About

In 2013 Jenniffer Salazar Ramírez joined Claro as a lawyer when she was 24 years old, and in January 2016 she was promoted to assistant manager – the lawyer in charge of corporate and commercial matters including litigation, contracts, and procedures. As her role is focused on the legal aspects of communications, she has analysed the recent changes to Costa Rican data protection law and adjusted Claro’s policies accordingly. Salazar manages a team of two lawyers and a non-lawyer working in contract support for the commercial division of the legal department, which also contains a procedural-regulatory division. Her team has been working on expanding the reach of the company’s telecommunications network across Costa Rica despite logistical challenges and infrastructural challenges. Claro is a major telecoms company and part of América Móvil, a Mexican telecom group, with a large Latin American market headquartered in Brazil. It is one of largest providers in Costa Rica. In addition to her in-house work Salazar is pursuing a PhD in public law and a specialisation in telecommunications at Universidad Autónoma de Centroamérica. About her experience and motivation to succeed at such a young age, Salazar highlights that, ‘being part of the millennial generation, which I believe has plenty to offer, characterised by a fondness of technology, entrepreneurial spirit, high level of self-organisation and a consensual decision system, I have used these qualities to enhance my work on an every day basis’.