Beatriz Baker Araujo Joins Zavala Civitas as Legal Senior Advisor

Madrid, Spain – November 11, 2024. Zavala Civitas is pleased to announce the appointment of Beatriz Baker Araujo as Senior Advisor. Beatriz brings with her 40 years of experience advising corporations and boards on best practices in corporate governance, with a focus on stakeholder governance and sustainability. Her extensive background will further strengthen Zavala Civitas’s expertise in these essential areas. 

A Legacy of Leadership and Expertise 
Beatriz joins us after a distinguished career at Baker McKenzie, where she led the Corporate Governance team and held various leadership positions, including serving on the firm’s Global Executive Committee. A respected lawyer, she has earned numerous accolades, including Euromoney’s Best in Corporate Governance, Acritas Star, and recognition as a Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer. Her contributions also include a role as Strategy Officer with the World Economic Forum from 2012 to 2014, and she currently co-chairs its Global Future Council on Responsible Investing and participated actively in the Climate Governance Community of Experts. She serves as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Instituto Portugues de Corporate Governance. 

 

Commitment to Education and Thought Leadership 
Beyond her corporate roles, Beatriz is a committed thought leader in corporate governance education. She is head tutor of Governance for a Sustainable Future at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) and has co-authored two White Papers for the World Economic Forum, on behalf of Baker McKenzie. Her educational background includes an INSEAD International Directors Programme Certificate in Corporate Governance. Beatriz also actively supports non-profit initiatives as a former Trustee and Chairman at Canning House and a member of the UN Global Compact’s Transformational Governance Think Lab. Beatriz holds a First-Class Honours BA from Cambridge University and an MA. She has also completed Berkeley Law Executive Education’s program in Sustainable Capitalism and ESG. 

 

Enhancing Zavala Civitas’ Advisory Services 
In her role as Senior Advisor, Beatriz will concentrate on enhancing our Professional Services practice, with a strong commitment to develop our capability to deliver advisory services within corporate governance, and executive talent acquisition within our professional services vertical thereby helping us deliver more value to clients. 
 
Beatriz Baker Araujo shared, “I’m excited to join Zavala Civitas and collaborate with the team to deliver impactful solutions and value add for our clients.” Fernando Zavala, Partner of Zavala Civitas, shared, “Having Beatriz join us is a significant step forward for our firm. Her rich experience in ESG, Corporate Governance and Professional Services leadership is of tremendous value, and this underscores our commitment to our Professional Services vertical, especially our legal clients”. 

About Zavala Civitas 

Zavala Civitas is an executive search firm specializing in identifying and developing leadership talent for clients across various industries. The firm aims at offering bespoke solutions and top quality amongst other things hence it helps organizations build robust leadership teams that drive sustainable growth and continued success. 

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