Executive Bio
Lara’s Journey
Charting the Odyssey of a Legal Maverick: The Lara Fronte Story
Lara Fronte’s career journey showcases an impressive trajectory spanning more than 23 years, encompassing various industries and international markets. With deep-rooted expertise in legal and contract management, Lara is a formidable left-brain strategist and persuasive negotiator who takes immense pride in staunchly advocating for organizational interests.
Beginning her professional life with a solid educational foundation, Lara holds advanced LLM and MCIPS qualifications that have been pivotal in her success. She has an exemplary track record of arresting revenue losses, curbing unnecessary expenditures, preventing EBITDA declines, and resolving conflicts effectively.
From the Classroom to the Courtroom
Her early years in the industry saw Lara in the role of Senior Legal Contracts Advisor at Saipem, where she traveled extensively across Russia, Italy, and Norway. While her experience at Saipem was highly formative, it was during her time at JFD that Lara was handpicked by the CEO to lead a high-stakes, multi-million Euro project involving the Deep Explorer DSV, owned by TechnipFMC. Under her guidance, the project successfully secured over GBP 3M of revenue in variation orders and established critical subcontracts, including Hyperbaric Monitoring and Control Systems, Launch and Recovery amongst others Under Lara’s guidance the team also successfully closed over 250+ open warranty claims.
Lara later joined Ricoh Europe PLC as Group Legal Counsel, also acting as Principal Legal Consultant for global procurement contracts. In this role, she advised the board and executive leadership on complex legal and commercial matters and implemented a structured framework of contractual “Golden Rules” alongside a robust clause library, strengthening Ricoh’s global legal governance.
Lara was Senior Contracts Manager (Consultant) at Vestas Japan Co Ltd, focusing on renewable service contracts across Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. She advised senior leadership on commercial strategy and played a key role in standardizing contract management processes and templates across the APAC region for Vestas, drafting SAAs and TSAs.
Most recently before joining Masdar STS, Lara worked as a Contracts & Procurement Director (Consultant) with SRE in Taiwan , leading EPC and O&M contracting for major offshore wind developments.
Lara, as a Consultant also supported BP’s Mona and Morgan Offshore Windfarms in the UK, London and served as a Claims Consultant on the EACOP Project in Tanzania in North Africa, managing contractual correspondence, amendments, variations, local content regulations and executive reporting in extremely complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
Streamlined Legal and Contract Management:
As the Head of Legal & Contracts at Global Marine Systems Ltd., Lara improved EBITDA by over 20% annually by streamlining legal and contract management procedures. Her strategic changes led to the recovery of approximately $20M in outstanding monies.
Risk Mitigation and Savings
At Ricoh Europe PLC, halted a potential loss of $2.3M per year by advising the board against a risky contract. Her legal advice and contract risk mitigation strategies saved the company significant amounts, enhancing its financial health.
Leadership in Offshore Wind Projects:
As a Senior Contracts Manager at Vestas Japan Co Ltd, played a pivotal role in securing a 295 MW order for the Zhong Neng offshore wind project. Her responsibilities encompassed contract development, review, and analysis.
Major Contract Negotiations:
Successfully led negotiations and closure of all Joint Venture Agreements on cross-border deals. Authored and negotiated complex global contracts, including M&A share purchase agreements and partnership & JV agreements, worth billions.
Innovative Project Management:
Chosen by the CEO to lead a £250M project at JFD (Seconded to TechnipFMC), where she managed a budget of over GBP 350M. Her leadership not only led to the successful completion of the project but also earned her progressive responsibilities and promotions.
Lara Today
Today, Lara serves as a Senior Manager heading up the Contracts function at Masdar Special Technical Services (Masdar STS), where she leads contractual governance, tender-stage strategy, and post-award execution across Masdar’s renewable energy and energy storage portfolio.
Her role spans the drafting and negotiation of Operations & Maintenance contracts, Long-Term Service Agreements, EPC and O&M joint-venture Shareholders Agreements, and full contract suites for utility-scale solar, wind, and battery energy storage (BESS) projects.
In parallel, Lara is responsible for establishing the contract management function, developing internal “Golden Rules,” templates, and procedures, and building a small, high-performing contracts team. Her work supports Masdar’s global growth strategy, ensuring commercial clarity, risk mitigation, and long-term value across complex international projects.