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Bernardo Avila

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Head Corporate Affairs, Legal & Communications at Central Cervecera de Colombia
📍 Colombia

Bernardo Avila is a bilingual attorney with over 20 years of experience as a General Counsel and VP of Corporate Affairs. He has led high-performance legal teams across the industrial, automotive, retail, and mining sectors in the Americas. He holds an LLM from IE Business School and recently became Director at Central Cervecera de Colombia.

He is engaged with Colombias national challenges, advocating for pragmatic solutions and coherent execution in economic and governmental affairs. He publicly shares and discusses articles on the countrys business landscape and the need for focused, reality-based strategies to ensure stability and growth.

He has extensive cross-border experience, managing legal strategies and M&A for operations in Colombia, the US, Mexico, Chile, and Central America.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Head Corporate Affairs, Legal & Communications
Location
Colombia
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Corporate Governance
His career is defined by senior leadership roles as General Counsel and VP of Corporate Affairs, responsible for corporate strategy, compliance, and stakeholder relations.
M&A Strategy
Has significant experience leading negotiations and structuring M&A processes, including major cross-border acquisitions for Organizacion Corona in Mexico and Central America.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Head Corporate Affairs, Legal & Communications
Central Cervecera de Colombia
7-2023
Socio
AVILA ABOGADOS
1-2020 - 6-2023
Vice Presidente Legal y de Asuntos Corporativos
Fanalca S.A
7-2014 - 1-2020
Gerente Legal y de Cumplimiento
Organizacion Corona
5-2013 - 7-2014
Gerente Jurídico
C.I. Prodeco S.A.
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Education
2007 - 2008
Master of Laws (LLM)
IE Business School
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Colegio San Carlos
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