Gunnar Skoeries

About

Experienced General Counsel with a proven track record in managing complex international legal matters, cross-border M&A transactions, corporate governance, and compliance. Trusted advisor to boards and senior leadership teams, combining deep legal expertise with strategic business acumen. Throughout my career, I have successfully built and led legal departments in globally operating organizations, delivering pragmatic, business-oriented legal solutions that enable growth, manage risk, and safeguard long-term corporate success. My approach: Legal should not slow down the business — it should help steer it safely through complexity. Key areas of expertise: ✅ Corporate Governance & Board Communication ✅ Mergers & Acquisitions (incl. cross-border & carve-outs) ✅ Compliance & Risk Management ✅ Legal Strategy & Regulatory Affairs ✅ International Transactions & Contract Negotiations ✅ Leadership & Legal Team Development Passionate about leadership, international collaboration, and enabling organizations to navigate today’s dynamic legal and business environment.

Experience

• Group General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
  Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

• Member of the Board of Advisors at Bundesverband der Wirtschaftskanzleien in Deutschland (BWD) e.V.
  Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Member of the Board of Advisors at Produktfamilie Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel
  Aug 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

• MANN+HUMMEL Gruppe (Full-time · 7 yrs 3 mos)
  • Group General Counsel
    Jul 2020 - Dec 2024 · 4 yrs 6 mos

    Heading the global Legal, IP, Compliance and Insurance Department of MANN+HUMMEL. We are 40 colleagues and we provide pragmatic and hands-on solutions to our business. My focus is on legal operations, legal process management and legal tech. I strive towards implementing standards and processes for a lean and efficient department that is fit for the future. Reporting into the CEO of the MANN+HUMMEL Group. Part of the leadership team of MANN+HUMMEL.

  • Head Of Legal
    Mar 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    As Head of Legal responsible for the global team of lawyers within MANN+HUMMEL with a direct reporting line to the Group General Counsel.

  • Director Legal Europe
    Oct 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Team Lead Legal Team Europe with three direct reports incl. Russia Advising on commercial law; anti-trust and competition law as well as IT and data protection law, including GDPR (DSGVO) support within MANN+HUMMEL Group. Supporting all M&A activities of the MANN+HUMMEL Group.

• Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats/Member of the Supervisory Board at ZEBES AG
  Oct 2011 - Oct 2017 · 6 yrs 1 mo

  Member of the supervisory board. This is the company that I was working for when I was a student at the University of Heidelberg.