GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Global-wide
Lucineia Possar of Banco do Brasil S.A.
Lucineia Possar is recognised for her impressive work as the head of the legal team of Brazil’s largest bank by assets, Banco do Brasil, which is controlled by the government.
Possar joined the company as in-house counsel in 1986, demonstrating stellar capabilities that made her rise within the company up to managerial positions, taking up her current role in 2017.
Her responsibilities involve dealing with complex corporate issues in a highly-regulated industry, with a focus on the areas of competition and antitrust, governance and data protection. She is also active on the company’s cross-border M&A, lately acquiring an additional 21.42% of Banco Patagonia, increasing its stake in the Argentinian bank to over 80%.
She additionally maintains a solid academic track record, as a law graduate from Fundação Getulio Vargas, with a Master’s degree in law from UniCEUB, where she also works as a professor of business law.