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Southeast Asia 2019

Iain MacDonald

General counsel for Asia, Middle East and Africa | Lloyd's Register

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Joining Lloyd’s Register in 2009 after a period in private practice with Norton Rose and Clyde & Co, Iain MacDonald was transferred to Dubai in 2012 in order to set up a number of regional entities. During the course of five years in the Middle East, he became area general manager for the Middle East and Africa, then general counsel for South Asia, the Middle East and Africa and finally general counsel for the whole of Asia in 2017, at which point he moved to Singapore. He has been heavily involved throughout recent years in increasing the efficacy of the Lloyd’s Register legal team around the world. ‘I have been leading a customer journey exercise in which the global legal team has been seeking feedback from colleagues in the business about what we are doing well, and areas for potential development’, he explains, ‘to ensure that the service we provide is aligned with the needs of the business. This has resulted in the global legal team rolling out initiatives to enhance the customer experience. For example, a particular focus initially has been on the induction process for all employees, and on using this as a forum in which to spread the word about who we are, what we cover, and how we can add value’. When discussing the most salient transactions he has been involved in over the course of his career, it is clear that MacDonald is no stranger to complex project work: ‘I was heavily involved in negotiating the legal aspects of a major contract with an Algerian client where there were a number of complicating factors, including reviewing the original wording in French, and needing to obtain approval from the board. For litigation, I assisted the group head of dispute resolution in a Court of Cassation case brought against Lloyd’s Register in Kuwait, in which we successfully defended a claim brought by a ship-owner by arguing that the principles set out in the two key cases of “Nicholas H” and “Morning Watch” should apply. I have also led, or been heavily involved in, creating various legal entities and joint ventures in the Middle East, Africa and China, each of which essentially provide the platform for growth in those areas’.

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