Michelle is an adept Lawyer with more than 20 years of experience in the field; she holds a Master degree in Business Administration. She currently works as the Legal Director for Cargill in Central America and Colombia, leading a high performing team responsible for all legal matters, except tax, for all businesses in that region, as well as for other businesses in Peru and Ecuador. She has recently added to her responsibility being the Group Lead Lawyer for the Protein Business in Latin America. Michelle has expertise in business and corporate law, specializing in all legal matters related to business operations in the food and feed industry.

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Throughout her career Michelle has been motivated to create a positive impact with her team members, every company and business she works with, being recognized for her thought leadership and business partnering skills. She enjoys helping organizations align their legal needs to their vision, values and strategy; also, identifying and managing opportunities to improve legal structures and legal service delivery models. She also has a passion for mentoring women and men inside and out of the legal profession.

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With that same spirit, Michelle decided to help found the AAEC to provide Central America in-house lawyers with a formal and trusted space for collaboration and knowledge sharing. She is hopeful that this association has made a big positive impact and will continue to do so, in the lives of her peers by enabling them to grow and thrive as professionals.

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