In this podcast, Bird & Bird’s Technology, Telecoms & Media Senior Consultant Gigi Cheah based in Hong Kong, chats to Gladys Chun, General Counsel at Lazada Group, based in Singapore.

Lazada Group is the leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia. With the largest logistics and payments networks in the region, Lazada is a part consumers’ daily lives in the region and aims to serve 300 million shoppers by 2030. Gladys leads the Legal and Compliance department and is responsible for all legal and compliance matters across all countries where Lazada has local presence. Gladys started her career in a corporate, commercial and tax practice before moving in-house into retail, franchising and now, technology.

Gladys describes her personal journey in the Tech sector, how she overcame various challenges along the way, and offers advice to the next generation of legal leaders within the tech industry.