‘I would rather be a cockroach than a dinosaur’

Somchit believes that great leadership starts when the leader realises that his or her job is to serve the people around them. Photo: Filepic

Boonsiri Somchit has enjoyed a corporate career spanning over 30 years. She spent 18 years with American semiconductor giant AMD and was responsible for setting up the company’s first offshore financial shared services.

But her leadership development began way before she entered the corporate jungle. It began as she grew up on Jalan Pegawai in Alor Setar. It was there that she learned life’s most valuable skills through the daring adventures she shared with her friends.