About

Described as an ‘outstanding’ general counsel with a ‘sharp’ and ‘analytical’ mind, Roland Samosir heads Dyson’s Asia Pacific legal team. Upon joining the company in 2013, he oversaw an impressive expansion of the legal team, transforming the department from a unit of two employees working in Singapore and Malaysia to an international unit comprised of multiple employees scattered across Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Japan. Apart from enabling the provision of more efficient legal support, this expansion ensured a closer integration with the rest of the business. Samosir’s time at Dyson has also been marked by his work to support the business in various Asia Pacific countries to comply with competition and bribery laws through rigorous audits and training. Samosir previously held senior legal roles at General Electric, where he was responsible for providing legal advice across the entire Asia Pacific region and played a highly influential role in enabling the business to engage with government authorities in Indonesia on competition law, to establish a presence in Myanmar and achieve a significant first business transaction in Vietnam. Before that, Samosir was the general counsel at Alcatel-Lucent for the Japan and North Asia regions. Prior to Alcatel-Lucent, Samosir was with Lucent Technologies in which he made immense contribution to the business in various multi-million telecommunications network projects and by leading in politically sensitive discussions with key partners.