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‘When I started working at Avon the legal department used to be considered as a hurdle to the rest of the company, limiting the business from putting in place new, creative actions’ says Ana Valor. ‘I have always been a business-oriented lawyer, and I have made the legal department become a real partner to the business. I feel really proud of the contribution my team and I have been providing to the business’. Since joining Avon in 2007, Valor has held various positions, including the roles of head of legal for Spain and head of legal for Continental Europe, North Africa and Middle East. At her current role as senior legal counsel for projects delivering services to EMEA, Valor has handled several ground-breaking initiatives. These have included the implementation of changes in labour law that have saved the company around €400,000 per year. Valor also supported the legal work for the introduction of Avon in the world of e-commerce. With nearly 13 years’ in-house experience, she has also worked at Coca-Cola España and Kellogg’s España.