A highly experienced and versatile global General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and executive team member. Combines commercial savvy and business acumen with a record of developing legal solutions that enhance organizational growth objectives while minimizing risk. In addition to expertise SEC reporting and compliance, board governance, litigation, and contract negotiations, tapped to enhance the performance of non-legal functions, including business development, risk management, and human resources. Extensive experience in the foodservice, manufacturing and broader service industries, as well as retail/wholesale products. Served as corporate counsel to several international public companies and private organizations on a wide range of issues including strategic planning and implementation, M&A integration, licensing and procurement negotiations, public company securities and governance, shareholder and board relations, employee development/coaching, employment law/human resources, international business and operations law, regulatory compliance, contracts and other commercial transactions. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:• Combines commercial savvy and business acumen with record of developing legal solutions that enhance organizational growth objectives while minimizing risk.• Hands-on team leader who cultivates high-performing teams across wide ranging subsidiaries, an internal legal department, external counsel, and consultants.• Go-to executive tapped to enhance performance of non-legal functions, including corporate development, risk management, and human resources.• Brings global experience in corporate governance, SEC reporting and compliance, contract negotiations, litigation, and intellectual property management.• Skillfully counsels the board and management team, navigates competing offers, and negotiates critical terms for mergers and acquisitions, optimizing shareholder value; member of M&A integration teams.• Lead counsel for more than 20 M&A transactions, including spin-offs and division divestitures, managing compliance and antitrust clearance in the U.S., UK, European Union, and other jurisdictions. Navigated competing merger offers and negotiated critical terms that optimized shareholder value, leading to a definitive merger agreement in 2022.• Captured savings through his management of the Compliance function and intellectual property portfolio and championed environmental, social, and governance goals, improving proxy advisory services’ ESG scores.