Emerging Compliance Risks 2025: Laurie Waddy on Leadership, Anticorruption, and AI
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Aly McDevitt2025-08-22T18:50:00
Laurie Waddy is an accomplished compliance leader with extensive experience guiding internationally-based multinationals. Over the last 25 years, Laurie has worked in legal and compliance roles, including several Head of Compliance/Chief Compliance Officer roles in and for multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, building materials, telecom, and engineering services.
Compliance Week sat down with Laurie recently to get some of her insights about any trends confronting the profession.
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