Marita Knabel

Marita Knabel is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in various senior legal roles across multiple organizations. Currently serving as General Counsel and Head of Compliance at Leistritz AG since October 2023, Marita has held prominent positions including Deputy General Counsel for EMEA/APAC at CoorsTek from March 2019 to October 2023, and Group General Counsel at FLABEG Automotive Holding GmbH from 2016 to March 2019. Further legal expertise was developed at adidas Group as Senior Legal Counsel, and at Dr. Beck & Partner as Rechtsanwältin. Marita has also led the legal department at FLABEG Holding GmbH and worked at Friebe & Zanzinger as Rechtsanwältin. Academic credentials include an MBA from The Open University (2018-2022), a 2nd State Exam in Legal Clerkship from the Higher Regional Court Nuremberg (1997-1999), and a 1st State Exam in Law from FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (1991-1997).