Brandsmiths x Natalie Salunke: 18 April 2024

Our next #BrandsmithsPlus event will be with Natalie Salunke. Natalie is a General Counsel, Non-Executive Director, Lecturer, Mentor, and has an impressive track record navigating the legal industry. 

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Natalie has been managing in-house legal teams for over 12 years and has acted as General Counsel for brands including U-Switch, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and Netsuite. In her spare time she is a visiting lecturer at The University of Law.

On Thursday 18th April, Natalie will:

- Share her impressive journey to General Counsel
- Unveil the essential skills for a successful transition into management
- Discuss five expert tips for effective leadership

About Natalie:

Natalie is passionate about putting the “human” in the law and we cannot wait to hear how she incorporates this into her role. She is a qualified solicitor and has been managing legal teams in-house for over 12 years. Natalie has acted as the General Counsel for a leading payment provider and has carried out similar roles for U-switch as well as Fleetcor, a global provider of specialised payment products and services to commercial fleets and the US’s largest car rental company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car. In these roles she has been responsible for all company legal matters including adopting an advisory role in relation to the group’s shareholders, board of directors and executive management. Natalie became Head of Legal at Venda at the age of 27. Before then, she worked in Travelex’s legal team based in London, having trained at international city law firm, Taylor Wessing. In her spare time she is a visiting lecturer at The University of Law, and a trustee of the Young Urban Arts Foundation, a charity which exists to empower young people through the arts, and Kent Union, the charitable arm of her former university, The University of Kent. Natalie has also been appointed to the board of Middlesex Cricket Club in January 2023 as a Non-Executive Director.

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Date:  Thursday 18 April

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: Brandsmiths, Old Pump House, Hooper St, London, E1 8BU

The evening event will be held at Brandsmiths' London office, with an opportunity for general networking to take place following the skills-based part of the session.