About

A lawyer with a strong background of working in-house and leading international teams, Nicolás Sánchez is a professional widely rated for his business orientation, creativity and strategic thought. As legal and corporate affairs director at WOM, a Chilean telecommunications company formed following the acquisition of Bextel Chile by Novator Partners, Sánchez is responsible for ensuring full compliance with relevant regulations, and assessing the regulatory climate in the country to detect potential opportunities or risks that may affect the business. Tasked with directing both an internal and external team of lawyers and maintaining close contact with key industry stakeholders, Sánchez has successfully ensured the best legal and regulatory outcomes for the business during his time in the role. In his previous role as regional corporate affairs manager at Grupo Bimbo, Sánchez was in charge of managing the corporate affairs strategy of the company in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Before that he worked in the in-house legal department at British American Tobacco, covering legal and regulatory issues across the Southern Cone region. Major areas of praise in Sánchez’s in-house career include the negotiation of complex contracts, development of internal compliance frameworks and self-regulation policies.