Martin Fernandez-Romero

Martin Fernandez-Romero

Managing Director & Chairman of the Boards, Moody's Local Group

Martin Fernandez-Romero is an experienced financial professional with expertise in capital markets in Latin America. He has spent over two decades working in the industry, leading teams, and managing businesses in the region. He currently serves as the managing director of the Moody's Local Group, a platform of domestic credit rating agencies operating in local capital markets of Latin America. In his current role, Martin leads the Moody's Local Group as chairman of the Boards of the Moody’s Local agencies, a position he has held since 2023. He has worked in establishing the company's reputation as a leading provider of credit rating services in the region. 

Prior to this role, he spent five years as the managing director and regional head for Latin America at Moody's Investors Service, where he led the business across the region. He also served as the Country Manager for Argentina and as a Team Leader and Manager for the Latin America Structured Finance Group at Moody's. Martin also worked as a vice president/senior analyst for the company, where he was responsible for leading the analysis of structured finance transactions in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and other countries in the region. He also worked as an analyst at Magister BankWatch, a local rating agency affiliated with Thomson Reuters, based in Buenos Aires, where he focused on credit analysis for various companies and structured finance securities. Martin holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree from IAE Business School and a Bachelor's degree in Economics (Licenciado en Economía) from UADE, both of which are located in Argentina.