About

Executive legal director and compliance officer Wilson Carlos Pereira Ivo describes working in a challenging environment and in multidisciplinary areas of the law as ‘very exciting’. Ivo currently leads the legal and compliance department at Merck Sharp & Dohme, the non-US operating name of global pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. Ivo has displayed an ability to simultaneously manage a series of alternative business ventures at an exceptionally high standard. Ivo states that it is incredibly motivating to operate in a ‘high-tech dynamic pharmaceutical organisation, with a clear mission to save people’s lives and improve life quality’. Ivo is part of the Merck Sharp & Dohme executive committee and has been at the forefront of various strategic decisions for the organisation, particularly in regards to joint ventures, M&A transactions and partnerships in private and public markets. His previous experience includes a legal director role at Becton, Dickinson & Company, and a private practice stint at Pinheiro Neto Advogados.