General counsel and compliance officer at Nestlé Mexico, Wendy Alcala, provides full legal support to the company’s business lines in the country which include the manufacturing of dry, condensed, and evaporated dairy products. Having joined the company’s Mexico City office as a lawyer in 1998, Alcala has quickly moved through the ranks, impressing in various positions across Mexico, Spain and Switzerland.

Her previous roles at Nestlé have included commercial counsel for Latin America (2003-2009), senior commercial counsel Europe (2009-2012) and senior legal counsel for M&As and business development (2009-2012). Besides overseeing the legal and compliance function of Nestlé’s Mexican operation, Alcala is an active speaker on compliance related matters particularly on aspects related to anticorruption, personal data, human rights and cyber security. She has also worked alongside a number of public offices and authorities on developing compliance training programmes, and has lectured at international conferences, seminars and graduate legal programmes.