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The beginnings of Nissan’s history in Chile go back to 1962, when its Datsun model was installed as the first automobile manufacturer in the city of Arica. The Japanese automobile manufacturer made a considerable push into the Chilean market in late 2014, and as a signal of its intent hired top in-house legal talent Anita Munoz in 2015. With the parent company developing its emissions-free vehicles in a number of international markets, Munoz oversaw a deal to deliver a fleet of 25 of its LEAF electric vehicles to employees of Enel, Chile’s largest electricity group. As the vehicle integrates a number of new technologies, Munoz has been a key player in alleviating any data protection concerns with domestic regulators. The partnership was heralded by Nissan Chile CEO, Santiago Castro, who is quoted as saying: ‘In the case of Enel, we share the vision and internal culture of using technology for the environment. We are pleased with the interest of its partners in being pioneers in Chile, in the same way that Nissan was when we launched the first electric vehicle of mass use in 2010‘. Before joining Nissan, Munoz spent over five years at Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP), Chile’s national oil company. After demonstrating her skills there as legal head of trading, in under two years Munoz was internally promoted to compliance director where she developed the company’s ethics code. Before ENAP, she spent a brief time at private practice firm Cariola Diez Perez-Cotapos & Cia Abogados, after gaining recognition at Unilever Chile where Munoz was legal manager from April 2007 until December 2009.