Marcio Fernandes
Assistant General Counsel Commercial & Regional General Counsel Americas @BAT
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Assistant General Counsel Commercial & Regional General Counsel Americas @BAT
Marcio Eduardo Tenorio da Costa Fernandes is currently Assistant General Counsel, Operations and Business Services for the British American Tobacco Group (BAT) and its Regional General Counsel for the Americas, based in London. As Assistant General Counsel, Marcio\'s primary responsibility is the delivery of all legal services across BAT\'s global supply chain which includes operations in over 60 countries and a workforce of over people. In relation to the Americas, Marcio is a member of the Regional Leadership Team and tasked with setting the legal strategy for the region and leading his team of Country Legal Directors in the provision of robust legal advice and governance compliance.Marcio\'s responsibilities include counselling on all strategic business initiatives, directing BAT\'s defence against significant commercial and product litigation, ensuring that all trading activities are in full compliance with internal policies and procedures and that the highest standards of corporate governance are maintained.
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ABOUT MARCIO FERNANDES
Marcio Eduardo Tenorio da Costa Fernandes is currently Assistant General Counsel, Operations and Business Services for the British American Tobacco Group (BAT) and its Regional General Counsel for the Americas, based in London. As Assistant General Counsel, Marcio\'s primary responsibility is the delivery of all legal services across BAT\'s global supply chain which includes operations in over 60 countries and a workforce of over people. In relation to the Americas, Marcio is a member of the Regional Leadership Team and tasked with setting the legal strategy for the regionand leading his team of Country Legal Directors in the provision of robustl egal advice and governance compliance. Marcio\'s responsibilities include counselling on all strategic business initiatives, directing BAT\'s defence against significant commercial and product litigation, ensuring that all trading activities are in full compliance with internal policies and procedures and that the highest standards of corporate governance are maintained. Marcio joined the company in 1996. Before that he was director of the legal affairs department for one of the companies of the Odebrecht Group. He graduated from UERJ (University of Rio de Janeiro) in 1985 and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Marcio was president of the anti-illicit trade commission of the Federal Brazilian Bar Association, where he was also member of the council.
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