About

Panama-based Kadine Hurtado, legal director and compliance officer for adidas Latin America, plays a central role in helping the company produce and sell its products in a region where environmental and social responsibility are becoming increasingly important to a successful business. She is known for her expertise in various regional and global regulatory and compliance regimes, including US Foreign Court Practices Act and anti-dumping legislation. Hurtado provides legal support to all areas of the business and covers contracts, labour, immigration issues, franchises, taxes, competition law and consumer affairs and corporate law. She is responsible for handling all disputes, preparing and negotiating all contracts, and overseeing compliance in the various markets in which adidas Latin America operates. Hurtado’s role also sees her managing relations with external counsel and advising the board on key strategic issues facing the company. Before joining adidas she was deputy manager of legal and compliance for American Life Insurance Company, a position she held for seven years. In this role she monitored all areas of the company to ensure their compliance with existing laws and was responsible for training all staff in conduct and compliance.