How do you approach managing legal aspects during periods of instability or crises, and how does your legal strategy align with the broader business strategy to ensure the organisation’s resilience?

For me, leadership during times of instability is about turning uncertainty into opportunity, a perspective shaped by my years of guiding teams and companies across continents, cultures, and legal systems. My vision is grounded in agility and anticipation. I believe a legal function should not merely react to change, but also actively anticipate the path forward, empowering the organisation to pivot and thrive no matter the external environment. Throughout my career, working in diverse regulatory landscapes, I’ve learned the power of adaptability, recognising that resilience is built on the ability to absorb, respond to, and ultimately benefit from change. My legal strategy is inseparable from our business strategy; both serve as living frameworks, iteratively refined to anticipate risks, navigate geopolitical shifts, and capitalize on new market opportunities. As Chief Legal Officer of the Group, overseeing all business verticals, I foster alignment through collaboration. Open communication and shared purpose ensure that legal isn’t a back-office barrier, but an enabler to the company’s success. By building trusted relationships internally and with regulators and stakeholders worldwide, my team and I work to ensure our organisation isn’t just compliant, but also one step ahead. For me, true resilience comes from foresight, cultural intelligence, and an unwavering commitment to our core values.

What are the main cases or transactions that you have been involved in recently?

Most recently I have worked on restructuring and expanding the company across fast-growing regions, especially in the Middle East and Africa. Each initiative weaves together fiscal, regulatory, HR, fintech, and compliance work, calling on deep cross-border experience and cultural understanding. My background in negotiating deals and building teams in multiple languages, legal traditions, and business climates has been helpful in navigating this fast-paced expansion.

I take pride in advancing market-defining partnerships with global mobile network operators. These ventures are not just about technical legal expertise, but also about leadership, listening, adapting, and building trust across vastly different business practices. I also focus on continually evolving our global IP strategy, ensuring it adapts as technology and geography change. AI is central to our strategy, and I recently deepened my expertise by completing an executive course at Oxford focused on the legal dimensions of artificial intelligence. In all these cases, my focus remains empowering our diverse teams, shaping strategy to embrace change, and cultivating a culture that sees complexity not as a threat, but as an opportunity.

What do you see as the major legal challenges for businesses in Switzerland over the next five years, and how are you preparing to address them?

Over the next five years, Swiss businesses will encounter legal challenges driven by regulatory reforms including stricter anti-abuse bankruptcy provisions; significant revisions to the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure that enhance judicial access and efficiency; and new VAT and e-commerce tax rules placing greater compliance responsibilities on both domestic and foreign entities. In tandem, rapidly advancing sustainability and human rights regulations – spurred by Switzerland’s alignment with EU climate, due diligence, and corporate transparency directives – will impose new reporting, audit, and supply chain monitoring obligations on a wide range of companies. In preparation, as a primarily tech-driven international business, we have implemented robust and continuously evolving frameworks encompassing risk management, data protection, AI, cybersecurity, and cross-border compliance. These are reviewed and updated to satisfy both Swiss and international legal standards, ensuring all business verticals adapt swiftly and remain supported as we navigate this shifting legal landscape.