Bianca Vlad

General Counsel
Brico Depot (part of Kingfisher Group)
Romania

“No professional can reach their full potential if isolated.”

Harvard Business School Alumni | Inspiring Leader | Board Candidate | Senior Legal Expert

General Counsel and Executive Committee member with 20 years of experience across corporate, commercial, real estate, and M&A law in international retail environments.

I have led legal departments in high-growth, high-impact organisations, managing complex projects and multidisciplinary teams with clarity, empathy, and strategic focus.

My work sits at the intersection of governance, legal strategy, M&A, business transformation, and real estate expansion and business strategy.

I have led vendor-side transactions from preparation through signing, closing, and post-transaction integration, while ensuring business continuity and stakeholder alignment during periods of organisational change.

As Harvard Business School alumni and lifelong learner, I believe in the power of leadership that combines legal precision with business judgment, and governance with innovation.

AI enthusiast exploring legal AI agent solutions (Leganda), with a focus on legal workflow automation, document drafting, decision-support tools, and responsible AI adoption in legal and governance environments.

My areas of interest include executive leadership roles as well as board and advisory mandates where experience in governance, M&A, transformation and stakeholder management, can support long-term value creation.

Specialties: Corporate Governance, M&A, Real Estate, Corporate Law, Labour Law, Compliance, Contract Law, Intellectual Property, Public Affairs