Maria is group executive committee member, in charge of the legal department and the commercial and contract management, at Capgemini. She has 25 years of experience in leadership positions in large international corporations, working on all kinds of legal, commercial and contract management affairs, both at regional level in multiple jurisdictions (Europe, Middle East, Africa and America among others) and at headquarters level with worldwide responsibilities. She has also worked as an external legal advisor in a large international firm and served as company secretary and member of the board of directors of companies located in Europe, United States and Africa. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Cercle Montesquieu (France) and the European Association for Women in Leadership, and former vice president of the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe. 

She is admitted at the Madrid Bar Association. In 2006, she received the award “Manager of the Year” (Mujer Joven Directiva) granted by the “Federacion Espanola de Mujeres Directivas, Ejecutivas, Profesionales y Empresarias”. And in 2014, she was shortlisted by the International Law Office for the European Counsel Award “General Commercial Individual of the Year”. In 2018, she received the notable award of “Top 50 Inspiring Women Lawyers 2018”.