Against a backdrop of increasing regulation and higher expectations for compliance and corporate responsibility, global organizations face a myriad of complex challenges, not the least of which is running a so-called borderless legal department that operates on all cylinders 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Deborah Platt Majoras, who chaired the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2004 to 2008 under President George W. Bush, knows a thing or two about what it takes to deal with the legal intricacies facing global organizations. Currently the chief legal officer and secretary of The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), Majoras has experience interfacing with a diverse workforce while juggling the needs of her different constituencies. In fact, she says, her experience as the head of the FTC helped prepare her for her current role in a number of ways.
