About

Giordano is a global fashion brand and clothing retailer with locations across 30 countries and 2,400 stores across Asia, Australasia and the Middle East. It operates the brands Giordano, Giordano Ladies, Giordano Junior, BSX and Beau Monde and is moving to expand into Europe and the Americas. Leading the legal team at the company is Mark Loynd, who in his role of general counsel, company secretary and director of human resources, has been responsible for the company’s legal, compliance and regulatory affairs globally since 2013. The legal team under Loynd’s direction has facilitated the company’s recent rapid expansion and development which resulted in some of its highest growth since thanks to work managed and completed by the legal team in the last five years. The team manages all of the legal affairs of the company including its regulatory affairs relating to import and export tariffs, supply chain regulations, privacy and IP, as well as employment matters. A truly multijurisdictional team, the Giordano legal department has recently overseen the opening of another flagship store in Hong Kong, as well as the company’s completion of a business acquisition in Vietnam and the opening of the first location in Mongolia.