Aleatica appoints Mexico City-based global compliance director

Madrid-based transportation infrastructure management company Aleatica has named Marco Antonio Padilla Mérigo global director of compliance and risk management.

Padilla (pictured) will lead the global compliance and risk division of Aleatica, which was created in 2018 as a result of the efforts led by its controlling shareholder IFM Investors to enhance corporate governance, transparency, and compliance within Aleatica.

Padilla’s appointment seeks to deepen and strengthen the ongoing efforts to consolidate the company as best-in-class in terms of corporate integrity, the company said in a press release.

Padilla will be based in Mexico City, which will enable a greater focus on the compliance and risk aspects of Aleatica’s Latin America businesses.

Padilla has an extensive corporate track record in international compliance and ethics. He occupied different positions during a decade-long tenure at Weatherford International Ltd., including senior counsel & ethics and compliance global director. In that capacity, he oversaw ethics and compliance teams in multiple geographies and was responsible for implementing compliance and corporate governance programs according to international best practices.

Padilla is a regular speaker and panelist at national and international compliance events, and also has significant experience within private practice and as an in-house lawyer for leading organisations.