What are the most significant cases, projects or transactions that you and your legal team have recently been involved in? 

Over the past year, our legal team has been deeply engaged in a strategically significant project involving a transformation of our business model in Thailand. This initiative requires the negotiation and execution of a wide range of agreements across multiple stakeholders and functions. The objective of this transformation is to enable us to better support patients, customers, business partners, hospitals, and healthcare professionals by aligning our operations more closely with evolving market needs and regulatory expectations. While the details of the project remain confidential, it represents a major shift in how we deliver value and ensure compliance in a dynamic healthcare environment. This work has required close collaboration across commercial, supply chain, finance, quality assurance, medical safety, medical information, auditor, and compliance teams, and reflects our commitment to proactive legal support in shaping the future of our business in Thailand.

How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crisis to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

We focus on enabling rapid, compliant decision-making while safeguarding business continuity. Our legal team works closely with cross-functional leaders to adapt contractual frameworks, and ensure uninterrupted support to patients and healthcare partners during the challenging time. Clear communication, scenario planning, and agile legal guidance are key to helping the organization remain resilient and responsive in a fast-changing environment.

We are currently living through a time of geopolitical change, and the world order that we have come to take for granted for many years is being rewritten. Does this affect your company’s risk profile and, if so, what are you doing to mitigate this?

In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, a modern in-house counsel must be both principled and pragmatic. At Pfizer Thailand, I lead the legal function to play a key role in balancing global frameworks with local regulatory and business realities. This means interpreting global guidance reflecting geopolitical change through the lens of Thailand’s legal landscape and healthcare priorities, ensuring that our actions are both compliant and contextually appropriate. In the face of geopolitical change, a modern in-house counsel must demonstrate agility, sound judgment, and a deep understanding of both legal and business risk. We play a critical role in helping the organization navigate uncertainty by providing timely, practical legal guidance that aligns with our global risk profile and local realities. This includes anticipating regulatory shifts, safeguarding supply continuity, and supporting strategic decisions that ensure resilience and continued access to medicines across Thailand and Indochina.

What do you think are the most important attributes for a modern in-house counsel to possess? 

A modern in-house counsel must combine first-class legal expertise with a strong grasp of the business. This includes not only deep knowledge of legal risks, regulatory developments, industry trends, and geopolitical change, but also the ability to deliver practical, commercially sound advice. Skills in service delivery, project and performance management, financial literacy, and innovation are equally essential—enabling us to support the organization with agility. We focus on enabling resilient decision-making by weighing legal risk against patient and business impact, especially in fast-evolving environments. Our role is not only to protect the organization but also to empower it—by providing clear, timely, and locally grounded advice that supports sustainable access to medicines across Thailand and Indochina.