About

Based at 3M’s Minneapolis headquarters, Jorge Fernández González is responsible for the company’s legal operations in Latin America and holds parallel responsibility for all non-US regions as legal head of the global channel services division, which supports the sale and distribution of products in markets that are not served from 3M’s regional hubs and subsidiaries. In his role as general counsel for Latin America, González deals with human resources and employee-related matters, manages a team of lawyers spread across a number of jurisdictions and supports the sale and distribution of a vast 3M product range that includes everything from adhesive tape and office supplies to aircraft components and medical devices. He is also the ‘translator in chief’ who helps to bring 3M’s innovative product lines to market by working closely on the regulatory and anti-trust implications of each new launch. González has held a number of positions at 3M since he joined the company 2000. Before being appointed to his current role in 2014, González led both the legal and human resources departments at 3M in Iberia.