About

Airplan is a Colombian manager and operator of six major airports in North Central Colombia. At the helm of the company’s legal department is general secretary Emiliana Villa Mejia, who has 13 years of providing legal advice, 11 years of which were spent heading and directing legal services. The approach that Villa Mejia has developed over this time is centered on obtaining the best balance of risk and reward for the company, because she does not wish the legal team to be perceived as an unnecessary obstacle to potential growth. She has endeavoured to deliver advice which not only enables her companies to pursue their commercial ambitions, but also introduces new commercial opportunities. Villa Mejia is known for her willingness to develop talent internally, having no problem expending energy to inspire people to achieve team objectives and enjoy their work with conviction. Villa Meija’s notable influence on Airplan’s legal department has ensured a favourable perception from peers and customers alike. The legal department is now seen as a building space, with room for creativity intended to discover methods of advancing ideas and projects without neglecting the rigor and adherence to legal precepts that should govern Airplan’s actions. Villa Mejia says, ‘my participation in the board, my relationship with management and shareholders, and my knowledge of the company, its customers, its challenges, its weaknesses and strengths since day one, have allowed me to have a significant and profound closeness with all business events. For this closeness and the pleasure it gives me to relate to others, I have implemented a work culture based on service and conscientious working’.