UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE
ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
month of July, 2009
BANCO
LATINOAMERICANO DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR, S.A.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN AMERICA,
INC.
(Translation
of Registrant’s name into English)
Calle 50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
P.O. Box
0819-08730
Panama
City, Republic of Panama
(Address
of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F x Form
40-F o
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to
Rule 12g-3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes o No x
(If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82__.)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.
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FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF LATIN
AMERICA, INC.
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July
29, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Pedro Toll | |
| Name: Pedro Toll | |||
| Title: General Manager | |||
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
BLADEX ANNOUNCES THE DEPARTURE OF MR.
JAIME CELORIO,
CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER
Panama City, Republic
of Panama, July 29, 2009 –
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (“Bladex”) (NYSE: BLX),
announced today the departure of Mr. Jaime Celorio, Chief Financial Officer,
effective October 1, 2009.
Mr. Celorio leaves Bladex after 2 years
of service to pursue other opportunities. He will be replaced by Mr.
Christopher Schech, who joins Bladex after working for Volvo Financial Services
in Europe, and GE Consumer Finance/GE Money in Latin America and Asia. Mr. Schech will be responsible for the
Bank’s financial management, as well as the interaction with rating agencies,
shareholders, and investors.
Mr. Jaime Rivera, Bladex's Chief
Executive Officer, stated the following regarding the change, "Jaime Celorio
leaves Bladex after having played a significant role in supporting the Bank´s
success during a particularly difficult time for the financial industry, for
which we are all especially thankful. I also wish to welcome Chris
Schech who is joining our team just as we are redefining the Bank´s business
plan to leverage the many opportunities that will arise in our industry as
economies begin to recover.”
Bladex is a supranational bank
originally established by the Central Banks of Latin America and Caribbean countries to promote trade finance in
the Region. Based in Panama, its shareholders include central and
state-owned entities in 23 countries of the Region, as well as Latin American
and international commercial banks and institutional and retail
investors.
For further information, please access
our web site on the Internet at www.bladex.com or contact:
Mr. Jaime
Celorio
Chief
Financial Officer
Bladex
Calle 50
y Aquilino de la Guardia
Panama
City, Panama
Tel:
(507) 210-8630
E-mail
address: jcelorio@bladex.com
Investor
Relations Firm:
i-advize
Corporate Communications, Inc.
Mrs.
Melanie Carpenter / Mr. Peter Majeski
82 Wall
Street, Suite 805, New York, NY 10005
Tel:
(212) 406-3690
E-mail
address: bladex@i-advize.com