General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer Europe
Zeekr EU
Germany
A Senior Legal and Compliance Leader admitted to practice in Germany, Spain, and Mexico, with over 15 years of experience in international legal environments. Extensive background with globally listed and high-profile companies from Germany, Korea, and China, including Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group (Genesis), and Geely Group (Zeekr). Expertise spans legal, compliance, and data privacy functions across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Track record of building and scaling legal departments from scratch, leading governance, risk, and compliance programs, and handling strategic international projects. Adept in legal tech, complex cross-border contracts, and e-commerce law.
Current: General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for ZEEKR (Geely Group) in Europe.
Former positions:
● Time to transform and expand Genesis in Europe!
Excited and inspired to have been part of a new business oriented project for Genesis related to the expansion and the further consolidation of its network in Europe.
As Chief Legal Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer for Europe, I led an amazing, agile and efficient legal & compliance team for a super challenge in Europe. Together, we created and implemented an effective compliance program for the main European holding and all its European subsidiaries. We also implemented GDPR principles and processes in the company and its subsidiaries.
● General Counsel – Regional Legal and Compliance Director. Member of the Board of Directors. Volkswagen Group Middle East. Proud to have been part of one of the most challenging technology and mobility projects in the Middle East!
● Corporate legal advisor for the group’s legal challenges in foreign holdings and foreign brands. Counselling and managing of complex legal matters and transactions in foreign jurisdictions and/or holdings. Legal advice and legal management of international and strategic expansion projects, Joint Ventures and M&As in Latin-America, Europe, Russia & CIS, Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Sub-continent.
Former experience includes intellectual property enforcement, e-commerce and e-business development, data protection, strategic counselling and governance in many countries.
Passionate expert in data protection, cybersecurity and cyberwarfare legal topics.
Certified as an official Data Protection Officer (TÜV) according to the new GDPR / DSGVO and German BDGG-new requirements.
Multi-cultural and multi-lingual international lawyer with 6 master degrees.