LaTanya Langley

Chief People and Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Edgewell Personal Care

LaTanya Langley serves as the chief people and legal officer and corporate secretary at Edgewell Personal Care, where she leads the human resources and legal functions. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the company’s litigation and disputes, intellectual property, contracting, and compliance program, and for providing legal counsel relating to all regulatory, sales and marketing. As the head of the global HR function, she leads a strategic agenda that supports the company’s global employees.

Most recently, Langley served as general counsel, corporate secretary and compliance officer of BIC Corporation. In that role, she led a team with global responsibility for legal strategy and execution, in addition to global transactions including complex litigation management, human resources/employee relations, crisis management, commercial transactions, compliance and corporate governance.

Prior to this, she held positions of increasing responsibility within the legal function at BIC in the United States and internationally. Before joining BIC in 2015, Langley held several legal positions at Diageo PLC, a global leader in beverage alcohol, including general counsel of Guinness Ghana Breweries and director and senior counsel of Diageo North America. She began her career in private practice as an associate at Paul Hastings LLP; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; and Shipman & Goodwin LLP, specializing in corporate law and business finance and restructuring.

Langley earned her Bachelor of Arts in political science and Doctor of Laws from Trinity College, where she serves on the Board of Trustees, and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she serves as an adjunct professor.