Eric R. Finkelman

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New York, NY 10036

+1-914-***-****

acve9j@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary

Eric is a seasoned in house counsel with a focus on fostering maximum business success while

managing attendant risks to acceptable levels. He has extensive experience as a senior attorney and

general counsel in counseling consumer goods and manufacturing companies on a wide range of

matters, both strategic and operational. As a generalist, his areas of legal strength and expertise

include contracts and commercial transactions, Intellectual Property, M&A, labor and employment

law, EH&S, regulatory law and managing complex litigation. He has successfully dealt with a

number of challenging issues including personal injury and toxic tort class actions, a product recall

and an explosion at a company manufacturing site. He has acquired considerable international

experience, most recently as Avon s General Counsel for the Asia Pacific region managing a team

of nine lawyers throughout the region. As Avon s Compliance Director and General Counsel for the

region, he s gained significant expertise in FCPA, the UK Anti Bribery Act and the implementation

and administration of state of the art compliance programs, policies and procedures. Over the

course of his career, he s managed diverse teams of legal and regulatory personnel, at times having

to achieve stringent budget targets while maintaining morale and increasing efficiency. As a

manager, he s a motivating leader who has learned how to obtain optimum performance from his

team and from outside counsel. As an experienced member of senior business leadership teams,

he s gained a strong understanding of business and strategic issues and has provided advice and

counseling with a view at all times to attaining business success and optimizing shareholder value;

often in the face of business challenges and economic headwinds.

Professional Experience

AVON PRODUCTS INC 7/2013 5/2016

Executive Director & General Counsel, Asia/Pacific Region (Singapore; 9/2014 5/2016)

Lead counsel for Avon for the Asia/Pacific region, managing a legal department of nine

lawyers and one Senior Manager. Responsible for the provision of all legal services and the

administration of Ethics & Compliance policies and procedures for the APAC market

consisting of Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines,

Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.

Coordinated and communicated with Global Legal and Compliance to ensure that all legal

and compliance standards, policies and procedures were adhered to and complied with.

Served as a member of the APAC Operating Committee, advising the Regional President,

GMs and function heads in the APAC region; and was a member of Avon s Global Senior

Leadership Team.

Drafted and negotiatied all significant contracts in region, and for handled governance

matters relating to the region s corporate entities. Functioned as the in house attorney for

the Australia/New Zealand market, advising on all legal matters. Managed defense of

Avon s intellectual property against infringement and counterfeiting. Ensured

implementation of corrective actions related to legal and ethics and compliance issues in

the wake of an ongoing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation and monitoring by the

US Department of Justice. Had lead legal responsibility for special projects, including new

market entries and restructuring projects. Responsible for counseling HR on regional

matters and on those matters involving potential litigation.

Compliance Director, Asia/Pacific Region (Hong Kong; 9/2013 9/2014)

Chief compliance officer for Asia Pacific Region. Principal responsibility for leading and

administering Avon s Ethics and Compliance programs in the Asia Pacific region, as well

as delivering counseling and training to the local markets in all areas related to ethics and

compliance in the wake of a FCPA investigation by the US Department of Justice and

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Assisted by a staff including a Regional Compliance Counsel and Regional Compliance

Project manager, held responsibility for training, counseling and implementation of Avon s

global compliance policies and procedures related to anti corruption, FCPA and Bribery

Act compliance, data privacy, antitrust/competition law, insider trading, conflicts of

interest, and code of conduct. Additional responsibilities included conducting third party

due diligence of vendors, new market entries, JVs and alliance partners; conducting

monitoring for compliance with Avon policies and procedures; working with internal and

external auditors to assist with compliance audits; and overseeing and conducting internal

investigations of alleged violations of Avon s policies, procedures and code of conduct.

Personally designed code of conduct and anti corruption training specifically tailored for

local markets and delivered in person training to over 500 employees in Australia, India,

China, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Consultant (New York, NY; 7/2013 9/2013)

Consultant to Ethics & Compliance Department, assisting in the design and drafting of

Ethics and Compliance practices and procedures as well as the design of on line platforms

to administer these procedures.

SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2009 to 2013

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (10/2010 2/2013)

Chief Legal Officer of the world s leading manufacturer of inks, pigments, electronic

materials and specialty chemicals with over $3 billion in sales annually a subsidiary of

the DIC Corporation, a Japanese conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo.

Coordinated and communicated regularly with DIC management and its legal department.

Prepared materials and agendas for Board of Director meetings and drafted board meeting

minutes.

Attended Audit Committee meetings; ensured compliance of company with J Sox.

Responsible for Sun Chemical s Legal, Environmental, Health and Safety ( EH&S ), and

Regulatory functions worldwide.

Served as a member of the Sun Chemical Senior Leadership Team with responsibilities

including mergers and acquisitions throughout the world; corporate governance; counseling

on a wide variety of business, trade, labor and employment, environmental and regulatory

matters; leading ethics and compliance programs; negotiation of global and local contracts;

and supervising litigation and Sun Chemical s intellectual property functions.

Served as member of the Pension Committee and Audit Sub Committee.

Was lead lawyer for Sun Chemical/DIC team in negotiations with Samsung at their

headquarters in Seoul, South Korea of joint development project relating to development of

flat panel displays.

Established the company s business presence in China, setting up Hong Kong holding

company and Shanghai trading company and conducting several acquisitions of local

Chinese companies. Successfully managed an investigation of the company by the US

Chemical Safety Board and OSHA arising from an explosion at one of the company s

production facilities.

Deputy General Counsel (1/2009 10/2010)

Assisted the General Counsel in the management of the Legal, EH&S and Regulatory

functions. Served as a member of the company s Ethics and Compliance Committee.

Served as lead legal advisor for numerous M&A projects in Europe, Asia and the

Americas; drafted and negotiated a wide variety of commercial contracts and agreements;

advised on adversarial and litigation matters; and provided advice and counsel to the

company s business leaders and others within Sun Chemicals functional and business units

on a wide ranging variety of commercial and regulatory issues.

CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 1996 2009

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary (Tarrytown, NY; 6/2002 1/2009)

Successfully managed all legal, patent, tax, risk management and records management

matters for Ciba Specialty Chemicals NAFTA Region, directing the Legal, Patent, Tax,

Risk Management and Records Management sections consisting of approximately thirty

individuals in the US, Mexico and Canada. Served as Chief M&A lawyer for Ciba s

NAFTA Region.

Served as lead counsel for Ciba s Coating Effects and Water & Paper Treatment Divisions,

as well as lead legal advisor on all complex litigation, environmental and regulatory

matters. Designed and implemented a state of the art records management program and

litigation hold policies that addressed electronically stored information.

Principal attorney/negotiator for M&A and Corporate Transactions. Was lead counsel and

negotiator for the purchase of perylene pigments business from Sun Chemical upon very

favorable terms.

Served as member of Ciba s Global Legal Council, with responsibility for coordination of

all NAFTA legal, patent and tax matters with those of the group company legal department

and for implementation in North America of global legal, patent and tax policies and

procedures.

Associate General Counsel (Tarrytown, NY; 5/2001 6/2002)

Served as deputy to General Counsel in the day to day management of the company s Legal

Department and in provision of legal services for the North American region.

Responsible for M&A and other corporate transactions, counseling of Ciba s US Coating

Effects Segment on all legal issues, and providing legal advice and counsel to the company

on corporate finance, real estate, and all other corporate matters. Actively involved in

drafting and negotiating global agreements on behalf of NAFTA Region and Group

Companies.

Vice President, Regulatory & Legal Affairs & EH&S, Consumer Care & Colors Divisions

(North Carolina; 10/1998 5/2001)

Held the Division Counsel role for two of Ciba s four divisions, with chief responsibility for

all legal matters affecting these divisions. Successfully conducted negotiations with Procter

& Gamble, Japan regarding liability and indemnification provisions of supply agreements.

Short term Assignment with Global Headquarters, Legal Department of Ciba Specialty

Chemicals Inc. (Switzerland; 6/2000 11/2000)

Conducted training on US legal issues (Antitrust, products liability, FDA and regulatory)

for legal and senior business personnel of the parent company, and received training in

various EC legal issues (including EC competition law). Advised on global strategic

issues, transactions and marketing and distribution matters.

Vice President, Regulatory & External Affairs, Business Development, Pigments Division

(Newport, Delaware; 11/1997 10/1998)

Responsible for all legal, EH&S, security and regulatory issues for US pigments operations

and the Newport, Delaware manufacturing site, including a number of international

business and regulatory issues. Division Vice president responsible for leading the twenty

employee EH&S and External Affairs teams. Negotiated and established pigments

manufacturing joint venture with Chinese partner in Xiangtan, PRC.

Division Counsel, Consumer Care, Pigments and Textile Products Divisions (High Point, North

Carolina: 9/1996 11/1997

Held direct responsibility for all legal matters associated with three of Ciba Specialty

Chemicals Corporation s five divisions, representing NAFTA sales in excess of $500MM.

CIBA GEIGY CORPORATION 1989 to 1996

Textile Products Division Counsel (Greensboro, North Carolina; November 1994 September

1996): Direct responsibility for all legal matters associated with Ciba Geigy s US dyes and textile

chemicals operations including counseling on strategic business issues, acquisitions, antitrust, trade,

marketing, environmental and regulatory matters; negotiation and drafting of contracts; litigation

and claims resolution, construction and trade issues.

McIntosh Plant Counsel (McIntosh, Alabama; May 1990 November 1994): Served as first on

site counsel to Ciba Geigy s largest manufacturing facility, with responsibility for all of the site s

legal matters, including environmental, regulatory, litigation, labor, construction and contracts.

Negotiated four CERCLA Consent Decrees with EPA and successfully challenged EPA listing of an

additional operative unit at the site.

Environmental Attorney (Ardsley, NY; April 1989 May 1990): Represented Ciba Geigy s

corporate department, pharmaceutical and industrial divisions and manufacturing facilities in a

wide variety of environmental matters, including issues involving CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Air Act,

Clean Water Act and TSCA.

CHADBOURNE & PARKE 1987 to 1989

Litigation Associate: Extensive experience in toxic tort and product liability defense, primarily

representing tobacco and alcohol industries. Worked on the defense teams of American Brands and

American Tobacco in a number for actions seeking recovery for personal injury and death in all

cases resulting in a finding of no liability. Duties included all areas of case preparation through

trial, assisting at trial and supervision of local counsel.

LAW OFFICES OF RUSSEL H. BEATIE, JR. 1983 to 1987

Litigation Associate: Duties included drafting of briefs and pleadings; assisting at trial; conducting

discovery; taking and defending depositions; arguing motions in Federal court; and interviewing

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clients and witnesses. Extensive experience in pharmaceutical product liability defense and general

corporate and securities litigation.

SAGE, GRAY, TODD & SIMMS 1982 to 1983

General and Litigation Associate: Duties included drafting of briefs, pleadings, memoranda;

conducting legal research; interviewing clients. Experience primarily in securities and general

corporate litigation.

EDUCATION

J.D. 1982, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Nashville, Tennessee

Law Review; awarded Am Jur Award for Torts I (Prof. John Wade); Vanderbilt University Rugby

Football Club.

A.B. 1979, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

Princeton, New Jersey

Graduated magna cum laude, with major in Philosophy and Certificate of Proficiency in History

and Philosophy of Science. Awarded Dickinson Prize for best Senior Thesis in Logic/Theory of

Knowledge. Princeton University Rugby Football Club.

Professional:

Lecturer, ALB SE Asia May 2016Anticorruption Conference (Singapore) on topic Giving the

Gift of Compliance: Global Policies, Local Applications.

Speaker/Panel Member at Ethisphere Asia 2015 Ethics Summit (Singapore) on topic Best

Practices for Cross Border Investigations.

Speaker/Panel Member at ALB Malaysia 2015 In House Legal Summit on topic Integrated

anticorruption initiatives across ASEAN: Streamlining your policies, training and procedures to

negate potential legal risk.

Attended EC Competition Law College, Clare College, Cambridge, UK.

Trustee, Delaware Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, 1997 1999.

Member, Board of Governors, Color Pigments Manufacturers Association, June 1999 2006.

Admitted to practice in State of New York, S.D.N.Y and E.D.N.Y.

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