Karim Habiat

Karim Habiat, CIPP/E, currently serves as the Global Head of Data Privacy and Group DPO at Galderma since January 2022. Prior to this role, Karim held positions at Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany, from January 2014 to January 2022, including Global Data Privacy Counsel and Data Privacy Counsel. Additionally, Karim worked as Senior Data Privacy Counsel at MilliporeSigma in Boston from December 2017 to May 2020 during a long-term expatriate assignment. Earlier career experiences include being a Legal Associate at Mayer Brown/UBS in Zurich and a Legal Trainee at Mayer Brown in London. Karim's educational background includes studies at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University and training at Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main, earning a degree in Rechtsreferendariat.