Upon retiring from the government, Zavala returned to the private sector as he began working at Backus and Johnston as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Relations. After three years in office, he was named the president of National Brewery – SABMiller Panamá. In November 2013 he returned to Peru as President of Backus and Johnston. Zavala has been a member of the Boards of Directors of Interbank, Alicorp, inmobiliaria IDE, Cerveceria San Juan, Banco Falabella, and Enersur.
