics from George Washington University and graduate studies in International Economics at Kiel Institute of World Economics.Alicia serves as Senior Fellow at the Brussels-based European think-tank BRUEGEL, as non-resident Senior Fellow at the East Asian Institute (EAI) at the National University Singapore (NUS) and adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.As regards advisory positions, Alicia is a member of the Council of Advisors on Economic Affairs to the Spanish Government, as well as member of the Board of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI), the Advisory Board of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) and advisor to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR)Previously, Alicia held the following positions: Member of the Counsel to the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Chief Economist for Emerging Markets at Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Member of the Asian Research Program at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), Head of the International Economy Division of the Bank of Spain, , Head of Emerging Economies at the Research Department at Banco Santander, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. With regard to her academic career, Alicia has served as visiting Professor at the John Hopkins University (SAIS program), the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and the Carlos III University, other than her current position as adjunct professor at HKUST.

Mandates and positions held

Mandates

• Non-executive Member of the Board of Directors, Member of the Risk & Capital Committee

• First appointment : 17/05/2023

Other mandates within Ageas

• None

Positions held with other listed companies

• None

Other positions held **

• Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Natixis Hong Kong

Address : Level 72, International Commerce Centre 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Sector : Corporate and Investment Bank

• Senior Fellow at the Brussels-based European think-tank BRUEGEL

Address : Rue de la Charité 33/1000 Brussels

Sector : Economic office

• Member of the Advisory Board at RIEICANO

Address : Principe de Vergara, 51/ 28006 Madrid (Spain)

Sector : Political Research

• Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI)

Address : 4/F, No. 2, Section 3, Chongqing South Road, NPO Hub Taipei, Taipei 100056 (Taiwan)

Sector : Research

• Member of the Council of Advisors to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s research arm (HKIMR)

Address : Units 1005-1011, 10th Floor, One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong

Sector : Research Institute inside Central Bank

• Adjunct Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Address : Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Sector : Research & Teaching

• Visiting Professor at the National Sun Yat-Sen University

Address : No.70 Lien-hai Road,Kaohsiung, 804201Taiwan

Sector : Teaching

• Research Fellow at the Institute for Emerging Market Studies

Address : Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Sector : Research

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