About

Vivianne Vera joined Samsung in September 2016 after serving as a senior in-house lawyer in other consumer products companies such as Asedif, the Edificadora Centroamericana Rapiparedes construction company, and as a lawyer in private practice at top law firms in Costa Rica. A graduate of the University of Costa Rica and an MBA candidate at the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Vera is an expert in commercial legal matters with particular emphasis on technology including IP and related legal areas. She is also well versed in compliance matters across the Central American region as part of the Samsung compliance function, a global technology colossus. Vera is nominated for her expertise in the field as well as her participation and recognition in the company’s recent achievements from a legal perspective. For example, in 2017, Samsung launched its virtual store in Costa Rica and has expanded to Panama and the Dominican Republic. Most recently in September 2018 the Samsung Galaxy S9 phone launched in Costa Rica, for which Vera used her legal and business acumen to ensure things went smoothly.