About

Praised by her peers for her high level of professionalism, Paola Andrea Valero Carrero is a formidable legal expert with substantial expertise in corporate law, dispute resolution and transactional matters. Following her graduation from Universidad Externado de Colombia with a degree in commercial law in 2004, Valero Carrero joined the law firm Nuñez Africano Abogados. A highly ambitious young lawyer and quick learner, Valero Carrero joined the French multinational electrical equipment business Schneider Electric as a legal manager for the Andean zone only four years after graduation. Upon joining the company, Valero Carrero quickly established a reputation for her excellent management skills, focus on results and aptitude for complex legal analysis and formulation of concepts. As a result, she became head of the legal department responsible for the support of Schneider Electric’s entire Latin American business, with the exception of Brazil. Valero Carrero has been integral to optimisation of internal procedures within the legal department and has been praised for her work on significant strategic intellectual property actions and M&A deals. Since August 2014, Valero Carrero has served as legal director for the entire South America region.