María Sendín Valle

Belgium, Brussels

Antitrust Director at GSMA

Profession: Lawyer, Economist

Industry: Competition, Telecommunications, EU Affairs, Digital

About:

Maria is a lawyer and an economist in charge of GSMA's Antitrust Compliance Programme providing advice to GSMA departments on all aspects of antitrust law and policy. Maria also leads a group of GSMA members following antitrust policy and enforcement developments worldwide with a particular focus in Europe and the EU Institutions. Before GSMA, Maria worked for a public affairs consultancy in Brussels, the European Commission's DG Competition and for an international law firm in Madrid (Spain).

languages

Spanish, English, Italian, French, German

Expertise:

AntitrustCompetition PolicyCompliance ProgrammesEU LawAdvocacy

Experience:

GSMA

Antitrust Director at GSMA

January 2022 - Present • Brussels, Belgium

- Design and implement GSMA's global antitrust law policy and compliance programme, processes and trainings - Advice all GSMA business areas on competition law - Develop and implement advocacy strategies on competition and trade issues in collaboration with the members

Antitrust Counsel at GSMA

2 years 2 mth • October 2019 - December 2021 • Brussels, Belgium

- Advice all GSMA business areas on competition law - Develop and implement advocacy strategies on competition and trade issues in collaboration with the members

Senior Manager at GSMA

2 years • September 2017 - September 2019 • Brussels, Belgium

- Follow developments in competition and trade policy and enforcement worldwide and in particular by the European Institutions - Develop and implement strategies on competition and trade issues in collaboration with the members - Lead and coordinate EU institutional and team programme in lead up to/at MWC Barcelona - Prepare and give trainings to decision makers, in particular to the European Commission

BCW (formerly Burson Marsteller)

Associate at BCW (formerly Burson Marsteller)

4 years 1 mth • August 2013 - September 2017 • Brussels, Belgium

- Draft and implement European and pan-European Public Affairs and Communications strategies - Follow legislative developments in the areas of ICT and Digital Single Market, competition and social affairs

Education:

Kings' College London

2012 - 2013

Postgraduate Diploma in Economics for Competition Law

Universidad Carlos III Madrid

2010 - 2011

Master in EU Law

Universidad Carlos III Madrid

2004 - 2011

Bachelor in Economics

Universidad Carlos III Madrid

2004 - 2010