[HALB Leadership Podcast] Season 2, Episode 9 - Damien Atkins, General Counsel of The Hershey Company

Damien Atkins serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at The Hershey Company. At Hershey, Damien oversees the legal, government affairs and corporate security teams as well as counsels the company’s Board of Directors and senior management.

Before joining Hershey, Damien was General Counsel and Secretary for Panasonic Corporation of North America. Before joining Panasonic, he was Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel (Corporate) and Chief Compliance Officer of AOL Inc.

Damien was named General Counsel of the Year in 2016 by the New Jersey Business Journal, Corporate Counsel of the Year in 2017 by the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, and Diverse Attorney of the Year in 2015 by the New Jersey Law Journal.