About

Ricardo A. Estrada has had a lengthy career in the pharmaceutical sector, starting in-house at Swiss pharmaceuticals giant, Roche, in the capacity of legal affairs manager and compliance officer for Central America and the Caribbean until February 2018. He very recently took on the role of legal counsel at medical manufacturing Smith & Nephew. ‘Working in-house for two of the best healthcare industry companies in the world at a region such as Latin America with a wide diversity and number of countries has allowed me to build a strong knowledge of the legal field and a great understanding of the business in our markets, its needs and challenges’, says Estrada. He considers himself a business partner that contributes to the business in several ways, always using a legal mind-set. During his four year tenure at Roche he was the first person to implement the legal business partner role to the commercial teams and under his guidance, the legal department has changed from simple legal advisory to strategic partnership of the organisation. In his current role at Smith & Nephew he is in charge of Peru and Puerto Rico. His contribution to the establishment of a shared service centre for the Americas at Roche and global business services for Smith & Nephew has been key to their success in the region.