About

In 2009, María Belén Quintas Fernández joined Tecnocom, a market-leading, multinational Spanish company operating in the information technology sector, with extensive experience in high-tech operations and a strong regional presence in Portugal and Latin America. Quintas Fernández’s transition from private practice lawyer, at PwC, to in-house lawyer at Tecnocom was challenging at first. ‘Coming from an international law firm I had to change my mindset and learn how to evaluate and remedy the company’s troubles, putting in balance legal aspects with other company aspects such as business relationships, accounting and tax policies’. During her time in her current role, Quintas Fernández has introduced innovative changes that have rendered the legal services valuable for the business. The measures she adopted to enhance the processes to evaluate, sign and keep contracts have had a significant impact on the way the company addresses and manages the commercial relationships with customers and suppliers, and consequently had a great impact on the improvement of risk management policies.