CLARE WARDLE IS GENERAL COUNSEL AND COMPANY SECRETARY of Coca-Cola European Partners plc, based in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.

Initially, Wardle studied at Somerville College, University of Oxford, where she received a Master of Jurisprudence degree, and then at King’s College London, where she received a diploma in competition law. She was called to the bar, requalified as a solicitor, is a qualified company secretary and member of ICSA. She was trained as a mediator at the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution.