Dr. Sascha Krahe

Group Senior Vice President Legal & Compliance and Global General Counsel

Zürich Metropolitan Area

About

Senior and innovative corporate legal & compliance professional with excellent academics from accredited law schools and +20 years global experience from diverse international in-house and full-service law firm positions with a strong business partner, change-mindset, technical and entrepreneurial acumen, and a pragmatic hands-on approach on achieving results and driving solutions on all kinds of commercial, consulting, operational and corporate legal affairs. Strategic leader with broad experience in transforming, automating and enhancing global legal organisation and contract / bid-management processes with a focus on AI and legal tech based solutions Solid background of working with major US, Japanese, Chinese, Middle East, Swiss, German and French MNCs in cross-functional multicultural teams and in setting up joint-venture operations with SOEs in China. Corporate, commercial, insurance, legal & risk management, legal operations, product safety/liability and restructuring experience particularly in the automotive, defence & aerospace, transportation/shipping, insurance, construction, HVAC, fire & security, installation, engineering / IT consulting and energy performance industries. +12 years experience in data privacy, FCPA, UKBA, Chinese and EU country-specific anti-corruption and anti-trust / joint-venture / merger-control law compliance management, training and (third party) risk assessment - serving as a strategic partner to senior management - with a focus on effectively building & implementing compliance programs, procedures, processes and manuals and conducting investigations across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and China.

Experience

  • Group Senior Vice President Legal & Compliance and Global General Counsel at Akkodis
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Vice President & General Counsel Europe at Johnson Controls
    May 2020 - Jun 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer / Global Head of Legal & Compliance at Valeo Siemens eAutomotive
    Jan 2016 - May 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Vice President, General Counsel & Compliance Officer EMEA at Takata
    2014 - 2016 · 2 yrs

  • Director Legal / Compliance EMEA at Johnson Controls
    2010 - 2014 · 4 yrs