About

Joining the company in 1996 as its first in-house counsel, Anjali Mohan Ramchand has developed an extensive level of knowledge of the company’s operations, and has put her legal and commercial abilities to advance Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s strategic interests. Describing how she has improved the legal function in recent years, Ramchand says, ‘I have emphasised the need to not review agreements or transactions in vacuum but to also understand and take into account regulatory requirements and embed these as much as possible into agreements we draft or review. This was done to distinguish our role from that of external counsel and establish the department to be seen as trusted advisers to business units, with a true understanding of the business and ability to give comprehensive guidance not only on terms of a contract but also on laws and regulations applicable to the business’.