Experience

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  Walmart Chile

  • Santiago de Chile

  • Sr. Manager / Investigator III Global Investigations

    • May 2014 - Present
    • Santiago de Chile

    Responsible for leading internal corporate investigations within Walmart’s global operations in Latam, Africa and Canada, and assessing aspects related to financial, legal and reputational risks. Conduct thorough investigations of matters mainly dealing with fraud, commercial bribery, financial integrity, labor and sexual harassment in the workplace. Handle investigations involving potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts (FCPA) with internal legal teams. Establishing collaborative relation with key corporate governance partners and business leaders for remediation. Report to the regional Latam Director and VP of GI Latam, Canada and Africa in Bentonville, USA.

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  Deloitte

  • Santiago, Chile

  • Manager Forensic & Dispute Settlement /ERS Consulting

    • 2010 - 2014
    • Santiago, Chile

    Manager responsible for leading corporate investigations in various multinational companies, concerning matters of corporate misconduct, fraud, bidding processes, commercial and financial irregularities. Conducted Foreign Corrupt Practices Acts (FCPA), due diligence controls for mergers & acquisitions in Chile and Argentina. Moreover, as manager in ERS area (Enterprise Risk Services), performed regulatory compliance risk assessments, and assisted in the diagnosis and implementation of the Corporate Anti-Corruption Prevention Model under Law 20.393.

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  Antofagasta Minerals S.A. Santiago, Chile

  • Compliance Risk Manager

    • 2011 - 2012

    Manager with oversight of strategic compliance risks within the mining operations of the Antofagasta Minerals Group (AMSA). Responsible for preparing and presenting company compliance risk reports to the Board of Directors. Involved in the launch of the AMSA code of ethics and ethics channels with Board Committee. Assisted in developing the Corporate Anti-Corruption Prevention Model as required under local norms and UK Bribery Act.

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  PP&L Global / Emel S.A.

  • Santiago, Chile

  • Latam Ethics & Compliance Coordinator

    • 2003 - 2008
    • Santiago, Chile

    Compliance and Ethics Coordinator for Pennsylvania Power & Light (PP&L) in LATAM, with oversight of all compliance program activities in Chile, Bolivia and El Salvador. Responsible for investigating allegations reported through the ethics channels with the support of 13 direct reports in Latam. Responsible for preparing compliance reports for Board of Directors LATAM and PP&L Corporate US. Reported to local VP PP&L Global, and Director of Business Ethics PP&L USA.

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  Cariola y Cia. Ltda.

  • Santiago, Chile

  • Attorney

    • 1996 - 1998
    • Santiago, Chile

    Associate at Sargent & Krahn responsible for intellectual property and commercial trademark matters of foreign clients doing business in Chile and national clients with commercial presence in the USA.

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  Legal Aid Society

  • New York, USA

  • Criminal Defense Attorney

    • 1990 - 1996
    • New York, USA

    Attorney dedicated to all matters related to the criminal defense and litigation of misdemeanor and felony cases before the Criminal and Supreme Criminal Courts of New York for indigent criminally accused clients. Litigated 15 jury trials.