Chad Hesse

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About Chad Hesse

Senior legal executive and advisor to boards of directors and executive leadership. Vast range of industry expertise and inside knowledge of multinational public, private equity and portfolio operating companies. LEADERSHIP TRAJECTORY Currently General Counsel and Co-Chief Compliance Officer for Resilience Capital Partners, a private equity firm, and its 20+ portfolio companies. Previously served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs, as well as other roles, at Diebold, Incorporated, a publicly traded global manufacturer and technology company. VALUE PROPOSITION Collaborative business partner with expertise analyzing, negotiating and closing sophisticated international M&A and commercial transactions. Innovative leader who has led global teams of 20+ and strategically positions corporate legal resources to maximize revenues, efficiency and risk management. EXPERTISE HIGHLIGHTS Public Companies Private Equity & Portfolio Companies M&A Securities Law (Proxies, SEC Disclosures, etc.) Board Governance | Corporate Governance PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Successfully resolving an SEC/OCIE enforcement action and other significant regulatory matters and litigation claims, including a global FCPA investigation by the SEC and DOJ. As a key leadership team member, collaboratively crafting and executing a multi-year turnaround plan (Diebold 2.0), pivoting the company from traditional manufacturing to a software and services-led model. Leading and/or directly negotiating 60+ M&A transactions totaling $750M+ in 20+ countries. Generating $3.5M+ in settlements and royalties by initiating a strategy to aggressively defend global technology company’s intellectual property from infringers. Saving $2M+ in annual legal expense by expanding and streamlining internal legal resources and reallocating external resources to lower cost providers. INDUSTRY EXPERTISE Apparel, aviation & aerospace, capital equipment, consumer goods, industrial manufacturing, medical equipment, minerals & mining, manufacturing (including outsourced manufacturing), printing, professional staffing, technology software and security, and telecommunications. PERSONAL Born and raised in upstate New York before moving to Ohio for undergraduate school.