Dionisio Romero Paoletti is a Peruvian businessman born in 1965 in Lima (59 years old). He is married, has three children, and is currently the founder of Grupo Romero, a successful Peruvian business conglomerate.
Grupo Romero emerged in the 1880s, and Romero Paoletti took over the presidency a few years ago. Most of his professional career was spent at Credicorp and Banco de Crédito del Perú.
Dionisio’s academic background
Dionisio completed both his primary and secondary education at the same school, and by the late 1980s, he began his university studies. He chose to study Economics and International Relations at a private university in the United States, considered one of the best.
His academic journey didn’t stop there. He later pursued a Master of Business Administration at Stanford, another top-ranking university located in California.
The Romero family context
Dionisio’s parents were Dionisio Romero Seminario and Yole Paoletti. The Romero family has long been influential in business, and Dionisio held several key roles thanks to his leadership and experience. The Romero generations have been so significant that the “Grupo Romero,” now led by Dionisio, began many years ago.
Dionisio’s father, whose surname is Seminario, represents the third generation of the Romero family, which began to gain prominence in the 1940s and 1950s. The organization evolved over the years—initially working with agricultural materials and resources before moving into the industrial sector.
A key turning point in the family’s history came when this generation acquired Banco Italiano, now known as Banco de Crédito del Perú, of which Dionisio Romero Paoletti was president until 2021.
Banco de Crédito del Perú is a longstanding Peruvian bank and one of the most important financial institutions in the country. Some economists consider it Peru’s most relevant financial center, with multiple branches across the nation.
Dionisio Romero Paoletti, as part of the fourth generation, became more active in the 2000s through his involvement in Credicorp and Banco de Crédito del Perú.
The Romero Paoletti era
His father assumed the presidency of Credicorp in the late 1990s. Credicorp is known as a financial holding, a term that refers to an organization owning majority shares in other companies—one of them being the Peruvian bank.
Grupo Romero is also part of this financial holding, tying everything together. In his mid-30s, Dionisio joined Grupo Romero in a directorial role, while his father was still at the helm.
In 2009, the equation and Romero Paoletti’s future changed. In March of that year, he became president of Grupo Romero and Credicorp. The family group had acquired shares in Shell, and several of the conglomerate’s companies began an expansion phase.
When Dionisio took the reins, the conglomerate was already thriving. His father, Dionisio Romero Seminario—the third generation of the Romero family—stepped down from the presidency after many years leading the group’s economic strategy.
Alicorp is one of the most prominent companies within Grupo Romero. Between 2000 and 2010, it acquired stakes in various other firms. It is a food and beverage company with wide distribution across Peru.
2020: a year of change for Dionisio
After eleven years leading Credicorp and Banco de Crédito del Perú, the fourth generation of the Romero family stepped aside, and Dionisio remains the head of the Group.
The family has strong ties to the financial world, so Dionisio’s successor was his cousin.
Dionisio Romero Paoletti has always been involved in areas beyond business and finance. One of these is education and social welfare. In 2022, he was also named president of Fundación Romero, which played a vital role during the coronavirus pandemic.
Many of the world’s most notable businesspeople and billionaires have foundations or nonprofit organizations to support those in need and lacking resources.
Statistics show that many Peruvians have benefited from Fundación Romero’s educational initiatives, now under Dionisio’s leadership. Since 2020, Romero Paoletti has focused on the family company.
Although the man from Lima is not listed among the wealthiest individuals in Peru, his business conglomerate has led him to success in various ways: partnerships with numerous companies, acquisitions, and international expansion.
In Peru, there is already talk of the emergence of the fifth generation of the Romero family. One member is already involved with Alicorp, one of the conglomerate’s organizations. For now, Dionisio reigns over the fourth generation.