About

Having over 13 years of
in-house experience at one of Chile’s leading retail companies, Sebastián Rivera Martinez occupies a prominent position in the country’s in-house legal market as legal and institutional relations manager of Cencosud. Since being featured in the inaugural GC Powerlist: Chile 2017, Rivera has continued to impress peers in the industry as well as internal colleagues. Following changes in the company’s senior management team he gained additional responsibility, as reflected in his current role, demonstrating the high regard Cencosud hold him in. A nominator also highlights that ‘Rivera has developed an impressive compliance programme at Cencosud’, adding that, ‘he has a corporate perspective and the ability to provide legal solutions that make the difference’. Given his standing and credentials, Rivera is perfectly placed to continue playing a leading role at both the company and in Chile’s in-house legal market.