Unión Andina (UA) addresses the needs of Latin American immigrants in the United States & Europe who are looking to access secure and transparent housing and mortgage finance solutions in their countries of origin. Founded in 2005, UA is headquartered in Madrid and has operations in the United States, Spain and in selected Latin American countries. Through its retail sales and distribution network (comprised of wholly owned and operated branches and network of independent sales agents), the company markets to and offers its clients real estate intermediation, mortgage brokerage and financing services. In order to provide high quality products to its clients, UA has developed long-standing relationships with reputable banks/financial institutions and real estate developers in several Latin American countries.

www.union-andina.net

Andy Altena

Andy, founder and CEO of Unión Andina, has over twenty years of experience in international banking and structured financial products, and has been a successful entrepreneur. Prior to starting UA, he was CEO of Madrid Katana Trading, a company focused on structured financial products. At the age of 31, Andy was the Executive President and CEO of NBK Bank in Peru, which was successfully merged with Banco Financiero. Andy has also held the position of CFO and member of the Executive Committee of Banco Santander Peru and was the Director of Derivatives Products for the Madrid Capital Markets
Brokerage SA, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO.