Dennis Grabherr

Professional Focus

• Over 25 years’ international leadership experience, including executive and board roles for leading global corporations
• Extensive experience with M&A transactions, post-merger integration, development of new strategic business models, risk management and data governance
• Intimate and hands-on knowledge of the IT and telecommunications sectors
• Strong management background with a focus on building, coaching and leading diverse international teams as well as on organizational and business development and DEI
• Native English and German, fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese

Business Expertise

• Member of the European Management Board and Vice President and General Counsel Europe 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
• Senior Associate at Haarmann, Hemmelrath & Partner, Warsaw and Munich
• Associate at Baker McKenzie, Bogotá

Practice Memberships

Global Industry Practices

• Technology
• AI, Cloud & Software
• Industrial
• Aerospace & Defence

Global Cross-Sector Practices

• Private Equity & Venture Capital
• Professional Services

Education & Certifications

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

Affiliations & Awards

• INSEAD Alumni Association Germany
• American Chamber of Commerce