In total, the Board of Directors will be integrated with three holders, in addition the entities must also appoint their substitutes, according to Decree 32-2024 that contains the Competition Law.
The legislative agency ended on Monday, February 17, the period for receiving files, according to the call made by the Commission of Foreign Economy and Commerce last January.
The parliamentarian, Jorge Ayala, president of said commission, He indicated that 38 files were received, whose originals were transferred by the Legislative Directorateoffice in which the interested parties had to deliver their documentation.
The applicants are listed according to the order of reception of the file, based on the list of the Legislative Directorate:
- Julio Estuardo Valdez Táno
- Sergio Leonel Garoz Martínez
- Julio Vinicio Garza Meré
- José Ramiro Martínez Villatoro
- Wilton Amilcar Monroy Meada
- José Domingo Conde Juárez
- Julio César Luna Marroquín.
- Edgar David Contreras Montoya
- Carlos Humberto Aguilar Zamora
- Edgar Rolando Yax Tezo
- José Luis Gramajo de León
- Byron Enrique Ochoa Paredes
- JUAN CARLOS RODIL QUINTANA
- José Guillermo Moreira
- Carlos Guillermo Zuastegui Vásquez
- Edgar Ranfery Alfaro Migoya
- Luis Pedro Figueroa Pérez
- Jorge Mario Gonzalez Paz
- Norma Patricia Garnica Guerrero
- Hermann Adolfo Majus Wasem
- Erwin Paul García Florian
- Verónica Aymee Vásquez Díaz
- JAVIER ENRIQUE BAUER HERBRUGER
- Gisela Azucena Méndez Hernández
- Jorge Alberto Santiago Chen Sam
- Francisco Salvador Mérida Mérida
- ENMER SAÚL LUCH ESTRADA
- Marco Andrés Gómez Cabrera
- Carlos Arturo Castillo Alvarado
- Violeta Carolina Moreno Pérez
- Daniel Romeo Amaya Chiroy
- Silvia Lucrecia Villalta Martínez
- Irma Elizabeth Quiroa Cuellar
- Kensy Ivette Portillo Boxes
- Mynor Orlando Vargas Montenegro
- María Alejandra Mejía Estrada
- Pablo Antonio Juárez Villalta
- Rodolfo Estuardo de León Rodas
The process for election continues with the review of files since the Economy Commission will also be in charge of the qualification process, and must present to the Plenary of the Congress the list with the six candidates with better grades for it to choose a holder and a substitute .
The process for election continues with the review of files since the Economy Commission will also be in charge of the qualification process, and must present to the Plenary of the Congress the list with the six candidates with the best grades so that he chooses a holder and a substitute .
Applicants must also undergo an opposition exam formulated by an institution of higher education of recognized international prestige in terms of competition, and will be selected by the nominating entity.
To designate the first board, the nominating entities will have a maximum of 120 days from the beginning of the validity of the law, that is, they would have until the end of April 2025.
When assuming its positions, the Board of Directors is in charge of the appointment of the Competition Superintendent.
Qualifications table
Ayala announced the aspects and punctures that contain the weight of the weighting or gradation of merits for the process of integrating the payroll of candidates for directors:
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Academic training
The maximum note 15 points, in which the items No They are cumulative:
- Academic degree of bachelor’s degree, regardless of the career studied), will be qualified with 5 points maximum.
- Academic degree of Bachelor of Economics, Legal and Social Sciences, Administration or Industrial Engineering, 10 maximum points.
- Academic degree of mastery or doctorate, preferably in economic matters, finance or competition, with 15 maximum points.
- The means of verification will be university titles or diplomas and other records extended by higher studies centers. If the master’s or doctorate is in areas not directly related to economics or competition, 3 points will be subtracted.
Other academic merits
- English language mastery at an advanced level (verbal, reading and writing): with a maximum note of 5 points.
- Weighting from the corresponding certification note of the English language mastery.
Public Administration Experience
- The maximum note is 10 points, the items are not cumulative.
- Proven experience in public administration in the Republic of Guatemala, minimum of 2 to a maximum of 5 years, 5 points.
- Proven experience in Public Administration in the Republic of Guatemala, 5 years and older, 10 points maximum.
- The means of verification are the documents that support the proven experience in public administration.
Competition experience
- Maximum note 10 points. The items are cumulative
- Experience as a university professor in competence or be the author of publications in competence, 5 points maximum
- Work or professional experience, different from university teaching, in the field of competition in Guatemala or international level, 5 points maximum
- The means of verification will be: Proof where experience is demonstrated by teaching competitions or publications in competence and documents that support the experience proven in competition.
Evaluation carried out by the Commission of Economy and Foreign Trade
- Maximum 10 points
- Work plan, maximum 10 points.
- The means of verification will be the average of the points given by the members of the Economy and Foreign Trade Commission
Evaluation carried out by the specialized entity
- Maximum 50 points
- Knowledge evaluation made to candidates by the specialized entity chosen.
Academic entities to do the tests analyze
The Economy Commission has identified 12 prestigious higher education institutions regarding competence, to carry out the tests corresponding to the applicants, and which will be invited to show interest in offering:
The Economy Commission has identified 12 prestigious higher education institutions regarding competence, to carry out the tests corresponding to the applicants, and which will be invited to show interest in offering:
- The universities of the United States, Georgetown, George Mason, George Washington, and Chicago.
- Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE), based in Costa Rica.
- Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico -itam, from Mexico
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University Finis Terrae and Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, from Chile.
- PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVIERANA AND UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES, DE COLOMBIA
- University of CEMA, Argentina
Call of the Presidency
On February 11, 2025, the Government has launched the Government Agreement 24-2025 to apply for the position of titular and substitute director who will be appointed by the President of the Republic in the Council of Ministers.
The deadline for presenting files in this case will be open from February 13 to 28, from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the 8th. Avenida, 10-43, zone 1 of the capital city, in the Human Resources Office in the building of the Ministry of Economy (Mineco).
The Mineco reported by WhatsApp continues with the reception of files, although it has not provided a number of how many has received and the name of the applicant.
In the profile of the social network X of Guatemala visible, it was reported on Tuesday 18, which Two lawyers presented file in the Mineco, both also applied in the call made by the Congress of the Republic: Sergio Leonel Garoz Martínez and Javier Enrique Bauer Herbruger.
Call of the Monetary Board
Monetary Board published on Wednesday, February 12, according to resolution JM-20-2025.
The deadline for submitting files will be on March 10 and 11, 2025 in the Bank of Banco de Guatemala, Carlos Mérida Salon level 1, from 8 to 16 hours.