Career biography

Diego Gonzalez Chebaux is a legal executive and business leader who currently serves as Deputy General Counsel (Director General Adjunto Jurídico) at Grupo Financiero Banorte, one of Mexico’s leading financial institutions. With more than two decades of comprehensive experience spanning corporate law, capital markets, governance and cross-border transactions, he has established himself as a strategic adviser at the highest levels of corporate leadership.

Executive Leadership, Strategic Governance and Regulatory Adaptation

Since assuming his current role at Grupo Financiero Banorte in 2012, Diego has overseen the legal strategy across core business units, including corporate law, contracts, capital markets, the trust division and corporate governance for Banorte and its operating subsidiaries. His oversight ensures legal excellence, rigorous regulatory compliance and alignment with international governance standards across the financial group.
To keep the institution at the forefront of global compliance standards, Diego has spearheaded comprehensive reviews and updates of the bank’s internal manuals, frameworks and operating policies. He has led strategic adaptations to meet evolving Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CFT) regulations, aligning Banorte and its financial entities—including its international and US-based operations—with US regulatory standards and cross-border requirements.
Throughout his 14-year tenure at Banorte, Diego has held progressively senior leadership roles, driving complex M&A transactions, business restructurings and joint ventures. As Executive Director of Corporate Governance, he spearheaded major financial structuring initiatives, executing key funding strategies involving the issuance of subordinated debt in domestic and international capital markets, managing structured notes and negotiating credit facilities with global banking entities. He also closely advises the Board of Directors, ensuring seamless coordination of board sessions and shareholder meetings, as well as statutory compliance during pivotal phases of expansion.

Legal Expertise

Before joining Banorte in 2012, Diego spent several years as a Senior Associate at DGTD Díez Gargari, S.C., where he represented buyers, sellers and institutional investors in complex mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships. His practice also included legal due diligence for government entities and financial institutions, drafting public equity offerings, navigating international commercial arbitration under ICC and CAM rules, and advising on corporate debt restructurings and insolvency proceedings (concurso mercantil) in the infrastructure sector.

Education and Academic Background

Diego holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his Juris Doctor equivalent (Licenciatura en Derecho) from Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico City.