Bjarne Philip Tellmann is General Counsel and member of the Executive at Haleon, a global leader in consumer health. The group employs over 22,000 people across 170 markets, united by Haleon’s purpose - to deliver better everyday health with humanity. Haleon’s long-standing brands - such as Advil, Sensodyne, Panadol, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, Polident, Parodontax and Centrum - are built on trusted science, innovation and deep human understanding. The company, a FTSE 20, de-merged from GSK and listed on the London and New York Stock Exchanges in July 2022. Bjarne was previously CLO, General Counsel and member of the Executive at Pearson, a FTSE 100. Prior to that he worked across Europe, Asia and the United States in senior capacities with Coca-Cola, most recently as Associate General Counsel of The Coca-Cola Company. He has also held positions at Kimberly-Clark, Sullivan & Cromwell and White & Case. Bjarne has served on various boards, including Mowi ASA, one of Norway’s largest public companies, Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd., a publicly traded beverage business in Japan; Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG, Germany’s largest beverage company, and Hire an Esquire, an innovative, technology-driven legal recruiting business. He currently serves on The Futures Group of the UK Civil Justice Council, which advises the Government on the long-term impact of technology on the administration of justice. Bjarne has been Academic Visitor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford and is an alumnus of various institutions, including Harvard Business School, The University of Chicago, and The London School of Economics. He writes regularly on leadership, disruption and digital transformation. His book, "Building an Outstanding Legal Team: Battle-Tested Strategies from a General Counsel" came out in 2017. He co-authored "The Relationship Between the Legal Department and the Corporation in Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel" (2018) (Robert L. Haig ed.), and he has co-authored a forthcoming law review article on digital transformation in the Journal of Business and Technology Law (University of Maryland). Bjarne has received numerous awards, including Chambers’ “GC Influencers Global 100”, Legal Era’s “General Counsel of the Year” and “General Counsel of the Year” at The British Legal Awards. His team was a standout in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards and he received The Legal 500’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2018 for his services to the in-house profession.
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