About

Breno Rodrigo Pacheco de Oliveira has spent over 16 years with telecommunications giant Vivo – which is Spanish multinational Telefônica’s presence in Brazil. Leading Vivo’s legal team, a function comprising of over 200 staff (both lawyers and non-lawyers), Pacheco de Oliveira utilises both managerial and legal expertise in his role, navigating the Brazilian branch of the international telecoms company through a minefield of competition, regulation and shareholder demands. With regards to his relationship with senior management, Pacheco de Oliveira is able to use his position as secretary general and General Counsel to take part in decisions important to the strategic direction of Vivo. He reports to the CEO as well as the chairman of the company, displaying the closeness and trust he has with the upper echelons of the business. Highlighting what he considers to be the most important of his in-house achievements, Pacheco de Oliveira cites earning the respect of all of his stakeholders, whilst being able to discern between what is important and what is not when dealing with in-house work. He has endeavoured to ‘apply skills to work with simplicity, efficiency and being respected by all my stakeholders’.