30 years building corporate integrity.
Verónica Benedetti is one of Chile's most recognized professionals in compliance, corporate investigations, and corporate governance. Her career combines the rigor of leading international firms with hands-on experience on boards and senior executive positions.
As a former Deloitte Partner, she led the Risk & Compliance, Forensic, and Corporate Governance practices, developing world-class standards for companies in Chile and Latin America. Previously, she served for 13 years as Regional Compliance Officer at AES Andes.
Today, as a Board Member of Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) and founding partner of Pharos Consulting, she continues advising boards and executive teams on the most critical compliance, ethics, and integrity challenges.
Crime Prevention Model
- Design and implementation of CPM (Law 20.393 · Law 21.595)
- Assessment and criminal risk evaluation
- Testing and monitoring of controls
- Independent Third-Party Assessment (Art. 4 Law No. 20.393)
- External Crime Prevention Officer
- FCPA · UK Bribery Act · Free competition · UAF
Corporate Investigations
- Fraud, corruption, and economic crimes
- Workplace and sexual harassment (Karin Law · Law 21.369)
- Forensic accounting and financial analysis
- Regulatory and compliance audits
- Reports for legal and regulatory use
Ethics and Integrity Culture
- Whistleblowing channels
- Codes of Ethics and Conduct
- Awareness campaigns and training
- E-learnings tailored to different audiences
Intelligence & Due Diligence
- Supplier and partner due diligence
- Background checks KYC / KYV
- Compliance DD in mergers and acquisitions
- Pre-hiring assessments
Corporate Governance
- Assessment and design of governance structures
- Committee structuring (audit, risk, compliance)
- Family Protocol · Shareholder Agreements
- Board evaluation and self-assessment
Personal Data Protection
- Assessment and gap analysis (Law No. 21.719 · GDPR)
- Design and implementation of prevention model