GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Global-wide
Claudia Echavarría Uribe of Grupo Éxito
Claudia Echavarría Uribe currently serves as Corporate Affairs Director and Secretary General of Grupo Exito, a retail corporation based in Medellin, with businesses operating in Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
She is a renowned counsel with the responsibility of managing the legal team across four countries in South America, with experience in dealing with complex regulatory and transactional matters, and on anti-corruption initiatives, for which the company was distinguished by a government organisation for its transparency program.
Echavarria Uribe’s previous roles include a long stint at Bancolombia, where she gained recognition as a standout counsel acting on corporate governance issues, M&A, restructurings and matters involving local and international law.
Graduated from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, she additionally holds an LL.M. from Columbia University in New York, where she worked at Sullivan and Cromwell.