About

Leading global pharmaceutical Bayer specialises across healthcare, agriculture and high-tech polymer materials. With over 15 years’ private practice and in-house experience combined, Lam Vu Thao heads the Vietnam business’s legal and compliance functions. Since he has been in the role, Thao has made a concerted effort to encourage ‘business partnering’ in the legal team. ‘Essentially, I have asked people in my department to talk more with business,’ he explains. ‘Good communication can solve many issues’. Thao previously spent over six years as Intel’s Vietnamese counsel, where he was involved in strategic decision-making, driving legal compliance forwards and supporting a variety of regional projects.