About

Heading an award winning legal team, Carrefour’s general counsel Juan Riego Vila has had an active role in some of the most significant deals of the group. He assumed his current role in 2000 and now holds the position of secretary of the board of directors and is member of the executive committee. When he first joined Carrefour Spain there was no in-house legal function and Riego Vila’s defining task was the organisation of the legal department. Currently he leads a strong legal team and the receipt of an international award has been the best recognition for their outstanding work up until now. His expert legal work has also been needed in the past, having participated in the Carrefour- Promodes merger in 2000, a deal worth €16.5bn. Riego Vila also took a guiding role in the legal work for the interchange fees decision adopted by the Spanish competition authority in 2005, which led to a significant reduction of the fees paid by merchants to the banks for credit card payments.