About

LaTanya Langley serves as vice president and general counsel at BIC International, the world’s number one manufacturer of ballpoint pens and a leading producer of other writing instruments. To get a sense of its size, consider this: BIC makes and sells more than 22 million stationery and pen products every single day. It is also a leading manufacturer of lighters, shavers and other consumer products. Langley’s role sees her overseeing legal matters globally for BIC’s largest business unit, the stationery products division. Additionally she is responsible for legal matters in more than 150 countries across Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific. She is also responsible for implementation and training related to BIC’s anti-corruption compliance program globally. This unusually broad role gives Langley a hugely important place in the company – and an extensive travel schedule – and makes her a key partner to senior management. With Brazil serving as BIC’s second-largest market after the US, the Latin America region plays an important part in Langley’s role. She is also recognised as a strong advocate of women in leadership and has undertaken a number of employee relations initiatives across the region. Before joining BIC in October 2015, Langley served as Diageo North America’s general counsel of Diageo Guinness USA and general counsel and corporate secretary of Guinness Ghana Breweries based in Accra, Ghana. Before moving in-house she was an associate in the corporate department at Shipman & Goodwin and an associate in the business finance and restructuring department at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. She is a member of the New York and Connecticut Bars and the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.