About

Claudia Jañez’s legal career spans over 20 years, during which she has worked for the some of the region’s largest companies. After two and half years at law firm Bufete Cantu y Rangel, Jañez moved in-house by joining Ford Credit México in 1995. After holding a number of legal positions at Ford, she moved company to serve as legal affairs manager for Central America and the Caribbean at DuPont between 2004 and 2007. Jañez re-joined the science and engineering company in 2011 after serving as legal and corporate affairs director at PepsiCo and general counsel for Central America and the Caribbean at General Electric México in the interim years. Now, in addition to her role as legal and government affairs director for DuPont México, Jañez holds the position of president and general director for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. She has been responsible for the significant restructure of DuPont’s legal department in Mexico, with the goal of ensuring her team of 10 lawyers accommodate the strategic mind-set of the business. In addition to managing the legal budget, she is committed to making the function as responsive as possible and has initiated a team dedicated to implementing ethics and compliance matters, following new FCPA rules. In addition to changes in her own department, Jañez also plays a significant role in company strategy, demonstrating her position as a real strategic partner to business. She has led DuPont’s portfolio transformation for the region by leading all acquisitions and divestitures in Mexico since 2011. This has included large deals such as the divestiture of Performance Coatings worth $5.5bn and the Performance Chemicals spinoff worth $12bn. She has drawn recognition for not only the agreements themselves but also the lack of litigations and claims that followed. Further demonstrating the significant role she plays for DuPont strategically, Jañez is active in lobbying, by holding meetings with congressmen on law affecting the company and having important GMO discussions with regulatory officers. As president to the board, Jañez represents Latin America at the company’s global anti-corruption and anti-bribery global committees.