Personal Profile:

Karen Salas-Morales is an accomplished corporate executive and legal strategist with over 25 years of experience advising multinational corporations, publicly traded companies, and executive teams. With expertise spanning corporate governance, M&A, compliance, and risk management, Ms. Salas-Morales has played a pivotal role in shaping the legal and business strategies of organisations operating in complex, high-growth markets. Karen Salas-Morales has large law firm experience as a former partner at K&L Gates. As Vice President and General Counsel Corporate at Millicom International, a $5.6bn publicly traded global company listed on NASDAQ in the U.S. and Stockholm, Ms. Salas Morales has been a trusted advisor to the executive leadership team. In this capacity, Ms. Salas-Morales led and managed a broad cross-function of U.S. and international lawyers, managed high-profile cross-border M&A transactions, and ensured regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Key highlights of Ms. Salas-Morales’ career include: Successfully managing M&A transactions exceeding $6bn, including due diligence, negotiation, and integration; developing, implementing and overseeing a data privacy program, ensuring adherence to evolving regulatory landscapes and anticipating key risks; establishing and optimising legal functions that align with business objectives and corporate strategy; and advocating for diversity in external counsel engagements, ensuring inclusive representation on high-profile legal matters.