10 Facts About Pedro Malan

Pedro Malan is the father of journalist and correspondent Cecilia Malan.

Pedro Malan's thesis was Brazil's Place in the International Economy.

Pedro Malan continued to live in the USA working for various multilateral agencies until 1993.

Pedro Malan returned to Brazil in 1993 at the request of the then finance minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who asked him to head the Central Bank.

Pedro Malan was President of the Brazilian Central Bank, from September 9,1993, to December 31,1994.

Pedro Malan was the Minister of Finance for Brazil, from January 1,1995, to December 31,2002, during the presidency of Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

Pedro Malan is credited with successfully reforming the nation's banking system, saving Brazil from the negative effects of 1997's Asian market crisis.

Pedro Malan was one of the architects of the Plano Real.

Pedro Malan is a former chairman of the Board of the Unibanco bank and continues to sit as Chairman of the International Advisory Board of Itau Unibanco.

Pedro Malan is a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Nominations Committees.