In June 2017 Álvaro Gómez Godoy took the reins of the general counsel role at Grupo Rotoplas, and in doing so assumed responsibility of dispensing comprehensive legal advice to Latin America’s leading provider of individual and integrated solutions for storing, carrying, and treating water. Taking this role in the wake of the departure of previous general counsel Laura Mariscal, Gómez brings a wealth of experience gained from legal roles in notable Mexican companies including manufacturing company Grupo Kuo, where he worked for over six years.

First joining Grupo Kuo as a lawyer in 2008, Gómez was promoted to legal manager in 2013, encompassing responsibility for the legal management of the company’s international affairs on behalf of its businesses in China, Europe, India and the US. During this time he also oversaw legal aspects of all of Grupo Kuo’s transactions with international elements. A contracts specialist, Gómez oversaw the negotiation, preparation and review of international contracts during this period, as well as having a role in negotiations, definition of strategies and monitoring of contentious matters in which the companies of Grupo Kuo in Mexico and abroad are immersed. Between 2016 and 2017 he worked as a legal coordinator at Grupo Dynasol, entailing the represention of Grupo Kuo during the joint venture agreement between Grupo Kuo and Repsol, providing the legal basis for the ambitious project that combined production facilities in the synthetic rubber businesses and their specialties.

In addition to his in-house work, Gómez contributes to the body of industry knowledge through his professorship at Universidad Panamericana, where he lectures on international commercial arbitration and is the assistant professor of the Private International Law Chair (Santa Fe Campus) since August 2012.