Interview
Ana Isabel Montero Corbin heads JTI’s legal team in Iberia, which includes five markets covered by different regulations (mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar). She explains what D&I means for JTI, and gives a candid assessment of the diversity of law firms in the region.
At JTI, we perceive inclusion and diversity as talent management, and believe that what makes a company is having the best talent. To that end, we try to ensure that JTI is a great place to work, driven by diversity – be that of thought, ideas or people. Diversity is key to generating ideas that enable our company to keep growing and improving.
While JTI has Japanese roots, we operate on a synergy of Western and Eastern thinking by bringing together the best people from various socio-cultural backgrounds, and integrating them to our ‘Kaizen’ philosophy. As part of our key values, this Japanese principle propagates a belief in the spirit of continuous improvement, and is something that we, at JTI, embody daily. Our employees are the driving force of our company and, as such, we always listen to their opinions, making sure that everyone has a voice and the opportunity to improve the way we work together.
