About

Massimo Sanvito is a dual-qualified lawyer (admitted in England and Italy) who has developed a reputation for his understanding of various industries and deep knowledge of how businesses operate internally. Sanvito boasts a career of over 15 years with experience in both in-house and private practice positions across Milan, London, Innsbruck and Dubai. Sanvito’s in-house career kicked off in 2003 at Allied Domecq, the operator of spirits, wine, and quick service restaurant businesses. After a brief one year spell there in the position of senior legal counsel and a subsequent one year spell at Tamoil as legal counsel, Sanvito joined GE as a senior contract risk attorney. Sanvito’s professional integrity and strong work ethic made an impression on his colleagues, leading to his promotion to general counsel of the Austria-headquartered Gas Engines division of GE in 2012. After spending a year overseeing legal and compliance matters of the company globally, Sanvito was appointed as general counsel for Europe at GE Power & Water the largest industrial division in the GE portfolio with a turnover of $28bn. Over the course of two years in the position, Sanvito came to be recognised for his outstanding ability to coordinate a large legal team with professionals based in Russia, France, Austria, Czech Republic and Italy. In January 2016, Sanvito became general counsel for GE Power Services, where he currently oversees all legal and compliance matters across Europe, Russia/CIS and Turkey.