France Teams 2017
| Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric
| Schneider Electric
| Schneider Electric
| Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric, which began its activities in Peru in 1999 is leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation in homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructure and industries. With a...
| Schneider Electric
Multinational equipment and solutions business Schneider Electric is known for its innovative approach to business solutions. The global legal team has been the recipient of a number of awards and...
| Schneider Electric
A global leader in electrical and other energy products and services such as grid management, energy management software and supply services Schneider Electric has a large Andean regional presence. The...
| Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric China operates as a subsidiary of Schneider Electric SE, specialising in the designs and manufacturing of products for electricity and automation management such as hardware and software services...
| Schneider Electric
The Schneider Electric legal team is located in a number of locations across multiple countries, and the team has managed to master coordination between its approximately 300 members. The team...
| Schneider Electric
Led by Paul Fredrick (general counsel for the East Asia and Japan Zone), who reports in to deputy group general counsel and regional general counsel for Asia Pacific Christopher Lee,...
With total revenues of almost €25bn, Paris-headquartered Schneider Electric is a key player in the global energy servicing and management sector. In 2016, the company’s technological development and investment in R&D meant that it had over 20,000 patents worldwide to manage, some it owns, some it has filed for and some in portfolios. The level of IP work associated with such a large portfolio is indicative of the quality of the in-house legal team, as is the number of high-value acquisitions that Schneider has completed in the recent years. Peter Wexler, general counsel of Schneider Electric, is a well-known figure in the global legal industry and in addition to his impressive career, Wexler is always the first to point out the huge value of his high-quality legal team. The importance placed on the training and continued collaboration throughout the global team of almost 300 lawyers is highly impressive. This investment and desire to develop talent has been disseminated across Schneider Electric during a period of quick expansion for the company and its legal team – it is clear that the culture within the department is one of success, motivational support and collaboration with business peers. Wexler is based in the United States, but travels frequently to France to meet with the team there; in fact the entire global management team is geographically spread and the global workforce of Schneider Electric is counted as over 140,000, so communication is another fundamental pillar of the success of the legal team. The French part of the legal department is directly overseen by Sébastien Niogret, chief legal counsel France, who featured in 2016 edition of the GC Powerlist. Niogret is known for his ‘pragmatic, flexible and responsive approach’, and has been a key part of the team’s continued success in France.
