Veronique Spreadbury

I am a seasoned bi-cultural legal director, with international experience in the industry and service sectors. I provide legal expertise and leadership to management teams for multi-country or global business units, coordinating with internal and external lawyers. I believe in performance, personal ownership, collective intelligence, and managing by example. I lead a diverse team to deliver timely, efficient, and pragmatic legal advice, developing staff to bring the best in people. The key success factors in my role include: • simplifying complex situations to allow prompt decision-making, • explaining legal requirements to build acceptance and compliance, and • deploying calm in times of crisis. My areas of expertise are: • Corporate transformation: acquisitions, mergers, integrations, divestitures, JVs • Compliance: crisis management, deployment of prevention programs in antitrust, anti-corruption, export controls, data privacy, product safety • Contracts • Litigation and arbitration • Regulatory work and lobbying: active in trade associations