198:. Brizuela, and delegates from 32 other countries of the Americas attended to create and adopt the women's strategy for the 21st century. She remained in the government service until 2004, when she left to take a position as president of Banco Salvadoreño (Salvadoran Bank), becoming first Salvadoran woman to lead a private bank. In 2006, she received the Distinguished Professional of the Year Award from her alma mater,
141:, serving 5 years till June 2004. August 2004 elected first woman President of a private bank keeping this position when HSBC acquired a controlling majority in 2006. In 2007 pioneered a new function in Latin America region Corporate Sustainability Head till 2015. Currently Executive Coach certified by Success Unlimited Network (SUN) and (
210:. She oversees sustainable development projects like a climate initiative in Brazil and a tree-planting project in Costa Rica. In 2009 Brizuela was inducted into the American School Hall of Fame and received the Most Distinguished Graduate award from INCAE. In 2010 was the first woman ever appointed to the board of INCAE.
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