Stefan Hermle

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ABOUT STEFAN HERMLE

Analytical, trusted global legal Business Partner, strategic advisor, Project & Interim Manager to senior, executive management; Team Player Leading and developing a legal team (20). Extensive experience in senior leadership roles in a corporate environment and working with C-suite executives and board members.With 3 decades of experience, I am a seasoned German lawyer with expertise in technology, automotive, Defence, telco, life science, chemical, manufacturing. My expertise encompasses leading international legal teams, ensuring compliance, and executing strategic risk analyses. I offer innovative legal strategies and the ability to manage complex cross-border legal matters and policy setting (data protection, AI, import/export/sanctions) and process implementation.Professional foreign language expertise in English, French; German mother tongue AREAS:Commercial Contracting (Sales, Procurement, Distribution, Supply Chain, EPC, O&M, PM, co-development, NDA), Legal Operations (external insourcing; managing outside counsels; internal risk management processes; drafting of policies; whistleblower hotline; employee trainings); Compliance (ESG, export control regulations; tenders, product compliance/QM; competition/anti-trust/cartel law, e.g, ‘no poach’, wage fixingData Protection law; whistleblower protection;Contract Management; Change Management (New export control processes to align Sales, Compliance, Customs, Legal; new risk analysis processes to align General Management, Sales, Legal) Company law; M&A (Start-up acquisition; JV, SPA, TPA); Finance (corporate financing, intercompany ‘arms-length’),Insurance IT law (licensing, managed services; SaaS), IP (patents portfolio, litigation planning, trade secrets; licensing), Public law (environment, administrative law; public tenders), Risk Management (Contractual, Compliance; internal audit, IP licensing)Budget responsibility of up to 2m€Latest areas:Company law / M & AData Protection / Privacy Labour (e.g, staff reduction process)NIS2Latest professional achievements:Feb 2026: Member Association of Corporate Counsel Apr-June 2025: M&A project: acquisition of access solution start-up for leading international building access solution provider; duly recognized by company\'s CEO20••••23: Managing German and US-based law firms for 2 Share purchase deals of (1) LatAm entity (natural raw material production, US$ 2-digit-million turnover p.a,>60 FTE including 6-months TPA) and (2) German entity (paper products, € 2-digit-million turnover p.a,>100 FTE including 6-months TPA