Speaker details

14th IBA European Corporate and Private M&A Conference

5 Feb - 6 Feb 2026

InterContinental Paris Le Grand, Paris, France

Speaker information

Leanne Geale

Biography

Leanne was appointed Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel and a member of the Executive Board of Nestlé S.A. in 2019. Prior to that Leanne had been the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer of Royal Dutch Shell plc from 2014 to 2019, having joined Shell Canada in 2003. At Shell, she held the positions of Associate General Counsel, Oil Products, Group Legal Services Co-ordinator, and Associate General Counsel, Heavy Oil and Head of Legal - Canada. Prior to joining Shell, Leanne had been in-house counsel for international, publicly listed companies in the banking (Royal Bank of Canada), mining (Rio Algom Limited) and manufacturing (Alcan Aluminium Limited) sectors. Leanne is a member of the Board of Directors of Holcim Ltd. and is Vice-chair of the Management Board of the CEELI Institute o.p.s. based in Prague whose mission is advancing the rule of law.

Session

ESG at a crossroads: transition in an evolving world

Friday 6 February (1100 - 1215)

Speaker

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