Dennis Grabherr

Professional Focus

• Over 25 years’ international leadership experience, including executive and board roles for leading global corporations
• Extensive experience in strategic and legal advisory to top-level executive teams on M&A transactions, post-merger integration, development of new business models and risk management
• Strong background in commercial, corporate and IT law, including strategic vision for legal services, with a thorough grasp of data governance
• Hands-on knowledge of the IT and telecommunications sectors, along with substantial experience as a business-focused attorney at top-tier international law firms
• Strong management background with a focus on building, coaching and leading diverse international teams as well as on organizational and business development
• Native English and German, fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese

Business Expertise

• Vice President and General Counsel North Europe and member of various regional management committees at Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Member of HPE’s Global Leader Forum
• Global Director of Data Governance at British Telecom Global Services (BT), London
• Regional Managing Director Latin America and Chief Counsel at BT, São Paulo
• Chief Counsel, Central & Eastern Europe, Nordics, Germany and Austria at BT, Frankfurt and Munich
• Head of Legal, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Orange Business Services (formerly Equant), Munich
• Attorney at Law, Senior Associate at law firm Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner, Warsaw and Munich
• Legal Consultant for BakerMcKenzie, Bogotá

Practice Memberships

Global Industry Practices

• Technology
• Industrial

Global Cross Sector Practices

• Professional Services
• Private Equity & Venture Capital

Education & Certifications

• Second Legal State Law Examination, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
• INSEAD International Executive Programme, Fontainebleau and Singapore
• Université de Lausanne School of Law, Switzerland

Affiliations & Awards

• INSEAD Alumni Association Germany
• American Chamber of Commerce