Green Mexico 2024 – GC Powerlist
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Green Mexico 2024

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Abraham Sosa-Robles

General counsel | Grupo Herdez

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Alain Mac Farland Tirado

Legal and compliance director (general counsel, secretary of the board and compliance officer) | Holcim México Operaciones

Materials and mining

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Alberto Sepulveda

Legal and corporate affairs | Walmart de México y Centroamérica

Consumer products

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Alejandro Castellanos Tienda

Head of legal and corporate affairs | FRISA

Industrials and real estate

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Alejandro Fernández

Director legal and RH | Pan American Silver Corporation

Materials and mining

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Alejandro Gil Ortiz

General counsel | FEMSA

Industrials and real estate

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Alfredo Betancourt Chavero

Member of the management board | Efuels Solutions

Financials

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Alfredo López Rojas

Director of corporate affairs and sustainability | Jose Cuervo

Food

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Alfredo Maciel

General counsel, compliance officer and secretary of the board | Westrock México

Materials and mining

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Ana Karen Sánchez

ESG and corporate affairs manager | BLN Brands

Food

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Ana Laura Ludlow

Vice president of governmental affairs and sustainability | ENGIE México

Energy and utilities

Ana Laura Ludlow has more than 24 years of experience in the energy sector in Mexico and the United States. She has held various management positions in the natural gas,...

Andrea Navarro

Head of legal and ESG officer | Mountain Nazca

Financials

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Ane Garay

Sustainability manager, Mexico | The Coca-Cola Company

Food

Armando Torres

Legal vice president and general counsel | PepsiCo International

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Arturo Ishbak Gonzalez

Senior corporate counsel | The LEGO Group

Consumer products

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Aura Castro

LAD compliance counsel | Oracle

Information technology

Camila Gómez Yarza

Sustainability, B corp, advocacy and diversity and inclusion manager | Danone

Food

Carlos Facha

Chief general counsel | Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo en América Latina (IDEAL)

Materials and mining

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César Alonso

Chief compliance officer | Iberdrola México

Energy and utilities

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Claudia Camarena

Head of sustainability Mexico | Enel Green Power

Energy and utilities

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Constanza Müggenburg

Legal counsel LATAM | Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Financials

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Cristian Colin

General counsel Latin America | Kellogg Company

Food

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Daniel Navarrete Luis

Legal manager | Mercedes-Benz México

Consumer products

Daniel Bugallo

Head of legal affairs | Audi México

Consumer products

Diana González Flores

Infrastructure and project finance lawyer | AINDA

Financials

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Diego Gomez Palacio Borboa

Legal and expansion director | Bupa México

Healthcare

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Eduardo Elizondo Santos

General counsel | Fibra Mty

Financials

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Industrials and real estate

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Enrique Königue

Government affairs and sustainability manager | 3M

Industrials and real estate

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Eva Frías

Corporate and financial legal managing director | Grupo Coppel

Financials

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Fernanda Ramo

Legal director | Amazon México

Information technology

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Fernando Macedo Delgado 

Legal director of corporate affairs | Alsea

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

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Francesca Romita Iturbe

Corporate social responsibility officer | UNICEF

Non - profit

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Francisco José Fuentes Sosa

General counsel and compliance officer | Grupo Rotoplas

Materials and mining

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Francisco Parra

Global vice president legal | Clase Azul México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Gabriel Cortina

Chief compliance and sustainability officer | IENTC Telecom

Telecommunication services

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Gerardo Bacelis-Sotomayor

Vice president legal and general counsel, LATAM | Essity

Healthcare

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Gonzalo Sainz Gout

Legal director Mexico | Irongate (Costas Palmas)

Industrials and real estate

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Guillermo Valdés García

Director corporativo de compliance y sostenibilidad | Fundación Teletón México

Non - profit

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Gustavo Alarcon

General counsel and compliance director | FRESNILLO

Materials and mining

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Hector Izzo

General counsel | Grupo GP

Industrials and real estate

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Hugo Cervantes

Legal director capital markets | BBVA México

Financials

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Isessy Alejandra Ballesteros Mendoza

In-house lawyer | Enel Green Power

Energy and utilities

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Israel Hurtado

Founder and president | Mexican Hydrogen, Storage & Sustainable Mobility Association (AMH2)

Energy and utilities

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Jacob Kiriaty

Chief legal and ethics officer | ENGIE México

Energy and utilities

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Jacobo Apichoto Palermo

Corporate chief legal and compliance officer | El Puerto de Liverpool

Commercial and professional services

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Jeannet Trad

Environmental initiatives program manager, Latin America | Apple

Information technology

Jesús Alejandro Moreno Rogel

General counsel, head of government affairs Mexico, global compliance coordinator and data privacy officer Latam | DHL Supply Chain

Industrials and real estate

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Jesús Lucatero

Director of public affairs, communications and sustainability | Arca Continental

Food

Jorge Andrés Casillas Soto

Head of legal | Gaya Sinergia Constructiva

Industrials and real estate

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Jorge Ramirez Delgado

Director of legal services | Diageo

Food

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José Eduardo Salgado Villegas

General counsel, ethics and compliance and data protection officer North Latin America | Capgemini

Information technology

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Julio Planas

Vice president legal and compliance, assistant general counsel | Element Fleet Management México

Commercial and professional services

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Karina Hernandez Partida

General counsel Mexico | Compass Group México

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Karina Ojeda Valle

General counsel | Capital Indigo

Financials

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Liliana González

Legal director Mexico, CA and Caribbean | ACCIONA Energía

Energy and utilities

Lizzett Campos Hurtado

Legal manager of electricity and hydrocarbon | Peñoles Industries

Materials and mining

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Loren Caram Sadek

General counsel, regulatory and compliance director North LATAM | Danone

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Luis Mendoza

Responsible sourcing senior manager and business integration | Target

Information technology

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Luis Miguel Briola

General counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer | Grupo Bimbo

Food

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Manuel Vela

General counsel and human resources director | Grupo Acir

Sports and media

Marco Antonio Padilla Mérigo

Chief compliance and risk officer | Aleatica

Transport and infrastructure

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Margarita Múnera

General counsel Latin America | Clarios

Consumer products

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María Heidy de la Cruz Salas

Corporate sustainability manager | Hoteles City

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

Maria has over 15 years of experience in sustainability programmes, environmental management, and launching initiatives in the tourism sector and hospitality industry. In 2012, she joined Hoteles City as a...

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Maria Teresa Garza Treviño

EHS manager | Innomotics

Industrials and real estate

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Mariano Ornelas López

General counsel MX and Latam | Siemens Gamesa

Energy and utilities

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Mariuz Calvet

Chief sustainability officer | Banco Santander – México

Financials

A lawyer and internationalist with a master’s degree in Latin America, Mariuz Calvet has had a lifelong career in the sustainability field. From academia to NGOs, she then moved into...

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Marlen Gomez Villaseñor

Head of public affairs, communications and sustainability, Caribbean | The Coca-Cola Company

Food

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Maurin Pérez de León Aguilar

General counsel LATAM (nutrition BU) Mexico and CARICAM | Unilever

Materials and mining

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Miguel Angel Zuñiga

Head of legal Mexico | Tupperware Brands México

Consumer products

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Monica Bichara

General counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate affairs | Grupo Proeza

Industrials and real estate

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Mónica Madero

General counsel | Daimler Trucks México

Consumer products

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Mónica Mayela Olivo González

General counsel | Alpura

Food

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Mónica Rosado

Senior associate general counsel | Trane Technologies

Industrials and real estate

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Nadine Medina Moreno

Gerente abogado en inversiones | SURA Asset Management

Financials

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Natalia Aguirre Gomez

General counsel | Citibanamex

Financials

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Natalia Lugo

Regional communications director and head of sustainability, LATAM | IPG Mediabrands

Sports and media

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Óscar Forteza Zeledón

Chief legal and regulatory officer. general counsel. director relaciones gubernamentales | Ford México

Consumer products

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Oscar Jui Hernández

Legal director | Secretaría de Energía

Energy and utilities

Oscar Rodrigo González

Head of legal and compliance | Sandvik

Materials and mining

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Pablo Ruiz Galindo

Global legal director | Diageo

Food

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Paola Patricia Valencia Hidalgo

Legal director | SOMA

Industrials and real estate

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Paola Serna Lizárraga

Legal and compliance director Latina America | OMRON

Information technology

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Patricia Hoyos

Corporate social responsibility manager | SURA Asset Management

Financials

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Raul Cameras Moreno

General counsel | Grupo Lala

Food

Raúl Escalante Martínez

Vice president legal and corporate affairs | Grupo Modelo

Food, beverages and tobacco

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Roberto Frias

Group general counsel and company secretary | Laboratorios Sanfer

Healthcare

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Rodrigo Martinez

General counsel | GRUMA

Food

Rodrigo Méndez Solís

Senior legal manager | Mercado Libre

Consumer products

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Roger Saldana

General counsel | CEMEX

Materials and mining

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Roxana Flores

Sustainability senior manager | América Móvil

Telecommunication services

Sandra Monroy Suárez

Legal director | Uber

Information technology

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Santiago Parra

Director de Finanzas y Administración_x000D_ | Hoteles City

Hotels, restaurants and leisure

With more than 10 years of experience within Hoteles City, Santiago Parra has held different positions and has been in charge of the relationship with financial and banking institutions, with...

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Sergio (Antonio) Villaseñor Ledesma

Director jurídico regulatorio | Interprotección

Insurance

Talía Ineke Flores Martínez

Legal responsible LATAM | H&M - Hennes & Mauritz

Consumer products

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Teresa Elizabeth Villarreal Torres

General counsel | Xignux

Commercial and professional services

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Theo Cárdenas Ruiz

Head of legal and compliance officer | ATENTO México

Commercial and professional services

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Wendy Alcala

Vice president legal, compliance and public affairs | Nestlé México

Food

With businesses facing mounting pressure to meet ESG targets, general counsel are increasingly tasked with identifying and mitigating risks across supply chains, aligning compliance approaches with global standards, and establishing new corporate governance frameworks.

As the GC Powerlist series expands, we aim to spotlight individuals excelling in previously unexplored areas. With the looming threat of climate change and recent interviews emphasising the pivotal role of in-house lawyers in driving organisational change, the creation of a Green GC Powerlist presented a natural progression. The Legal 500’s Green Powerlist highlights prominent general counsel, heads of legal, and sustainability officers in Mexico, showcasing those leading sustainability efforts and guiding their organisations towards a greener future.

Our interviews were enlightening, not only because our research team had the opportunity to interview not just lawyers, but also sustainability officers collaborating closely with legal and business departments to enact change. Our findings reveal a shared sentiment beyond meeting environmental standards, emphasising the importance of instilling a commitment to green initiatives amongst employees. Abraham Sosa-Robles, general counsel at Grupo Herdez, raises an intriguing question about employee commitment to green activities beyond the workplace: ‘In other words, how do we determine whether the values and culture of a company are influencing the lives of its employees and their families? Beyond theoretical knowledge, companies should make their best efforts to provide training to their employees on how to conserve energy in their households, implement recycling programs, reduce water usage, and provide them with information on sustainable transportation options. A true green culture should extend beyond the four walls of a corporation’.

There is a growing trend in responses suggesting companies need to consider the broader spectrum of their sustainability efforts rather than just surface-level or widely publicised activities. Rodrigo Méndez Solís, senior legal manager at Mercado Libre, states: ‘At Mercado Libre, we actively engage in social initiatives to benefit our community, concurrently recognising the interconnectedness of our business impact on both society and the environment. Our green initiatives extend beyond legal obligations, using sustainable materials to minimise our ecological footprint. We believe these efforts not only fulfil regulatory requirements but also align with our commitment to environmental stewardship. Specifically, our initiatives foster community engagement, promoting environmental awareness, and inspiring a sense of responsibility’.

Furthermore, there is a trend suggesting in-house lawyers are best positioned to drive ESG goals within their organisations, balancing environmental regulations with innovation for business success and sustainability. Karina Ojeda Valle, legal director at Capital Indigo, suggests: ‘We can also lead efforts that can go beyond what is legally or regulatory mandated to our organisations and push forward to create innovative and one-step-ahead processes and self-regulation that may be differentiators among other organisations like ours’.

We encourage readers to explore this publication to learn more about these individuals driving sustainable change. Many thanks to the inspiring general counsel, in-house lawyers, and sustainability officers who shared their insights with us, and congratulations on being selected to join this elite group working towards a greener world for all.

Sara Maggi — Deputy Editor GC Powerlist Series

Jugroop Singh — Research Analyst

Galicia

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Galicia is no stranger to setting the standard for legal excellence in Mexico, and it is our honor to sponsor The Legal 500´s Green GC Powerlist this year, recognizing the most influential and gifted green counsels of Mexico.

Our participation is a testament of Galicia´s ability to offer a unique legal service that strategically considers ESG criteria. As the Mexican-leading firm and pioneer in establishing new frameworks for conducting legal business, Galicia takes the title for being the first to create a practice of ESG experts that resolve matters through a sustainable lens, modeling this for other firms since its inception in 2021.

As trailblazers ourselves, we understand the curiosity, perseverance and courage it takes to innovate, to disrupt, to be the first. Galicia applauds every person on this list and consciously recognizes the individual effort it takes to mitigate risk and adhere to global regulations when leading an organization´s transition into sustainability.

Galicia prides itself in its talent, creating the space and providing the tools for the over 200 lawyers across our 25 practice areas to take the multidisciplinary approach necessary to achieve comprehensive solutions. Those on this Green Powerlist exemplify exactly that – the action of taking a multidisciplinary approach, which includes an ESG perspective, to yield panoptic solutions.

A special thank you goes to The Legal 500 for allowing us to host this event and properly honor Mexico´s ESG leaders. We express immense gratitude to those driving sustainable business in our nation and give our support to those making a positive change in Mexico´s legal panorama.

Contact our ESG Team: [email protected]

Green Powerlist Mexico 2024

Tuesday 23rd of May saw The Legal 500 launch the first Green GC Powerlist, Mexico; a listing designed to identify not only leading, environmentally conscious GCs but also other, key, C-suite figures who have demonstrated commitment to tackling the global warming crisis.

Held on the rooftop terrace of the Habita Hotel in Polanco, México City, The Legal 500 and sponsor firm Galicia Abogados were delighted to host over 70 invitees to what constituted the inaugural GC listing of this type in the Americas. After brief introductory words of welcome from Legal 500’s Latin America editor, Tim Girven (standing in for Legal 500 Green Guide editor, Anna Baubock), who drew particular attention to the country’s water crisis and its potential impact upon the country’s economic activity; the audience then heard from the head of Galicia Abogados’ energy practice, Carlos María de Campos, who raised some of the practical challenges and tensions facing in-house counsel as regards environmental issues. Lastly -but by no means least! – we were delighted to invite Diego Gómez Palacio Borboa, Director for Growth, M&A and Legal at BUPA México, to address his colleagues and provide the in-house perspective on the emergence of environmental preoccupations – pretty much regardless of industry or sector – as a key issue for the in-house community. The assembled guests received the speakers with admirable enthusiasm which made for a most convivial evening of discussion and debate.

Our sincere thanks both to our invitees (who we congratulate once more for earning their places on this inaugural Green GC Powerlist), and to our sponsors, Galicia Abogados, who not only turned out in force with more than a dozen partners, including firm chairman, Manuel Galicia, but also provided invaluable logistical support – our thanks to Beatrice, María and the entire team.