Rosemond Egbosi

Trusted Member of the Leadership Team

• Key legal advisor and strategic partner to the Africa Leadership team, overseeing legal, compliance, and privacy strategies across six business entities in Africa to drive growth across the Africa region.

Legal Advisory

• Steer legal compliance and excellence in contracts, competition, anti-bribery, transactions, employment, Intellectual Property, marketing, health, safety and sustainability regulations.

Data Privacy and Protection

• Advise on regional and national privacy laws, drive initiatives to embed privacy principles and practices while implementing and maintaining robust data protection policies.

Statutory & Business Ethics Compliance

• Safeguard statutory & ethical compliance through awareness programs, audits, investigating violations, and recommending corrective actions.

Third Party Claims and Litigation Management

• Proactively manage third party claims & litigation for the Africa Region, minimizing avoidable exposure & costs.

Legal Operations and Technology

• Lead creation, documentation, and automation of key legal systems and processes to enhance efficiency and accelerate service delivery for the business.

Corporate Governance

• Enforce corporate governance standards and best practices across BioMérieux's African entities.

Legal Advisory

• Delivered specialized legal counsel to local and global stakeholders, mitigating legal risk across Jumia's payments platforms, digital marketplace, and advertising channels.

Legal and Ethics Compliance

• Navigated legal & regulatory landscapes for Jumia product launches, ensuring compliance with consumer protection laws, platform and product regulations, advertising and intellectual property laws

Legal Disclosures

• Optimized Jumia's ecommerce initiatives by reviewing and implementing consumer & business disclosures, policies & Terms & Conditions, and supporting technology feature development.

Contract Management

• Secured high-value commercial agreements for Jumia's digital & e-commerce platforms through expert template development, contracting negotiation & drafting.

Legal Resource Management

• Led in-house and external legal teams, driving efficiency and cost-savings through strategic performance management, workflow design, and tailored delegation.

Legal Operations

• Streamlined legal processes, conducted internal training, and identified opportunities to simplify workflows and minimize contractual friction

Company Secretarial and Corporate Governance

• Executed governance and secretarial services with a focus on ensuring compliance with legislation and regulations, cultivating strong board and shareholder relations, and actively implementing effective corporate governance practices.

Key Achievements

• Secured favorable commercial agreements across diverse areas, saving 50%+ on legal fees while protecting business interests.
• Built & implemented pan-African data privacy program, achieving GDPR, NDPR & other regional compliance, mitigating potential 2% gross revenue sanctions.
• Led the successful defense of intellectual property infringement and counterfeit claims, safeguarding the Jumia brand and saving it over $500,000 in claims.
• Established and implemented a robust legal and regulatory risk management framework, proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks for Jumia.

• Developed and implemented a comprehensive legal operations strategy for Unilever West Africa, leveraging technology and process improvement methodologies to achieve 20% reduction in contract turnaround time.
• Led the selection, implementation, and optimization of legal technology solutions, including information governance systems.
• Partnered with legal professionals to identify areas for improvement and implemented new legal processes and workflows, driving a quantifiable increase increase in legal team productivity.
• Managed and oversaw the legal department budget, ensuring the implementation of a fixed fee model for all external counsel fees.
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures for the legal department, including those related to Document Management, Contract Management and Correspondence Management.
• Stayed up-to-date on legal technology trends and best practices by attending industry conferences, webinars, and participating in professional organizations.
• Provided training and support to legal professionals on new technologies and processes, ensuring effective adoption and utilization.

Key Achievements

• Pioneered and implemented Unilever Ghana and Nigeria's inaugural contract management policy, resulting in a 30% decrease in contract turnaround time and an 50% reduction in contractual claims.
• Led Unilever West Africa's Legal Digital Transformation, digitizing 20M+ documents and implementing digital workflows, saving productive manhours and mitigating claims.
• Optimized legal efficiency and minimized risk exposure by engineering standard operating procedures for litigation and third-party claims management.

• Analyzed legal risks & offered targeted commercial advice to global business partners, supporting brand expansion through distributor selection, risk assessments, and contract development.
• Drafted and negotiated complex commercial agreements, facilitating cross-functional collaboration and international partnerships.
• Directed dispute resolution and litigation in various areas, including commercial, employment, product liability, and Intellectual Property discovery.
• Provided guidance on corporate governance practices and ensured legal & regulatory compliance.
• Advised on advertising and marketing campaigns, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations while supporting the development of creative strategies.

Key Achievement

• Negotiated landmark La Liga partnership, unlocking global growth & brand exposure.

As Chief of Staff to the General Counsel and Company Secretary, negotiated and drafted commercial agreements, managed company secretarial duties, evaluated distributor risks and advised on sales initiatives, conducted legal and compliance trainings and collaborated across functions to drive strategic initiatives and Corporate Social Responsibility projects for the company.

Key Achievements

1. Leveraged legal gaps to transition the Company's Annual Reports to electronic format, saving 80%+ in publication costs and boosting efficiency.

2. Developed policy governance operating manual to minimize unauthorized policy generation and ensure strict compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

3. Saved the company over $100,000 in litigation claims by successfully defending Intellectual Property breach claims.

4. Implemented governance for advertising, marketing materials, and talent engagement, eliminating recurring regulatory queries and Intellectual Property and privacy claims.

• Administered Annual General Meeting and Board Meetings, providing legal and strategic counsel, staying updated on regulations, liaising with stakeholders, and implementing systems for statutory compliance.

Key Achievement

• Achieved standardization of Board communication and documentation by transitioning from manual to digital processes, enhancing efficiency and accessibility while reducing paper usage and streamlining information dissemination.

Provided comprehensive legal counsel and advocacy through dispute mediation, case assessment, risk evaluation, courtroom advocacy, transaction management, regulatory negotiation, legal research, precedent tracking, and representation in diverse proceedings.

Key Achievements

1. Created a legal risk management guide for Clients to enable them identify and mitigate potential legal risks in business operations.

2. Successfully spearheaded the establishment of the Corporate and Commercial department, resulting in an expanded client base and significant revenue growth for the company.

3. Streamlined property registration process for clients, reducing timelines and clearing registration backlog efficiently.