Through Executive Decree No. 483, signed on August 26, 2026, the Constitutional President of the Republic appointed Luis Eduardo Vascones Boloña as Director General of Ecuador's National Customs Service (SENAE). The appointment takes effect upon signing of the Decree, without prejudice to its subsequent publication in the Official Registry.

Professional profile:

• Luis Eduardo Vascones Boloña was in charge of the business management of Transportes y Servicios Vascones S.A. (TRANSVAS), a company engaged in logistics and foreign trade activities.
• He is an Engineer in Foreign Trade with a specialization in international business.
• He has held management and legal representation positions at TRANSVAS, in accordance with public corporate records.
• His professional background is linked to cargo consolidation and deconsolidation services, activities typical of logistics operations and foreign trade.
• His experience has developed within the international supply chain, interacting with logistics operators, importers, exporters, and transportation service providers.
• TRANSVAS presents itself institutionally as a logistics operator active since 2007, authorized to carry out cargo consolidation and deconsolidation operations.

Under Articles 213 and 215 of the Organic Code of Production, Trade and Investments (Código Orgánico de la Producción, Comercio e Inversiones), the Directorate General constitutes the highest administrative authority of SENAE and exercises its legal, judicial, and extrajudicial representation. Its officeholder is freely appointed and removed by the President of the Republic.