About

With a history dating back to the 1890s and currently operating 370 stores, Walmart Chile is a major player in Chile’s retail industry. Heading the company’s legal function since 2009, vice president general counsel and head of corporate affairs Carmen Román Arancibia has a formidable understanding of the company’s local operations and is credited for successfully overseeing a number of company projects. Furthermore she is considered a leading light for female leadership in business, earning considerable industry recognition in this regard over the years. As one nominator states, ‘she has headed a legal team managing relevant issues for the company and is leading initiatives to promote equal opportunities for women in the workplace. She has led initiatives to successfully insert labour flexibility in the company allowing parents to share family responsibilities in an adequate equilibrium with labour duties’.