Head of legal, patents and compliance | Bayer
Leading global pharmaceutical Bayer specialises across healthcare, agriculture and high-tech polymer materials. With over 15 years’ private practice and in-house experience combined, Lam Vu Thao heads the Vietnam business’s legal...
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General counsel | San Miguel Brewery
San Miguel Brewery (SMB)’s first legal head following SMC’s restructure, Rosabel Teston-Balan sees herself as carrying out a dual role. ‘As general counsel of an operating business unit, I take...
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Country legal head | ABN AMRO Bank NV
‘Generally, what is great about in-house work is that it is so much more tangible than private practice work,’ Valerie Tan says. She joined ABN AMRO in 2010 just after...
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General counsel, ASEAN, global growth and operations | GE Electric
Prior to her current role, Lay Sang Tan had a long history in Asia’s telecommunications sector, through roles at France Telecom subsidiary Equant in Singapore, and Nokia Siemens Networks in...
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Chief counsel, director of legal affairs | Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Kenji Tagaya has worked at Japan Bank for International Cooperation for four years and was promoted to chief counsel and director of legal affairs in 2013. He previously worked for...
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General counsel | Alibaba
‘Extremely good with exceptional depth’, Tim Steinert is currently leading Alibaba’s US IPO, which ‘could be the largest initial stock offering in US history’. Steinert has served as Alibaba Group’s...
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Managing director | Goldman Sachs
‘Very well regarded’ managing director and senior counsel Matthew Slater has been Goldman Sachs for eight years, and was formerly at Latham & Watkins and Clifford Chance. He is particularly...
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Director of legal department | Chinalco (Aluminum Corporation of China Limited)
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited is a multinational aluminium company headquartered in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. It is the world’s second-largest alumina producer and third-largest primary aluminium producer. Yu...
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Managing director | Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Though he acknowledges ‘creating a truly diverse and inclusive workplace’ will take time, Peter Siembab feels the cause is ‘trending’. Siembab is an active participant in Bank of America Merrill...
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Legal director, Asia Pacific | Dyson
‘Business is conducted in an ever-increasing, fast-paced environment,’ Roland Samosir says. ‘Business leaders need to make decisions swiftly with as much information as possible and I enjoy providing counsel in...
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