Thomas Pfennig CEO & Founder, Transforming.Legal

Master in American and International Laws (LL.M.) | Attorney-at-Law (NY) | Attorney-at-Law (Germany) | Digital Transformation Program (IMD Lausanne) | Business Economics Program (Oxford University Saiid School of Business) | Agile Teams and Organizations (Scrum Academy) | Digital Transformation in Practice Diploma (IMD Lausanne 2024) | Former Member of the International Association
of Defense Lawyers (USA) | US Litigation and Criminal Corporate Defense Expert

From 2016 until the end of 2023, Mr. Pfennig served as SVP and Global Head of Compliance & Data Privacy at Bayer AG. He was one of the key architects of BAYER´s digital transformation in the Legal and Compliance department, a team of 1000+ lawyers and compliance professionals. The Financial Times recognized BAYER´s digital transformation with the „most innovative in-house legal department in Europe“ Award. Mr. Pfennig was the regional Country Caretaker for several Asian regions, including Singapore and India.Prior to joining Bayer, Mr. Pfennig worked at BMW of North America LLC and AT&T Broadband in the US.Mr. Pfennig completed his legal studies at the University of Bonn/Germany and thereafter graduated from the University of Denver Law School with a Master in American and Comparative Law supported by a scholarship from the Fulbright Foundation. He attended Graduate Business Management Programs at the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business and Oxford University Said Business School. He also attended several of IMD Lausanne´s Digital Transformation Programs.Mr. Pfennig is admitted to the German Bar and the New York Bar.He is the Founder and CEO of Transforming.Legal, aspiring to become the world´s leading legal transformation boutique with current presences in the United States, Europe and Singapore.