About

Boasting approximately 15 years of experience across the chemical and petrochemical industry, Cristiane Rego has provided legal support at companies including Petroquímica União and Quattor Participações where she spent a combined total of 10 years. Joining Braskem in April 2010, Rego is currently legal coordinator and corporate executive focussing on work surrounding litigation and contracts; an important function serving the business due to its recent growth and establishment as one of the premier businesses in the region. A petrochemical company with a revenue figure of R$54bn and industrial plants spanning Brazil, the United States and Germany, São Paulo based Braskem are the top thermoplastic resins producer in the Americas, and compliment this achievement by being Brazil’s main producer of polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Rego has tremendous experience within the Braskem business and assists in numerous ways to support these results; in addition to the legal aspects and litigation management, she has helped implement and develop management procedures within legal, negotiating with high-value external clients on big contracts whilst leading and maintain good relationships with her multi-disciplined team. One source speaks to her ability to be accessible and legally precise, stating that Rego ‘always had the right technical answer’ and is an ideal colleague and business partner; ‘she is determined, studious, competent, always available to internal clients and whoever needed her help on a daily basis’.