Mark Dely

About Mark Dely

Enterprise C‑suite executive with 15+ years leading public and private companies through strategic transformation, numerous legal situations, M&A, activist defense, technology modernization, and operational scale. Trusted advisor to CEOs and Boards with full ownership of Legal, Risk, HR, IT, Distribution, and Governance functions as well as having served in an operational capacity for a $100M business unit. Proven operator in complex, regulated environments.

Experience

1. Chief Administrative & Legal Officer, and Company Secretary

   Vera Bradley

   Aug 2016 — Present · Fort Wayne, IN, US

   Responsible for managing all aspects of the legal, risk, compliance, HR, IT, sustainability, and distribution groups of Vera Bradley throughout tenure. Vera Bradley is a NASDAQ listed women’s bag and fashion accessories brand with over 100 stores, and different distribution points. As a member of the Executive Staff reporting directly to the CEO, responsible for advising senior leadership on strategic, business and legal initiatives. Advise on labor and employment and government relations issues. Handle all corporate secretary and SEC reporting functions, including advising the Board of Directors on business and legal issues. Responsible for enterprise risk management, company litigation, contracts, intellectual property, liability claims, real estate and insurance and regulatory manners. Have ultimate responsibilities for legal, compliance, sustainability and corporate responsibility, risk, HR, distribution and IT, including budgets and staff. Also had executive oversight responsibility for the Company’s Pura Vida Brand.

Education

• Michigan State University

  Bachlor of Arts, Business Admnistration

  1993 — 1996

• New York University School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Law

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Acquisitions
• Mediation
• Litigation Management
• Negotiation
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Joint Ventures
• Legal Research
• Insurance
• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• Employment Law
• Patents
• Legal Compliance
• Civil Litigation
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Fcpa
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Trademarks
• Trials
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Labor Relations
• Restructuring
• Product Liability
• Licensing
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation
• Corporate Law
• Union Avoidance
• Dispute Resolution
• Litigation Support
• Internal Investigations
• Franchising
• Strategy
• Intellectual Property