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Roger Lim

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Sr Mgr Contractual Compliance

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    Business professional with more than 15 years of experience in the Asia Pacific and South East Asia region, working in Fortune 500 companies within the manufacturing and IT industries. Roger has a background in audit, finance and compliance and most recently managed a Brand Protection team. His responsibilities included policy oversight, carrying out investigations, enforcing contractual compliance and using metrics to drive operational excellence. Roger is based in the Asia Pacific Hub office in Singapore.

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