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Central America 2025

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Adrián Cortés

Senior legal counsel | Oracle

Information technology

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Adviel Centeno Mayta

Senior director legal and regulatory | Cable & Wireless Panamá

Telecommunication services

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Alba Maza

Legal and government affairs manager Central America and Dominican Republic | Avon

Consumer products

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Alejandra Castellanos

Legal, compliance and government relations manager NCA (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras) | Samsung Electronics

Information technology

Alejandro Royo

Senior legal counsel | Tetra Pak

Materials and mining

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Alfonso Videche

Senior legal executive leader | Colgate-Palmolive Central America

Consumer products

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Alicia Maria Giron

Legal director | CONFIA

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Ana Carol de Benedetti

General counsel | MRO Holdings El Salvador

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Ana Carolina Alcalá Wilson

Legal Manager | LATAM privacy and tech compliance champion | Kimberly-Clark

Consumer products

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Ana Elizabeth Polanco Ramírez

In-house counsel | Asesuisa

Insurance

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Ana Lorena López

Senior legal counsel Central America | Schneider

Industrials and real estate

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Ana Luisa Martínez-Mont

Corporate lawyer | Grupo IDC

Financials

Andrea Menjívar 

Lawyer | Energía del Pacífico 

Energy and utilities

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Andrés Morales

Head of legal and compliance officer | Roche

Healthcare

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Andres Pokus

Senior legal manager, Head of legal and compliance officer RSS Americas Roche | Liberty Networks

Information technology

Angela Mendieta

General counsel | INCAE Business School

Education

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Anne Marie Quinteros

Associate general counsel – Latin America | Hanesbrands

Consumer products

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Arturo Gómez Blanco

Regional director of legal affairs | Torrecom

Telecommunication services

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Arturo Rojas Campos

Legal and risk manager | Securitas Costa Rica

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Barbara Alexandra Martinez Ferro

Senior legal counsel LADMAR - Panama | Procter & Gamble

Consumer products

Beatriz Beltranena

Legal director and general counsel | AMZAK Capital

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Bernice Carias

Corporate legal counsel | Holcim El Salvador

Materials and mining

 Of Salvadoran Nationality, Bernice is a Lawyer with more than 22 years of working experience, her practices were initially focused on Administrative Law, Human Rights, Banking, Litigation, and Labor law....

Carlos Arturo Rímola Cordero

Corporate legal manager | Grupo Hame

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Carlos Salas

General counsel | Coca-Cola Centroamerica

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Chanthel Mendizabal

Chief legal officer | McDonalds Mesoamerica

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Claudia Lopez

General counsel (NIC) | Grupo Coen

Food, beverages and tobacco

Claudia Tomasino de Crespo

Chief legal counsel and regulatory compliance affairs | DELSUR

Energy and utilities

She is a lawyer and public notary, bilingual and multicultural manager with extensive expertise in corporate, constitutional, and administrative law, energy regulation in national and regional markets, social responsibility, compliance,...

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Claudia Marroquin

Chief legal officer | FINCA Impact Finance

Financials

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Cristina Alfaro

General counsel | Citi Costa Rica

Financials

Cristina joined Citi back in July 2001, currently she is the General Counsel in Costa Rica with oversight for legal affairs and corporate governance matters for the financial group as...

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Daniel Muñoz Jiménez

Regional general counsel Mexico and Central America | Enel Green Power

Energy and utilities

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Daniela Guzmán

Legal manager | LifeMiles

Transport and infrastructure

David Portilla Rivera

Chief legal officer | Grupo Salinas Guatemala

Industrials and real estate

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Edgar Fajardo

General counsel Central America | Nestle

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Edmundo Castillo

Legal counsel | Banco de Finanzas, Sociedad Anónima (Nicaragua)

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Edna Roa Virloget

Legal director Latam | JCDecaux

Commercial and professional services

Eduardo Antonio Solórzano Martínez

Legal, corporate affairs and wholesale business director | Movistar El Salvador

Telecommunication services

Eduardo Enrique Portillo Morales

Chief of legal consultancy unit | Centro Financiero Davivienda

Financials

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Emmanuel Barrantes

Legal director | CMI Alimentos

Food, beverages and tobacco

Enrique Antonio Torruella Pineda

Head of legal affairs and compliance | Grupo EDECSA

Energy and utilities

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Ernesto Alfonso Carrasco Castro

Legal vicepresident | Grupo Financiero FICOHSA

Financials

Francisco Antonio Cardona Argueta

Legal services manager | Grupo Cayalá

Industrials and real estate

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Franco Edmundo Jovel Carrillo

Vicepresident of legal affairs | Banco Atlántida

Financials

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Franklin Villalobos Montero

Legal director, legal-regulatory control and corporate secretary | Grupo Financiero Davivienda Costa Rica

Financials

Gabriel Alvarado

Legal manager and compliance officer | Nicaragua Energy Services

Energy and utilities

Gabriel Tapia Calviño

Legal Director for Central America & The Caribbean | Asofarma (Adium Group)

Healthcare

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Gabriela Bergantino

Legal director | MPC Capital

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Information technology

Ignacio Flores

Senior legal counsel | Oikocredit International

Financials

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Ilse Moreno

Director of legal affairs Central America, Caribbean, Argentina and Uruguay | JCDecaux

Commercial and professional services

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Ingrid Valdés Vásquez

Head of legal commercial operations Latam | Fresenius Medical Care Panamá

Healthcare

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Ivette Lorena Franco Koroneos

Senior director of legal advisory | Copa Airlines

Transport and infrastructure

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Javier Ernesto Aguilar Franco

General counsel | BAC El Salvador

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Jennifer Salazar Ramírez

Chief legal officer | Claro Costa Rica

Telecommunication services

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Jesse Ann Duarte

General counsel | Enel Green Power

Energy and utilities

Jorge Luis Real

Executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary  | BLADEX (Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio Exterior)

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Jorge Marroquín

General counsel | Grupo Financiero G&T Continental

Financials

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Jorge Romo

Legal head CANDEAN | Novartis

Healthcare

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Jose Marin Luna

Country's leading counsel | Marhnos

Industrials and real estate

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José Barría

General counsel, Central America and Caribbean | SUEZ

Energy and utilities

Jose Carlos Quesada

Regional legal director TT and compliance officer, LATAM. | FOUNDEVER

Commercial and professional services

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José Francisco Asensio Camey

General counsel and corporate governance officer | Banco Promerica GUATEMALA

Financials

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José María Etchegaray

Senior director, international and legal affairs | SBA Communications Corporation

Telecommunication services

José Miguel Polanco López

Legal manager | Banco Azteca

Financials

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José Ricardo Sánchez Escobar

Director legal, corporate governance and regulatory compliance | Banco Davivienda Salvadoreño

Financials

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Juan Diego Araúz Arango

Legal manager | Banco Azteca Panamá

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Juan Fernando Archila Mendizábal

Vice president legal and compliance | Banco Agromercantil de Guatemala (Bam)

Financials

Juan Ignacio Zamora Montes de Oca      

Legal and compliance director | Roche Pharma Caribbean, Central America & Venezuela (CCAV)

Healthcare

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Julia Nuñez

Corporate legal advisor | Empresas ADOC

Consumer products

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Julia Núñez de González

Legal manager | Empresas ADOC

Consumer products

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Julieta Rodriguez Molina

Senior associate counsel Caribbean and Central America | Visa

Financials

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Julio Arjona

Senior vice president and general counsel | Citigroup

Financials

Kadine Hurtado

Vice president legal LATAM | Adidas

Consumer products

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Karen Torres

Regional counsel Central America | PriceSmart

Consumer products

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Karin Herman Zachrisson

General counsel | Citi Guatemala

Financials

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Laura Granera Alonso

Regional legal manager | Fyffes

Food

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Lucia Martin

Senior legal and contracts manager | MRO Holdings El Salvador

Transport and infrastructure

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Lucila María Argueta Alfaro

Legal director | Grupo Roble

Industrials and real estate

Luis Adolfo Márquez Rosales

General counsel | HANES

Consumer products

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Luis Carlos Uribe Jované

Legal vicepresident | Bladex

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Luis Enrique Gómez

Regional director of legal services and corporate secretary | Scotiabank

Financials

Marcela Bernal de Fontanals

General counsel, senior vice president | Citibank

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Marcella Romero

Legal manager | Ternova

Industrials and real estate

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María Alejandra Castellanos

Legal and external affairs manager Guatemala and El Salvador | British Tabacco Company

Food, beverages and tobacco

María Elena Arévalo

Data protection and legal manager | LifeMiles

Transport and infrastructure

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María Fernanda Esquivel

Legal manager | CMI

Commercial and professional services

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Maria Isabel Castillo Artiga

Corporate legal counsel | Asesuisa

Insurance

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Maria José Reguero Porta

Legal manager Centroamérica | Vitali Alimentos

Food, beverages and tobacco

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María Karina Pinzón

Legal director and corporate affairs | Enfragen

Energy and utilities

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Mariel Picado

General counsel | FIFCO

Food, beverages and tobacco

Mario Ayala

Director, legal affairs | Energía del Pacífico

Energy and utilities

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Marissa Herrera

Legal affairs manager | SBA Communications

Telecommunication services

Mauricio Sánchez Montiel

Legal manager | Banco Davivienda Salvadoreño

Financials

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Melania Calzada

Senior Counsel CARICAM | MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Michael Bruce

Legal director and assistant general counsel | Procter & Gamble

Consumer products

Michelle Canelo

Legal director Central America and Colombia | Cargill

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Miguel Lucas Quintero

Legal, ethics and compliance manager | Novo Nordisk Panama

Healthcare

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Mónica Estela Alvarez Viguri

Legal counsel | Premium Restaurants of America

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Montserrat Bonilla

Head of legal, corporate security, ethics and compliance | Walmart Centro America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)

Consumer products

Nidia Perez

Legal specialist | Grupo Agrisal

Industrials and real estate

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Orlando Zuniga

Head of legal | Banco Industrial

Financials

Oscar A. Montes Mayorga

Executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer | Integra Capital Group

Financials

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Patricia Pineda de Argumedo

Legal advisor | Banco Cuscatlan

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René Vides

Compliance officer | DELSUR

Financials

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Ricardo Antonio León Retana

Legal director and general counsel | LifeMiles & Avianca Loyalties

Transport and infrastructure

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Ricardo Zúñiga

Manager, legal affairs and regional data protection officer LATAM | Foundever

Commercial and professional services

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Roberto Bonilla

Chief strategy officer | Elaniin

Information technology

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Roberto Murillo

Legal director, regulation and corporate affairs | Telecable

Telecommunication services

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Rodolfo Ramirez

Corporate division manager | Promerica

Financials

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Rodrigo Cano Morales

Legal advisor Central America and Mexico | TransUnion

Financials

Ronald Ramírez Acuña

Legal Lead for North Latin America and BOPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Information technology

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Salomon Vaie Lustgarten   

General counsel | Corporacion Multi-Inversiones (CMI)

Industrials and real estate

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Silvia Amador

Legal director | Dos Pinos

Food, beverages and tobacco

Silvia Arce López

CLAT legal, ethics and compliance director | Novo Nordisk

Healthcare

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Stephanie Montoya

Global legal counsel north america and Latam | Unilever Central America

Consumer products

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Tamara Vélez

Legal advisor | Unity Willis Towers Watson

Financials

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Tannia Corriols

Vice president regional, compliance and data protection officer, AMERICAS | DHL Global Forwarding, Americas

Transport and infrastructure

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Tony Roldan

President and executive director | CASEM -Cámara de Sedes de Empresas Multinacionales

Financials

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Valentina Moreno Aristeguieta

Legal director ACAC (Central America, Andean Region and The Caribbean) | Uber

Information technology

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Víctor Murillo

Legal counsel manager | Accenture Costa Rica

Commercial and professional services

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Yeira Sandoval

Legal counsel Guatemala, Central America | CEMEX

Materials and mining