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Jose Castelli joined the Argentina arm of American agribusiness and food company Bunge in September 2007 in the capacity of senior legal associate, and nominators have recognised him as, ‘projecting leadership to handle a great in-house team’. In January 2011 he assumed his current role as regional chief legal and insurance officer and director of governmental affairs for the Southern Cone region, where he is responsible for designing, proposing and managing the organisation’s legal and compliance matters in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile. Highly praised by nominators, he is recognised as a strong player in his industry: ‘As the regional chief legal and director of insurance of Bunge, one of the largest agribusiness and food companies, Castelli has become a leader in the legal affairs of the industry’, says a nominator. His other roles within the company include serving as a representative of Bunge within several trade associations and government agencies. He also sits as a regular arbitrator in the Grain Exchange of Buenos Aires, and is a member of the Council of the Grain Exchange of Buenos Aires. Castelli is known for his ability to stay abreast of changing regulations and his expertise in M&A transactions in the Southern Cone region: ‘[He] is widely known in the legal industry. He develops his activities by showing great strength and keen expertise in navigating the always changing environment of the industry. He delivers creative solutions and points of view together with a great involvement in the matters under his scope of activity’, says a nominating source.