The profile and trajectory of the new SAT leader in Guatemala

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April 12, 2025April 12, 2025By Mario Vásquez
The profile and trajectory of the new SAT leader in Guatemala

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From the Ministry of the Interior to the SAT: the profile of the Werner Ovalle, an official who will now lead one of the institutions with the most relevant in the State.

Werner Ovalle, Deputy Minister of the Interior

Werner Ovalle, Deputy Minister of the Interior, during the 67th session of the Narcotics Commission in Vienna, on March 15, 2024. (Free Press Photo: EFE)

The lawyer and notary Werner Ovalle He was appointed as New boss of the Superintendence of Tax Administration (SAT) For the period 2025-2030.

Ovalle will replace a Marco Livio Díaz Reyeswho concludes his management at the head of the SAT.

His designation was formalized Friday, April 110 of 2025 by him Board of Directors of the Institutionafter a selection process that started last February.

The Board of Directors, chaired by the Minister of Public Finance, Jonathan Menkos, and composed of Adriana Estévez Clavería and Julio Otoniel Roca Morales, He was in charge of Evaluate candidates and make the final decision.

The protocol act of possession is scheduled for the Monday, April 14, 2025.

Werner Ovalle’s experience

Ovalle has a trajectory of more than 22 years in the public sector and in international organizations.

From January 15, 2024 until now, he served as fifth Deputy Minister of the Ministry of the Interior of Anti -Narcotics, where he led actions to Strengthen safety at borders, ports and airportswith emphasis on the fight against drug traffickingthe irregular migration and the smuggling.

It was also SAT Customs Mayor For more than seven and a half yearsand served as Regional Vice President of the World Customs Organization for the Americas and the Caribbean, between July 2020 and June 2022.

Academic profile and institutional leadership

  • He has a degree in Legal and Social Sciences from the Rafael Landívar University.
  • It has three masters in Policy, Public Securitye Integration and Development.
  • In addition, he studied Senior Management Program in Incae Business School And he was a university professor at the degree and mastery level.
  • In 2024, he also presided over the Plenary of the Board of Directors of the National Port Commission, promoting the approval of decree 26-2024, which gave life to the Law of the designated authority of the National Port System, focused on guaranteeing safe and aligned ports with international standards.

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