About

In her role as legal and HR manager at Rentokil Initial, one of world’s leaders in the provision of pest control, washroom hygiene and workwear solutions, Francesca Ferretti is responsible for a variety of legal and related tasks, including, but not limited to compliance, due diligence of M&A transactions, contract drafting and support services for negotiation and recruiting. Ferretti’s career spans over 30 years, spent in a wide range of roles in Italy’s business capital, Milan, of which nearly a decade has been at her current employer. The biggest achievement in her role centres primarily on the completion of several M&A transactions and implementation of a training course of legal clauses for Sales and Customer Care Area. Ferretti enjoys the diverse aspects of her role and in particular likes being a ‘focal point in the company for the compliance program, it is a role critical to manage and prevent risks’. Ferretti advises external law firms to be work on their knowledge of their client’s organisation and to be more responsive to their business needs.