SALIM KAFITI

SALIM KAFITI

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Experienced General Counsel
United States

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    KServicing GENERAL COUNSEL
    Kabbage, Inc
    Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 (4 months)
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    CO-GENERAL COUNSEL & ASSISTANT SECRETARY
    Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 (5 months)
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    GENERAL COUNSEL (FRACTIONAL)
    ADP Surfaces Inc
    Apr 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 10 months)
    Advised investor group with portfolio companies in the technology, e-commerce and consumer products industries to address legal issues within the company group, including additional capital raises, new sales channel growth and company sale prep ADP, Inc.
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    Fractional General Counsel
    Apr 2022 - Jan 2024 (1 year 10 months)
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    DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL & ASSISTANT SECRETARY
    Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 4 months)
    Member of senior management advising fintech company and its Board on regulatory, commercial, litigation and corporate governance matters, including the decision to initiate ch. 11 bankruptcy protections; successfully restructured the company through ch. 11 by negotiating complex eight and nine-figure settlements with external stakeholders, including the Federal Reserve Bank, US DOJ, the SBA and partner banks
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    SENIOR ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
    Jan 2018 - Jul 2021 (3 years 7 months)
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    ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL
    Jan 2011 - Jan 2018 (7 years 1 month)
    Head ofCommercialand Strategic Transactions • Partnered with senior management, purchasing, sales & marketing, pricing, IT, finance and corporate functions as lead commercial and antitrust attorney for U.S., Canada and Mexico • Assigned commercial matters forall NA divisions to internal and external attorneys • Collaborated with NA General Counsel to develop budgets, hire and train new attorneys; manage a team of two attorneys and one paralegal
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    INTERIM VP – GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER
    Electrolux North America, Inc.
    May 2008 - Jul 2021 (13 years 3 months)
    Jan. 2020 – March 2020 • Managed nine attorneys, four paralegals and a legal budget of $20m+ for businesses with annual revenue of $5 - $6b • Established legal agenda through executive leadership changes and 5-yearstrategic planning, factory expansions, onset of COVID-19, prospective M&A projects and a public spin-off of the company's most profitable business unit • Expanded the company's Ethics & Compliance program, financial and operational reporting metrics and regulatory compliance initiatives • Approved resolution of significant IP disputes and cases included in a litigation docket comprising fourclass actions and 4,000+ product liability, commercial and asbestos cases
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    ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL
    Jan 2008 - Jan 2011 (3 years 1 month)
    Commercialand Corporate • Drafted and reviewed real estate leases, service contracts, distribution agreements and supplier contracts forall divisions in the U.S. and Canada, including corporate HQ relocation • Advised business teams on prospective issues and pre-litigation disputes with U.S. retailers and Asian suppliers Lead Counselfor LegalAffairs in Mexico • Implemented control procedures to reduce fees and increase value of legal services performed formaquiladora operations selling into the U.S. and Canadian markets • Oversaw government incentives and site selection for new Mexican facilities • Managed real estate transactions including land sales, leases and construction projects • Resolved emergent CT-PAT, immigration and custo
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    CONSULTANT & CONTRACT ATTORNEY
    ADP, LLC (Payroll and HR Services Company
    Oct 2021 - Feb 2022 (5 months)
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    ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
    Jones Day
    Jan 2000 - Jan 2008 (8 years 1 month)
    Litigation Practice -SignificantRepresentations • International Business Machines Corporation – mass tort national counsel • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals – mass tort national counsel • RE/MAX International, Inc. – class action antitrust defense counsel • InBev USA, LLC – national counsel in advertising litigation Corporate Practice • Represented private and public companies in M&A transactions • Served as acting in-house counsel for PE firm matters
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    Executive
    International Institute for Management Development
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    Mini-MBA
    Miami University
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    Advanced Management
    University of North Carolina Charlotte
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    Bachelorof Arts
    LAWRS
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    Political Science
    Miami University