Pope Francis has appointed Dr. Maximino Caballero Ledo as Secretary-General of the Secretariat for the Economy, the Vatican Announced on August 4, 2020.
Dr. Maximino Caballero Ledo, born on December 21, 1959, in Mérida, Spain. He obtained a degree in economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a master’s degree in business administration from the IESE Business School in Barcelona. He has worked for several Spanish and US companies (from 1986 until today). Since 2007 he has held various positions in the United States.
While in the United States, Caballero held various Finance positions at Baxter Healthcare, Inc., an international, publicly owned, medical products and services company, based in Deerfield, Illinois, with a portfolio of critical care, nutrition, renal, hospital, and surgical products, reported Vatican News. His positions included Vice President of Finance for Latin America, Vice President of Finance International, and Vice President of Finance of the Americas, in addition to directing projects on a global level within the same company.