About

Compass Group is the largest contract food services company in the world, and also has operations in cleaning, property management, and support services. Matias Concha Vial not only heads up the legal and tax department in Chile but is also responsible for leading the governance and compliance policies. During his eight-year tenure at the company, Concha has built virtually every procedure in the legal department, as well as implementing an array of innovative structures. These include the methodology behind the company’s participation in bids, a procedure to negotiate new contracts, the implementation of a manual for approvals for all internal areas and the creation of a tax committee to discuss internal issues, among others. Highlights that demonstrate his legal expertise include several important court victories, which have been crucial for Compass Group’s results. Other impressive achievements include devising a strong legal strategy to exit loss-making contracts and an overhaul of the company’s approach to corporate governance. In 2012, Concha worked in the Compass Group PLC corporate legal department in the UK, providing legal advice to some of the 52 countries where Compass provides services. Utilising the commercial skills gained from his Tax Master’s degree qualification in 2007 and MBA qualification in 2012, Concha briefly served as provisional director of HR (2015) and head of treasury (2016). Prior to that, he worked in private practice at EY and a local law firm and also a taught tax law course at a Chilean University for more than eight years.