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‘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 such situations’. Formerly Asia Pacific general counsel at GE Energy and before that at Alcatel-Lucent, Roland Samsosir has over 20 years’ experience working in-house at major global brands within the region. His key drivers throughout this period have been both assisting in strategic decisions and also improving internal structure within legal departments to support staff and improve its effectiveness. Experienced in emerging markets, he was part of the GE team focused on entry into Myamar. Throughout his career Samosir has also taken an active role in mentoring staff. ‘I believe in developing my team members to their fullest potential,’ he says. Prior to joining Dyson, the Singapore legal team primarily supported operations within Malaysia and Singapore. Under his leadership, it now provides legal support to all of Dyson’s businesses across the Asia Pacific region, including Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore and Australia in both legal and compliance. ‘I would like to think that I have grown the Asia Pacific legal department to fully support all Dyson businesses and functions in the region,’ Samosir says. His team has commenced on an information compliance audit across the region, and plans a legal audit also. When asked what certain law firms could improve upon, he points to obtaining a deeper understanding of clients and ‘providing holistic counsel and solutions’.