Adi Trbonja

Adi Trbonja has extensive experience in the legal field, with a focus on commercial law and general counsel roles. Beginning their career as an Associate Attorney at Seiller Waterman LLC in 1999, they worked there until 2001 when they joined British American Tobacco as the Head of Legal for Southeast Europe. They returned to Seiller Waterman LLC in 2003 as a Partner until 2008 when they joined British American Tobacco again as the Head of Legal for the GCC region. In 2011, they became the General Counsel for the Middle East Area and in 2014, they took on the role of General Counsel for Russia. From 2017 to 2019, they held the position of Group Assistant General Counsel for Commercial at British American Tobacco. Finally, in 2019, they transitioned to Reynolds American Inc. as the Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel.

Adi Trbonja completed their Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies, General at University Džemal Bijedić Mostar from 1988 to 1992. Adi then pursued a degree in Political Science and Government at the University of Louisville from 1995 to 1996, but the degree name is not specified. Adi Trbonja obtained a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, completing from 1996 to 1999. Adi also holds additional certifications in Executive Education from Harvard Law School, Executive Leadership from the University of Cape Town, and Financial Management from eCornell. The specific completion dates for the certifications are not provided.