Kris V.

Real Estate Risk Strategy Professional at Goodman CE (Legal, Risk & Compliance)

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Accomplished Real Estate Risk Strategy Professional, General Counsel CE and Enterprise Risk and Compliance Professional with entrepreneurial acumen, ability to make balanced risk assessments and extensive experience with international businesses in the highly regulated hospitality, self-storage and industrial and logistics (including e-commerce) real estate and investment industry. Deep understanding of and experience with corporate law and governance, IPO, real estate law (development, financing and asset management), corporate compliance, enterprise risk management, government investigations, contracts, employment law, AML, ESG, litigation and privacy law. Qualified attorney (Belgium) with an LL.M in European and International Law (Germany) with a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary approach. Close to 20 years of senior in-house experience managing legal, compliance, risk management and business functions in fast paced, rapidly changing environments. Ability to produce and implement creative solutions. Key strengths include strategic thinking, interpersonal, mediation and team management skills and ability to gain trust and effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization in a multi-lingual environment.

Experience

  • Goodman (17 yrs 10 mos)
    • General Counsel Continental Europe
      May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

    • Head of Legal Continental Europe
      Sep 2008 - May 2019 · 10 yrs 9 mos

  • General Counsel Europe at Shurgard Europe
    Sep 2003 - Jul 2008 · 4 yrs 11 mos

  • Corporate Lawyer at InterContinental Hotels Group
    1998 - Aug 2003 · 5 yrs 8 mos

  • Legal Associate at WILLEMART, AVOCATS ASSOCIES-GEASSOCIEERDE ADVOCATEN
    1992 - 1998 · 6 yrs