Christophe Laurent

• Head of the EMEA legal department responsible for the legal affairs of the entire EMEA geography (team of 12 lawyers supporting 23B USD business in 40+ countries)
• Worked closely with organizational leadership to strategically affect operational direction (member of the EMEA Leadership Team and the WW Legal Leadership Team)
• Built and sustained a cohesive team that provided outstanding service across EMEA's complex and diverse jurisdictions. Fostered a work culture of collaboration and inclusion to increase morale and reduce turnover
• Advised the company and senior management on a broad range of (legal) matters, including identifying areas of risk and making suggestions for resolution or improvement (e.g. IP litigation in Germany)
• Managed outside counsel and exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions
• Drove strategic improvements to enhance operational and organizational efficiencies (e.g. implemented contract management team and tools)
• Conducted training on legal matters (e.g. competition law, ethics & compliance, GDPR, ... )
• Lead contract negotiations with major customers worldwide (focus on Fortune 500 customers)
• Director and board member of all legal entities in EMEA

• Management of caseload with outside counsel, including budget allocation, spend and financial reconciliation, information preparation for the Board of Directors Audit Committee meetings and investigations. This included presentations to advise senior executive management of key legal matters that may impact the company, and working closely with Finance to assess, gauge and manage risk associated with company activities
• Managed the whole portfolio of WW IP and commercial litigation at Lenovo
• Managed the inhouse litigation team as well as a whole network of external counsel
• Budget management

Same as above

• Reviewed, negotiated and drafted various contracts taking into account legal as well as commercial requirements
• Created/coordinated/lead the EMEA Contracts and Negotiations team to ensure appropriate resources were allocated as required and report the activities of that team to the global contracts function

Responsible for the full coordination of the bid activities (focus on IT outsourcing bids) of Atos Origin Belgium.

Responsible for the negotiation of major IT outsourcing deals in EMEA

Responsible for the negotiation of major IT outsourcing deals in Belgium (as well as some international contracts)