Pedro Magalhães brings a wealth of experience to the in-house legal function of Corticeira Amorim, having been part of the company since 1992; he assumed his current role as general counsel in 2005. The company is perhaps best known as the leading cork producer worldwide, though it has diversified into other areas over the course of over a century in operation.

He describes how his time with the company has given him the ‘flexibility to deal with different languages and legal systems; continuous studying to develop technical knowledge and multifaceted skills; and to develop a deep knowledge of the company’s business and its strategic vision’. As well as this, he has coached the legal function at Corticeira Amorim to ‘anticipate problems and solutions and develop answers compatible with the rhythm of the business’.