Noelia Palacios, new general counsel of Hipoges

The former legal director and secretary of the board of directors of Intrum, Noelia Palacios, joins as general counsel of the financial services platform Hipoges.

‘It is an honour to join the Hipoges team of professionals as General Counsel and to be part of this exciting project. I look forward to contributing to the continued success of the company and supporting its strategic growth by taking on the challenge of leading the corporate legal area,’ explained the new General Counsel. 

Noelia Palacios

Palacios joins Hipoges from Intrum, where she held the position of Legal Director of Intrum Spain and Secretary of the Board of Directors of Aktua, Solvia and other group companies in Spain. During this period she has led the corporate legal department, being responsible for the negotiation and closing of contracts for the sale and purchase of NPLs and REOs portfolios to financial institutions and funds, the management of corporate legal proceedings, M&A corporate transactions and relevant servicing contracts, among other projects, within the recovery and real estate sector.

She holds a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and has a master PDG (Programme of General Management) from IESE Business School. She has 16 years of experience, in which she has specialized in Corporate, Commercial and Contractual Law. In 2023, she received the Gold Award from Iberian Lawyer as Inhouse Counsel in financing category.

Before joining Intrum in January 2020, she worked at the law firm Uría Menéndez and at the international companies Samsung Electronics and Grupo Gransolar.