About

For over six years, Christian Seidel has served as the general counsel for German DIY-store chain, HORNBACH Baumarkt, a publicly traded home improvement retailer with a turnover of over €4bn, and subsidiaries present in nine countries. Prior to joining HORNBACH, Seidel led the legal department of leading wholesale company, METRO, as the regional general counsel. In this role he coordinated the legal departments of a sales line in several countries, advising on all major legal issues. Seidel started his career at law firm CMS where he advised business clients in the areas of commercial, IP and IT law as well as litigation.