About

Recognised for her expertise in strategy and delivering first class work, Christine Strindberg is a ‘deal closer’ and plays a key role in the outcome of important negotiations for Modern Times Group (MTG), making the legal aspects understandable for non-lawyer colleagues. Strindberg is a proactive and innovative head of legal at MTG; she not only built the legal department from the ground up, but is committed to continuously improving its skills and relationship with the company. During her time at MTG, she has introduced regular training and development for team members through workshops, and encouraged them to attend relevant legal events and seminars. She also delivers internal legal education and seminars to the business and has introduced a standardised internal preparation exercise before each big negotiation or meeting to ensure the best possible outcome for the business. An excellent team manager, Strindberg ensures the team are able to meet business demands by holding regular meetings within the rest of the company. The constant communication guarantees workloads are manageable and achieve an optimum allocation of resources. This has integrated the team deeper into the business, ‘ensuring that the legal function can serve as an actual business and legal affairs partner, not just a reactive control function’.