Team size:   41

  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?  

The Georg Fisher legal department focusses on the major legal and compliance risks by directly supporting the business in all daily operation with a business-minded hands-on approach. Ongoing alignment of the legal team is key, as well as implementing new AI enhanced tools (e.g. new world-wide state-of-the-art contract lifecycle management tool implemented in the Georg Fisher group in 2025). This strengthens the organisation’s resilience, lowers the overall risks, costs, and enables timely, well-supported decisions. The legal department is further directly leading the reorganisation of the Georg Fischer Group from the legal side, further supporting Georg Fisher’s strategy.

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

The complete restructuring of the Georg Fischer Group: acquisition of the publicly listed Uponor Corporation in Finland in 2023 for CHF 2.2 bn., divestiture of the Georg Fisher Division “Georg Fisher Machining Solutions” (CHF 900m. topline) in 2024/2025; divestiture of the Georg Fisher-Division Georg Fisher Casting Solutions (CHF 800m. topline) in 2025 (signing of the major part of this division; rest ongoing). Also, the acquisition of VAG Group in Germany (CHF 200m. topline) in 2025.

How is your in-house legal function strengthening corporate governance in response to evolving expectations around transparency, accountability, and stakeholder engagement in Switzerland?

The Georg Fisher legal department has issued a new Code of Conduct that addresses today’s challenges, including corporate governance topics. All Georg Fisher employees received a digital or paper copy and had to sign the receipt thereof. Georg Fisher further launched various new e-learnings recently in addition to those already established 15 years ago. The collaboration with the sustainability department and the compliance department has been intensified in order to cover all aspects of transparency and sustainability.

How do you prioritise diversity and inclusion within your legal department, and what initiatives have you implemented to foster a more inclusive and equitable work environment?

The Georg Fisher legal department is highly diverse. We have lawyers, patent attorneys, insurance and risk specialists as well as data protection specialists from all over the world – from the US to China to Europe. About 50% of all members of the Georg Fisher legal Department are female, including the Deputy Group General Counsel. We have all age categories and just hired e.g., a 63-year-old risk specialist. I highly encourage direct talks between all team members and hold virtual team meetings every two weeks where everybody is given a couple of minutes to speak up.