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Asia Pacific 2014

Kristen Harris

Director of legal affairs – Asia Pacific | Harley Davidson

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Kristen Harris

Director of legal affairs – Asia Pacific | Harley Davidson

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When Kristen Harris joined Harley Davidson in 2011, she was taking on an entirely new role, with all legal work previously handled in the Milwaukee global headquarters. ‘The initial phase of building the legal function was transformational,’ says Harris. ‘I was tasked with building a legal infrastructure where we previously didn’t have one’. This task was a crucial component to the continued growth of the world-leading brand within the region, though paradoxically, it came a long time after Harley Davidson’s arrival in Asia. With the heightened demand for the product, Harris admits its ‘lean’, three-year-old legal team operates under pressure. Supporting 12 direct markets and subsidiaries across China, India, Japan, Australia and Singapore, Harris handles all aspects of legal and compliance work in the region and has served on the Asia Pacific leadership team. In recent times she has led all levels of legal support for the launch of new motorcycle “The Street”. After three years at Harley Davidson within an in-house career spanning decades, Harris is very clear on what keeps her coming into work every day. ‘Being part of the in-house team allows me to work with the business,’ she says. ‘When added to the fact that the business team is filled with an amazing range of talented and interesting people, I can say this is the best job I have ever had’.

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