About

Paola Cesarman spent six years in private practice at Holland & Knight–Gallástegui y Lozano, Mexico, before moving in house at Tyco in 2007 where she is regional counsel for Latin America and the Caribbean. That same year she was involved in a corporate restructuring process resulting in the separation of Tyco International (made up of the fire, security and engineered products divisions), from Tyco Healthcare (now Covidien) and Tyco Electronics (now TE Connectivity). In 2012, she was also involved in the corporate restructuring of Tyco Flow Control (now Pentair) and ADT Corporation, which were split out of Tyco international, leaving it focused on fire protection and electronic security. Moreover, during this same period she helped implement a simplification process that has seen the number of constituent companies in the group significantly reduced. These processes have been accompanied by a thorough overhaul of internal processes and controls, and of the use of external counsel, resulting in major efficiency gains and cost reductions. In her regional position, Cesarman works in conjunction with a team of lawyers located in each jurisdiction. She puts strong emphasis on team work ,’for me it’s absolutely fundamental’, and also regards the opportunity to interact with lawyers across the region on an ongoing basis as both personally satisfying and key to remaining attuned to the impact of cultural differences ‘that can very much affect our business’.