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Receiving praise from nominators for her leadership skills, María Gabriela Fernández has been the head of the legal department for software solutions provider BMC Software for over 10 years. The company currently has 470 existing patents and over 6,000 employees across 30 countries, commanding a $2bn revenue figure. Drawing from what nominators called a ‘deep legal knowledge of key issues impacting BMC’s industry’, she is able to steer the company through a minefield of regulation and legal issues enabling BMC to develop innovative products for their high-profile clients. In addition to this knowledge, she is highlighted for her ‘remarkable ability’ to deal with and manage a range of issues that have required her to navigate the ‘tough political and economic changes of the country’. With a history of in-house roles at technology companies, including as the legal affairs director at Datco and a legal counsel role at Velocom Argentina, she has built a portfolio of skills with a ‘very dynamic and flexible, pro-business approach’.