Nathalie Cely will be the new Minister of Industry and Richard Espinoza, Chairman of the IESS Board

Nathalie Cely, former ambassador and current Minister of Production

Under Executive Order 639, published on Monday, March 23, Nathalie Cely will be the new Coordinating Minister of Production, in the same way, Richard Espinoza, who is the current Minister of Production, will replace Victor Hugo Villacrés, Chairman of the IESS board.

The changes contained in the Executive Decrees 638 and 639, were arranged by President Rafael Correa. From January 2012 to February 2015, Cely served as ambassador of Ecuador in the United States.

The new Minister posted on her Twitter account that among her priorities include to attract foreign investment, accelerate the work of ZEDES and promote competitiveness in production and export.