Michael Crichton

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ABOUT MICHAEL CRICHTON

Trusted executive advisor - General Counsel managing the legal function with extensive experience advising CEOs, C-Suite, lead shareholders and board members on commercial, legal and strategic matters. Views the legal function as an enabler - dedicated to and passionate about building a legal function that is a high-performing enabler for the business through excellent, pragmatic and clear advice, a pro-active attitude and strong work ethic. Strong leader and communicator - empathetic, energetic and effective communicator and leader (currently managing a legal team of six) with ability to build strong relationships within the business. Ability to spot talent – made hires which have transformed the effectiveness and efficiency of the legal team, instilling a culture of high performance and willingness to go above and beyond. Delivers process enhancement - ability to identify gaps and create value in organisations through setting up streamlined contractual frameworks, creating clear, simple and effective template documentation, and enhancing deal execution processes for maximum efficiency. Skilled negotiator - confident and effective at leading the commercial and legal negotiation process from deal inception, to heads of terms, to completion of the long form agreement. Corporate transactional mindset - background in private equity M&A and tech, having gained significant M&A experience and training in the Freshfields corporate department and Dell Corporation. Motorsport team and rights-holder experience - gained valuable perspective and understanding of working in a motor-sport team environment as well as that of the FIA World Championship rights-holder / promoter, with experience of revenue generating, operational and regulatory matters.