About

With extensive academic experience in financial and commercial law as a professor of competition and international procurement law at the Externado de Colombia University, Rossario University and Pontifical Javeriana University, Germán Bacca Medina joined Unilever as general counsel of Central America and the Andean region in January 2018. Previously, he has also served as an expert commissioner, delegate superintendent, and advisor for competition and data protection at the Superintendence of Industry of Commerce. Despite being in the role for not very long, as general counsel Bacca has already earned the respect of his peers. A nominator highlighted Bacca’s management skills and importance to Unilever: ‘[He] is an excellent lawyer, great leader, can manage incredibly complex matters with outstanding results. He has both local and regional responsibilities’.