Andreas Pohlmann is a leading practitioner and internationally recognized consultant on compliance, corporate risk management and corporate governance issues. He has many years of experience as a member of management boards and executive committees as well as Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of globally operating companies.
As CCO of Siemens AG and SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. in Montreal, he was responsible for the development and implementation of effective compliance programs within the company. In the subsequent Compliance Monitorships of the U.S. DOJ, the U.S. SEC and the World Bank, Andreas Pohlmann was responsible as CCO on the corporate side for project preparation, project management and continuous communication and interaction with the Compliance Monitors as well as with the relevant authorities.
Andreas Pohlmann has been an Independent Compliance Monitor appointed by the U.S. DOJ and the U.S. SEC for several years. With this combination of in-house experience and experience as an active monitor, he now provides advice and practical support to company management and heads of the legal and compliance function in ongoing settlement negotiations with the relevant authorities and in compliance monitorships.
Andreas Pohlmann has many years of experience and cross-industry expertise in the strategic and operational management of corporate crisis situations, both as a board member or senior executive in the company and as a lawyer and management consultant. He provides comprehensive advice to board members and management with the aim of protecting the reputation of the company and its management.
Languages:
German and English.
Expertise: Preventive compliance, Effectiveness tests & monitorships, Governance structures, Monitorships, Crisis management
Short vita.
- Studied law in Frankfurt, doctorate (Dr. iur.) in Tübingen
- 1989 Admitted to the bar
- 1989-1999 Hoechst AG: in-house lawyer in the central legal department, head of the supervisory board affairs function, head of the government relations function
- 2000-2006 Celanese AG, Frankfurt / Celanese Corporation, Dallas, Tx: Corporate Secretary, Member and Chairman of the Management Board of Celanese AG and Member of the Executive Committee of Celanese Corp.
- 2007-2010 Siemens AG, Munich: Chief Compliance Officer
- 2010-2011 Ferrostaal AG, Essen: Member of the Executive Board, responsible for compliance and administration
- 2012 Pohlmann & Company, Frankfurt: Founding partner
- 2013-2014 SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., Montreal: Chief Compliance Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee
- 2015-2019 Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro: Member of the Special Investigation Committee for the internal investigation of the Lava Jato case
- 2016-2019 U.S. DOJ and U.S. SEC appointed Independent Compliance Monitor for VEON Ltd, Amsterdam
- 2020-2024 U.S. DOJ and U.S. SEC appointed Independent Compliance Monitor for an international telecommunications company
Selected mandates.
- Independent Compliance Monitor (for the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) for VEON Ltd. and telephone stockbolegat L.M. Ericsson
- German Counsel to Independent Compliance Monitor Larry Thompson for Volkswagen AG
- Coordination of internal compliance investigations as a member of the Special Committee for the Supervisory Board at Petrobras
- Analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of the group-wide legal and compliance function at a German technology group
- General compliance advice; definition of investment and divestment criteria at the Council on Ethics – The Norwegian Government Pension Fund
Publications.
Articles
- Companies in Ethics and Compliance Crisis: How to build a culture of integrity and to restore reputation and trust, in: Sommet International de la Confiance dans les Organisations, Quebec 2016, 23
- International legal foundations, in: Corruption prevention. A guide for companies, DICO 2014, 23-25
- Cultural differences in international compliance: The tenor must be the same worldwide, in: BUJ Special Edition Compliance 2013, 92-95
- Public prosecutor in the house – what must the supervisory board do?, in: Audit Committee Quarterly 2013, 4-9 (together with Dr. Eike Bicker)
- The first-class supervisors, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, No. 17, 21.01.2013
- Compliance across borders. Integrity management in globally operating companies, in: Über Grenzen: Kolloquium zum 70 Geburtstag von Wolfgang Graf Vitzthum, Berlin 2012, 17-33
- Compliance through leadership: A topic for the management board agenda, in: Der Aufsichtsrat 10/2012, 141
- Supervisory boards – fear of a bad reputation, in: Handelsblatt, No. 148, 02.08.2012
