Eline: General Counsel - Belgium
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Position: General Counsel
Nationality: Belgium
Home Country: Netherlands
Experience
General Counsel operating on the intersection of legal and business strategy: board governance, risk, regulatory & commercial strategy, change management.
GTM, market entry, divestiture/restructuring, operating model change, turnaround, IPO.
30+ countries (EMEA).
Various heavily regulated industries.
All company sizes; big corporates, scale-up companies & everything in between.
Major Achievements
✓ General Counsel a.i. for large FMCG company post-divestiture from its global listed holding, and subsequent IPO across Amsterdam, London and New York.
✓ Group General Counsel & Company Secretary leading the legal strategy for publicly listed mobility manufacturing company through a critical financial turnaround, securing refinancing, while managing BAU.
✓ General Counsel for PE-held global life sciences (manufacturing and services) company; built the EMEA legal function from scratch post-divestiture, covering 24 entities across 30+ countries.
✓ Head of Legal through several restructurings and operating models for captive automotive finance business), across seven countries.
✓ Magic circle law firm training and experience across multiple jurisdictions in the Netherlands and the Caribbean.
Industry Sector Competencies
• BioTech• Consumer Goods
• Automotive
• Financial Services
• Private Equity
Professional Objectives
• Function: General Counsel; Fractional General Counsel; Advisory Board member; Chair of the Advisory Board; NED; Supervisory Board member• Interim Manager: Yes
• Permanent Position: Yes
• Operational: Yes
• Availability: Full time, Part time, Coaching on demand
• Prefered Locations: Remote
Additional Professional Interests
• Operational Coaching on demand• Non Executive Director Assignments
Countries Covered
• Germany• Netherlands Antilles
• Belgium
• Spain
• Netherlands
Operational Competencies
• AI strategy (Professional)• ESG & sustainability strategy (Professional)
• Technologies to market (Professional)
• Business development (Professional)
• New product or service launch (Expert)
• Geographical expansion (Expert)
• Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
• Close down or sell off (Expert)
• Pre or post investment audit (Professional)