Jorge Dueñas Zapata joined Boehringer Ingelheim Mexico in 2000, and in 2009 he assumed the role of director of legal ethics and compliance. He is now the member of the board and management committee for the pharmaceutical company’s animal health and human health division, across Mexico, Central America and Caribbean countries. Over the course of his 18 years at Boehringer Ingelheim, Dueñas has reached a high level of adherence to the international regulatory and legislative regime in the area of human and animal health. He has also been a key figure for the company on international deals and acquisitions between some of the biggest pharmaceuticals companies, effortlessly facing different aspects of antitrust, local and international regulations in order to close transactions.

Within the organisation, Dueñas has improved the digitalisation processes, grasping the importance of controlling legal information and reiterating this to the legal department. He has also significantly changed the legal department’s mind-set from a reactive to proactive business partner, implementing the compliance philosophy inside the organisation at all levels. Demonstrating his worth to and status in the industry, Dueñas is also a member of the CETIFARMA and FEDEFARMA, the council of ethics and transparency for the pharmaceutical industry in Mexico and Central America respectively.