About

Much more than an in-house counsel, Hernán Darío Mejía Álvarez is a lawyer, professor of competition law at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, and referee of the Chamber of Commerce of Cali who studied for his law degree with socioeconomic sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in 1979. Since acquiring significant experience in commercial in-house law and government in roles at places such as Corporación Financiera del Valle, Ingenio Riopaila Castilla, Chamber of the Food Industry of Andi, Mejía has acted as the legal and corporate vice president of the Colombina Business Group and its regional subsidiaries for over 25 years. Colombina is a large multinational food and beverage producer from Colombia with products ranging from hot sauces, candy, ice-cream, biscuits, and chocolate among others through its international catalogue of brands and subsidiaries. In 2015, Colombina strengthened its presence in the Spanish confectionary market by acquiring FIESTA, one of Spain’s largest candy producers in a deal worth €16.8m. With Mejía Álvarez’s leadership of the legal team Colombina is well placed to expand further internationally.