Wende van der Hoeven

Wende Van der Hoeven is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Global Senior Legal Director at Radisson Hotel Group since February 2024. Prior roles include Deputy General Counsel at SWIFT, President of GECORO Bertem while at Vlaamse overheid, Head of Legal for KitchenAid EMEA, General Counsel EMEA at Kontoor Brands, and Region Counsel WEU at Mastercard. Wende began corporate legal practice as Solo Legal Counsel at Huawei Technologies after transitioning from private practice at Osborne Clarke, where contributions included establishing the firm's Brussels branch. Additionally, Wende completed an MBA focused on Chinese Business Development and a Strategy Execution program at Harvard Business School.