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Standing up a new company is rarely neat or tidy. Systems must appear almost overnight. Decisions land before the questions are even fully formed. Teams are expected to deliver as if nothing has changed, even though everything has.
That was the reality facing Embecta Corp as it prepared to spin off from Becton, Dickinson and Company. The business, which provides diabetes care products and support for people who rely on insulin delivery and related supplies, needed its legal function ready on day one. Contracts, vendors, workflows, and technology all had to work immediately.
Chrissy Seethaler stepped into that moment with a steady hand. Instead of trying to control every variable, she built structure, earned trust, and helped people move forward as a team. Her practical, transparent, and deeply human approach has shaped not just how legal operations work at embecta, but also how the global legal team collaborates and grows.
Chrissy serves as Senior Manager of Legal Operations and Indirect Procurement Processes and as Global Head of Legal Operations at embecta. A certified paralegal with more than 15 years in the legal field, she brings a strong operational foundation to everything she does. Her work spans technology implementation, procurement alignment, budgeting, and global coordination, all guided by a clear belief: strong systems matter, but people matter more.
Learning through accountability
Chrissy traces her leadership philosophy back to the people who supported her early in her career.“ They saw something in me. They saw my desire to learn, grow, support the business, and simplify processes and procedures,” she says.
That early encouragement shaped the way she leads today. She gives her team space to try, even when the outcome isn’ t perfect.“ As a leader, I like to 52