About

Arnaldo Tibyriça is the general counsel and senior vice president at Groupo Abril, one of the largest media conglomerates in Latin America. Tibyriça, who has served the organisation for 13 years, has been cited by one nominator as an ‘extremely well connected and driven individual’. The seasoned lawyer is deemed to be a highly competent legal expert in corporate law, negotiations and corporate governance. Tibyriça sees his function as a general counsel in the form of ‘doing business, seeking to guide every area of the company on how to perform their business within the law’, receiving the reward of ‘seeing your part in the final product’ once this is achieved. Known for his persistent energy levels, Tibyriça is involved in various other endeavours outside Groupo Abril: he is currently the executive director and co-founder of Instituto Compliance Brasil, an affiliate to Party NEW 30, an advisory board member to the WILL (Women in Leadership in Latin America) and an advisory board member to CEDES – Economic Law Studies Centre. Tibyriça’s ability to operate simultaneously in an array of alternative fields whilst producing an exceptionally high quality of work is quite remarkable. He is described by one source as a ‘great, intelligent and entertaining person’. A trusted manager of people, Tibyriça appreciates those who ‘develop soft skills and can create confidence and empathy in personal relationships’, which he describes as being ‘essential in any work environment’. Tibyriça has experience in laws firms in addition to in-house roles at Brazilian mainstays Itaú Unibanco Group, where he pursued a line of legally sustainable business for the bank, at C & A, where he participated in the construction of the brand in Argentina and at the former BCP Telecommunications which is now known as Claro.