Myrtha Hurtado

Myrtha Hurtado Rivas joined Société des Produits Nestlé in October of 2021 as General Counsel Brand and Marketing Properties, Licensing and Anti-Counterfeiting to lead these areas across Nestlé globally. Her breadth of experience comes from an extensive and diverse education; time spent at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, five years at Novartis Pharma, five years at Sandoz and five years at Novartis International. She has expertise in IP, anti-counterfeiting, consumer safety, domain name law, international business law and change management.
She is also the founder and executive producer of Leaderching, a podcast in Spanish and English which covers topics around leadership and diversity.
Myrtha is involved in various IP associations; she is the Chairwoman of the Pharmaceutical Trademark Group (PTMG), Chair of the INTA Brand Restrictions – Outreach Sub-Committee and Vice-Chair/Trademarks Rapporteur at ICC.
Her Peruvian heritage provides a final layer to an IP professional who truly encapsulates what it means to be a global citizen.