Maria del Rosario Selman-Housein has been, since 2008, CEO of Grupo Financiero del Pais, S.A. a honduran financial group formed by Banco del Pais, S.A. , the fifth largest bank in the country , and Seguros del Pais, S.A. , an insurance company. Grupo Financiero del Pais, S.A. is, since December 2007, a member of Corporacion Banco Industrial of Guatemala. Banco del Pais, S.A., tending both the corporate, and commercial as well as the retail markets, operates nationwide with more than 140 service points. Banco del Pais, S.A. has been selected by The Bankers magazine as Bank of the Year on six occasions, and consecutively for the past three years. Prior to joining Grupo Financiero del Pais, S.A., she worked for 15 years with Grupo Financiero Cuscatlan , her last position being General Manager of their operation in Honduras, Banco Cuscatlan de Honduras, S.A.. She has a Law degree, with a major in Commercial Law, from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, and a MBA in Marketing, and International Commerce. She lives with her husband and three children in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.