Sebastian Schlender

Sebastian Schlender is a seasoned legal and data protection professional with extensive experience in various roles. Currently serving as Senior Vice President and Group Data Protection Officer at Bertelsmann Group since January 2007, Sebastian previously held the position of Audit Manager at PwC from January 2002 to December 2006. Additional experience includes roles as Senior Consultant at Rechtsanwalt Schlender in 1999 and as an Attorney at Ritch, Heather & Mueller in Mexico City, Feddersen&Laule in Berlin, and the District Court Berlin from January 1997 to December 1998. Academic qualifications include a CFE from ACFE (2008), an MBA in Finance from IE Business School (2001), and a Referendariat from City of Berlin and Ritch, Heather & Mueller (1998). Sebastian's legal education culminated in the 2. Staatsexamen in Law from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1997), with earlier studies at Universitat d'Alacant and The University of Bonn.