Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary
CurrentChief legal and governance officer to Wellcome and the Wellcome Group.
Feb 2023 - Present
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Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary, independent board member
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Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary, independent board member
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Chris Bird is listed as Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary, independent board member at Wellcome Trust, based in London Area, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Chris Bird.
Chris Bird previously worked as Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary at Wellcome Trust and General Counsel and Company Secretary at Wellcome Trust. Chris Bird holds Legal Practice Course from The University Of Law.
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Highly experienced legal counsel with a background in commercial private practice and a leading global health charity, and with proven track record of providing strategic and solution-focussed legal support.Excellent legal and commercial expertise and communication skills with a sophisticated and in-depth knowledge of general commercial law, charitable law and corporate governance.Experienced values-led leader and developer of people, and a strong team player.
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General Counsel And Company Secretary
CurrentChief legal and governance officer to Wellcome and its subsidiaries. Responsible for leading Wellcome's Legal Team.
Apr 2017 - Present
Head Of Legal And Company Secretary
Responsible for leading the Legal Team and for acting as the senior legal and governance advisor to Wellcome and its subsidiaries.
Oct 2016 - Apr 2017
Senior Legal Counsel
Played an integral role in advising on some of Wellcome’s flagship projects, including structuring, negotiating and finalising complex joint venture agreements.Leading advocate for Wellcome’s position relating to open access to research literature and data. Responsible for leading policy group in changing to a values-based policy framework.Member of NIH PubMed Central Advisory Committee, 2008-2011.Company Secretary for Genome Research Limited from 2011.
Mar 2011 - Nov 2016
Solicitor
Aug 2000 - Feb 2011
Associate Solicitor
Specialist in commercial and competition law, sports law and project financing.Experience included secondment in Brussels office and exposure to EU and trade law.
Sep 1995 - Aug 2000
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Chris Bird education
Legal Practice Course
The University Of Law
Postgraduate Diploma In Law
City, University Of London
Bachelor'S Degree, Modern History
University Of Bristol
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Millfield School
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Chris Bird works for Wellcome Trust.
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Chris Bird is listed as Chief Legal Officer, Company Secretary, independent board member at Wellcome Trust.
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Chris Bird is based in London Area, United Kingdom while working with Wellcome Trust.
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Chris Bird has worked for Wellcome Trust and Osborne Clarke.
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Chris Bird holds Legal Practice Course from The University Of Law.
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