Chief legal officer

1. Role purpose

The Chief Legal Officer (CLO) is a senior management role within the holding’s executive board, responsible for managing and overseeing legal, compliance, and development activities for the parent holding. The role acts as a strategic partner to shareholders, enabling group growth through legal rigor and operational coordination.

2. Strategic responsibilities

A. Holding Governance and Strategy

• Shareholder and Stock Exchange Relations: Manages the formal legal relationship with shareholders and ensures compliance with capital markets (Stock Exchange) requirements.
• Corporate Secretariat: Administers the company registers and ensures the drafting of constitutional documents and board resolutions.
• Structural Operations: Coordinates legal processes related to relocations, registered office changes, and other administrative actions across the group.

B. Growth and Development

• Permits and Authorizations Management: Drafts and oversees the obtaining of all permits and authorizations required for the operation and expansion of the holding and its factories.
• M&A and Project Support: Directly participates in the negotiation and drafting of strategic contracts supporting the holding’s growth.
• Development Management: Coordinates subordinate legal departments to achieve expansion objectives.

C. Risk Management and Compliance

• Information Protection (NDAs): Ensures confidentiality through the implementation of NDAs with penalty clauses.
• Representation: Provides legal representation of the holding in relations with third parties and authorities.
• Review and Approval: Controls the flow of documents and contracts to eliminate legal risks at group level.
• Departments Under Management: Legal, Development, Permits & Authorizations, and Corporate Secretariat (Holding + Factory).

D. Impact on Operational Efficiency and Governance

• Executive Steering System: Implementation and monitoring of activities through structured reporting mechanisms (dashboards), definition of strategic objectives (KPIs), and direct involvement in the holding’s critical processes.
• Performance Management: Integrated coordination and supervision of legal and administrative functions across all group entities, ensuring alignment of subsidiaries (such as the milk processing plant) with the holding’s standards of excellence.
• Process Optimization: Supervision of workflows within subordinate departments (Operations, Development, Permits & Authorizations, Secretariat) to ensure speed of execution and compliance with board decisions.

Candidate Profile

• Higher education in Law; strong expertise in corporate law, governance, and compliance.
• Minimum 10 years of legal experience, with at least 5 years in leadership roles (CLO / Head of Legal / General Counsel).
• Experience within holding structures, shareholder and board relations, and preferably capital markets.
• Direct involvement in growth projects (M&A, development, permits, restructurings).
• Strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and group-level legal risk management capabilities.

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