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Chaman Sidhu

Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary at Xero

BIO

I am a strategic and commercial Chief Legal Officer/General Counsel and Company Secretary with international experience. I have a track record aligning legal support with business strategy, building and leading high performing legal teams and executive level leadership. I enjoy negotiating strong commercial outcomes, leading complex cross-functional and legal projects, cutting through complexity, providing commercially realistic risk management, communicating clearly, and being a team-focussed leader. Strengths: Bringing business and commercial acumen to the legal function Developing and mentoring great people and teams Commercial negotiation Special and complex project implementation Doing business globally (especially SMEs and start-ups) Strategic alliances, M&A Digital media and content, e-commerce and technology law Intellectual property law, IP management and licensing Practical corporate governance Innovative legal and business communications Public speaking Dual US-Australian qualified.