About

Theresa Low’s appointment as general counsel and company secretary of the Sentosa Development Corporation Group of Companies comes after successful in-house periods with Dairy Farm International Holdings’ South Asia office and Burger King’s Asia Pacific office. In all her roles, she has been tasked with a vast array of complex strategic issues in different areas of law where she has demonstrated not just sound legal knowledge but also business savvy and practicality. She has been described as a very dynamic individual who is passionate about her role and rises to the challenge of doing more with less. One key highlight for her as corporate counsel was being cross examined on the stand for two days for a litigation matter: ‘It was quite unforgettable to be on the opposite side of the fence and being grilled by opposing counsel. The experience taught me the importance of archiving material information and also understanding the in-depth workings of the organisation. In-house legal work is getting more challenging as we are now expected to not only provide legal advice but as part of senior management, we also need to be commercial minded and find the legal solutions to complex issues. Other than education, which includes e-training, we have also created templates and checklists for our internal clients to maximise work efficiencies. I often remind my team to not just be lawyers but to truly understand the transactions and provide value-add, where possible’.