Tobias Kruis

Head of Corporate Compliance at Giesecke+Devrient

Speaker

Tobias Kruis is Head of Corporate Compliance at Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), a global SecurityTech company headquartered in Munich. As a trusted partner to customers with the highest demands, G+D makes the lives of billions of people more secure with its solutions. In his role, Tobias is responsible for the implementation, management and continuous improvement of G+D’s global corporate compliance program, reporting to the group's Chief Legal & Compliance Officer. Prior to joining G+D, Tobias was Sr. Director, Ethics & Compliance, Europe as well as Global Competition Counsel at TD SYNNEX, a global wholesale distributor and solutions aggregator for the IT ecosystem. In addition, he previously worked as competition lawyer at the Brussels office of Latham & Watkins as well as at the Munich office of Noerr.

Tobias holds a PhD in law from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from King’s College, London. He is also a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional-International (CCEP-I).Tobias published on EU and German competition law and is a frequent speaker at competition law conferences.