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Middle East 2017

Marie-Therese Auger

General counsel | Qatar Cool

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A ‘dedicated’ ‘problem solver’, Marie-Therese Auger works closely with executive management in her leadership of all legal, governance and secretarial functions at the world’s largest district cooling plant operator. Sources...

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Marie-Therese Auger joined Qatar Cool, the leading commercial provider of district cooling services in the country, in 2011 as the company’s first general counsel. This required Auger to develop the legal team, the operational guidelines and to begin a change in culture for the company: ‘I worked with the board of directors to develop a corporate governance charter as well as board committees’ charters. I started developing internal corporate compliance programs to ensure the company is in compliance with all applicable regulations and follows appropriate procedures. I also started an internal education program to raise legal awareness on common legal issues involved in common practices such as contract review’. Auger also believes that bringing legal advice in-house helped reduce risk for the company due to the tailored element of guidance and the improved understanding of what the advice needed to achieve. The recent dispute between Qatar and the other GCC states has made this immediately accessible advice incredibly important. ‘From a legal perspective, we assessed our position under our ongoing contracts and took some immediate precautionary steps mainly related to procurement. We reviewed the existing contracts and checked the protections offered with focus on the force majeure clauses and other possible remedies to mitigate the risks related to any potential delays’, Auger says. Before joining Qatar Cool, Auger gained extensive experience in corporate legal matters while working with widely known companies across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Her previous academic qualifications include a Diploma of Advanced Studies in International Economic Law, from the University of Paris XIII, and a CAPA certification that admits her to the Paris Bar.

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