Zamira Zapata Valdés

Zamira Zapata Valdés serves as VP & Associate General Counsel for Global M&A in the Americas at Diageo since November 2011, successfully leading multiple strategic acquisitions and disposals. Previously, Zamira held the roles of VP & General Counsel for Caribbean & Central America, overseeing legal frameworks in a complex 37-market region, and General Counsel for Mexico, where efforts focused on transforming the business and navigating regulatory environments. Zamira has also contributed to Genomma Lab Internacional as Corporate Legal Counsel, led the Trade and Investment Unit at the Ministry of Economy, and served in the Office of the President of Mexico as Associate General Director. An alumnus of Harvard Law School with an LL.M. in Finance, Zamira has extensive experience in corporate law and has obtained various diplomas in political analysis and public policy.