About

Beiersdorf is a German multinational company that manufactures personal-care products and pressure-sensitive adhesives. Its head of corporate legal affairs and compliance management is Eberhard von Klinggraeff who joined the company in 2001. During his long tenure at Beiersdorf, von Klinggraeff has built up the first ever international legal affairs team for the company as well as a comprehensive and group wide compliance management system. ‘I am convinced that it makes a big difference doing in-house counselling and I am a great believer in the need for legal departments to become multi-disciplinary in the coming years’, he says. During the last few years, von Klinggraeff has been involved in crucial transactions and litigation matters, including anti-trust law compensation claims, providing strong legal support to the business.