About

In his role as vice president for corporate affairs and general counsel at the Colombian operations of global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti, Felipe Marquez Robledo oversees a large legal team of 150 employees. Since moving to his present employer from Coca-Cola FEMSA in 2012, Marquez Robledo has impressed with the efficacy of his transition to his new sector and the ease with which he learned the specifics of the mining sector. He joined AngloGold Ashanti during a difficult period in the Colombian market and had to liaise closely with the Colombian government and mining authorities. Upon joining the company, Marquez Robledo instantly reorganised the legal department and shifted its direction to focus on discussing strategic issues and participating in decision making; transforming the legal department from the position of a ‘fixer’ that provides a ‘reactive response’ to the company into a result-oriented ‘business advisor’. Perhaps the highlight of Marquez Robledo’s career has been obtaining an environmental license for large scale mining project in Gramalote, which was the first to be granted to a large scale mining project in Colombia in more than three decades. Marquez Robledo has also received praise for driving the socio-political strategy in La Colosa project and managing various litigious issues that have risen.