Independent Consultant; experience in executive search and recruiting focussing on legal, banking and asset management positions; previously Legal Counsel of an international private equity firm headquartered in Switzerland, with main focus on contracting, corporate law, legal consulting for the subsidiaries based in France; prior experience in various legal positions in Hamm, Germany and Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: holds a Law degree from the University of Bielefeld, Germany, and from the University of Siena, Italy, postgraduate degree in Spanish Law.