Executive Legal & Compliance Director, Mexico and CENCA | MSD
Maurin Pérez de León Aguilar
Executive Legal & Compliance Director, Mexico and CENCA | MSD
Career Biography
A lawyer with over 30 years of experience, she has served as Vice President, Legal & Compliance at multinational pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies, with responsibility for Mexico and Latin America, driving business expansion and transformation in highly regulated environments.
Her most significant contributions include leading complex business and brand divestiture projects, as well as mergers and acquisitions. She has a strong ability to interpret the legal landscape, understand legal trends and proactively implement measures that protect business continuity.
She has served on the boards of directors of industry associations such as CONAR, CANIPEC and CONMÉXICO, and currently serves as Vice President of the Economic Competition Commission at the International Chamber of Commerce Mexico.
She has been recognised for several consecutive years by The Legal 500 in its Mexico GC Power List and by the Latin American Women Legal Awards as Lawyer of the Year in the Consumer Goods category. She was also included in the list of the 200 Most Influential Women in Mexico.
Maurin is also a mentor to lawyers seeking to strengthen and develop their careers as in-house counsel.
General counsel LATAM (nutrition BU) Mexico and CARICAM | Unilever
General counsel nutrition Latam, Mexico and CARICAM | Unilever de Mexico