About

Based in Escazú, Costa Rica, Susana Vásquez is currently responsible for all legal advice, corporate affairs, compliance and both external and internal communications for the Central American region of Stein Corp, a pharmaceutical company with a presence in Central and South America. During her tenure at the company, Vásquez has overseen the development of Stein Corp’s corporate compliance policy, which includes development and implementation of policies, standards, procedures for regulating ethical business conduct and training to all staff in the region. Vásquez has gained recognition in the in-house legal community of Costa Rica, with her work to define and implement key standards and policies on corporate compliance, as well as the unification and optimisation of operational structures of the business in different countries across the region. In addition, Vásquez has contributed to the strategic direction of her company by participating in the negotiation of alliances with multinational companies. In order to deal with challenges relating to changing regulation on drug prices and structural alterations in the relevant health authorities, Vásquez has developed key strategies for advocacy on policy initiatives and created a method of focussing on the success of the company’s niche but high-value units. During this period of change Vásquez believes that building and maintaining strong communication channels with the health authorities and key regulatory bodies has been essential.