About

In September 2015 and after working for 15 years as Belmond Peru’s general counsel, Raúl Galdo took on a new challenge at Viettel Perú by joining a new-comer in the Peru’s telecom industry as director of the legal and human resources departments and deputy general manager – a broader role than a general counsel. In early 2017, his role was expanded when he was also appointed to lead the corporate sales department. On the legal side of his current position, he focuses his practice on the design of regulatory strategy and the most relevant corporate transactions, working for the company before the regulator (OSIPTEL) and the Ministry of Transports and Communications (MTC). Galdo also leads and mentors 25 lawyers in the different legal areas in which the company is involved. Galdo was fundamental to the legal work for the construction of the longest fibre optic network in Peru, which allowed Viettel to compete successfully in a very competitive market and bring high technology and excellent services to Peru, especially to remote and lower income areas of the country. Under his management, the social responsibility involved in this work has also been recognised at prestigious industry awards. Galdo has organised the legal department along corporate legal, regulatory and infrastructure lines. He has also been behind empowering the lawyers of the branches around Peru, reducing their dependency on Lima´s head office. Amongst his most successful litigations and transactions at Viettel Peru, Galdo has been behind the successful litigation against the Ministry of Transports and Communications in a case surrounding the imposition of a tax for every mobile line activated by Viettel Peru. Galdo has also been conferred with individual recognition at industry awards in previous years.