Grupo Bimbo was founded in Mexico in 1943 and since then it has established itself as a world leader in the baking industry with a presence in 32 countries and global annual sales in excess of US$13.8bn. Having served Bimbo since 2006, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer Luis Miguel Briola has been involved on its most important expansion projects in recent years.

In 2017 he worked on the joint venture agreement for 65% of shares in Ready Roti in India and the acquisitions of Grupo Adghal in Morocco, the first Bimbo ventures in the Indian market and African continent. In the same year he was also involved in Bimbo’s purchase of East Balt Bakeries, important for the Group’s strategic long-term relationships with the most important brands in the industry. In 2016, Briola worked on the acquisition of frozen bread business Panettiere in Colombia, General Mills in Argentina and Panrico in Spain and Portugal. With such a prolific repertoire on M&A deals in the last two years as well as his extensive in-house experience, Briola is a highly regarded candidate among Mexico’s corporate counsel.