About

Alirio Uribe García joined MASA, part of the flour company Stork, in 2008 to lead its labour law area where, at that time, MASA had around 2,500 direct employees in Colombia. Additionally, he worked on corporate law and contracts. During that time, he had the opportunity to actively negotiate the first collective agreement of MASA, represent the company in labour litigations and to build and implement several procedures relating to labour law. In 2012, he was promoted as the leader of the legal team of the company, supporting Colombia, Peru, the US, Trinidad and Tobago and Aruba, and in 2014, he became compliance officer for the region. He has spoken as an expert speaker at international conferences and has built strong relationships with trade unions since then. Asked about his recent innovations, Uribe has said that ‘his main focus has been to address the legal team as a real partner for the core business units of the organisation. Currently the team aggregates value to the organisation with its legal opinions, understanding the needs of our internal client and thinking “out of the box” while mitigating the risks. The key is to really know the operations by continuously visiting the different locations in where we operate’. Of his many roles, his favourite is in compliance, ‘as it is an opportunity to help to “Strengthen the Culture” of Colombia, starting with our employees, by training them in ethics’, he states.