About

Jaime Luarte Julio was hired by ARAUCO Group in 2011 to develop the contractual area of its legal department. The task at hand was a tremendous challenge for Luarte, not only because ARAUCO is ranked as one of the five largest renewable forest producers worldwide, but also because the position presented a challenge to Luarte’s professional and personal capacities. When Luarte joined the company, he had to undertake the ambitious task of setting up the contract function from scratch, establishing a unit now known for its responsible, organised, efficient and proactive approach to work. To achieve this goal, Luarte had to successfully develop various contract templates and to establish corporate contractual policies, as well as different criteria for contracting and negotiating. To enable fluidity and efficiency in contract management and negotiation, Luarte also had to make technical innovations to his function, namely a corporate platform for electronic signature of contracts and a corporate software for the management of corporate documents. Currently in the position of chief counsel at ARAUCO, Luarte is responsible for the group’s contractual issues in Chile, as well as the legal administration of ARAUCO’s foreign commercial branches and worldwide intellectual property matters. Luarte assumed his previous role at the financial services company Multicaja at the age of 28 and was responsible for its corporate legal management, playing a key role in its quick growth. Prior to that, Luarte worked at Citibank Chile and Banco de Chile as an attorney in banking and financial affairs, receiving awards for his outstanding performance.