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At activeMind AG, a growing team of experts is working for you in Munich and Berlin. Our employees are lawyers with many years of professional experience in data protection law. They possess extensive IT knowledge and teaching experience.
In the field of data protection and information security, our highly accredited consultants have numerous additional qualifications and certifications from TÜV, IHK, EIPA and CIPP/E, among others.
Our employees at the Munich office
Click on the name of our employee to get more information on his or her qualifications, certifications and professional experience. We show you employees of activeMind AG and our partner company activeMind.legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Klaus Foitzick | Chairman AG + CEO Legal
Klaus Foitzick
CEO | Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer, with a degree in finance/banking [Bankkaufmann]
- Microsoft certified system engineer (MCSE)
- VMware certified professional (VCP)
- Certified audit team leader for audits based on IT baseline protection [IT Grundschutz] of the Federal Office for Information Security [Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik – BSI] – certification number: 0066-2011
- Appointed auditor of TÜV Hessen [Technical Control Association] ISO 9001 and ISO 27001
- ITIL v3 manager
- Instructor at the the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection, data security and quality management
- Accredited audit locations director of the Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein (ULD) [Independent Centre for Data Protection]
- Certified data protection auditor (DSZ)
- Project experience in the IT sector since 1992
- Experience in the area of information security since 1999
- Experience in the area of data protection since 1999
- German, English
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Michael Plankemann | Authorized Representative AG + Legal
Michael Plankemann
Authorized Representative | Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Master’s degree in legal informatics [LL.M. Rechtsinformatik]
- Instructor at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection and data security
- ISO IEC 27001 auditor TÜV [Technical Control Association]
- ITIL v3 manager
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Many years of experience as team leader / ISO 27001 auditor for audits based on IT baseline protection [IT Grundschutz] of the Federal Office for Information Security [Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik – BSI]
- Experience in the field of IT law since 2000
- Project experience in the IT sector since 2004
- Experience in the area of IT security since 2006
- Experience as a lawyer since 2008
- Experience in the area of data protection since 2000
- German, English
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Dr. Evelyne Sørensen | Legal + Authorized Representative AG
Dr. Evelyne Sørensen
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Master of Science in EU Business and Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Business lawyer (core area: EU Law and Danish Law)
- LL.M.
- PhD in Data Protection Law
- Instructor at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection and data security
- EIPA – Certification Programme for Data Protection Officers (EIPA DPO)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2005
- 12 years of academic research
- Project experience in comparative data protection law
- English
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
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Vanessa Bösader | AG
Vanessa Bösader
HR Manager
Qualifications- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Business Administration
- Certified Legal Assistant
- Certified Foreign Language Correspondent
- Certified Data Protection Officer (IHK)
- Since 2016
- English
- French
- German
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Melodie Lange | AG
Melodie Lange
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Graduate degree in law
- Specialised in international, European and foreign-private as well as procedural law
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- CompTIA A+
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2017
- Two years of experience in notary offices
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Luxembourgish
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Vincent Nguyen | AG + Legal
Vincent Nguyen
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer (specialised in information law)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Active in the data protection industry since 2010
- Training at the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
- Two years as a research assistant in a supra-regional law firm
- One year in academic research
- English
- French
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Martin Röleke | Legal
Martin Röleke
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Master’s degree in European and national public law (LL.M.)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (IAPP)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Certified project manager (GPM)
- Data protection law since 2018
- English
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Christian Wegeler | AG
Christian Wegeler
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Business lawyer
- LL.B. Business Law
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2017
- English
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Michael Weiss | Legal
Michael Weiss
Qualifications
- Fully qualified lawyer
- LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (Fordham University)
- Commercial Lawyer (University of Bayreuth)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Attorney at law since 2018
- Experience in the area of information security since 2018
- Experience in the area of data protection since 2016
- Training at an international law firm in the area of data protection- and IT-law
- English, German
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Valentin Wingerter | Legal
Valentin Wingerter
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Experience in the area of information security since 2019
- Experience in the area of data protection since 2018
- English, German, Russian
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Holger Zechmann | Legal
Holger Zechmann
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Instructor at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- admission to the bar since 2008
- Experience in the financial services and banking sector since 2009
- Experience in data protection since 2012
- English
- French
- German
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Our employees at the Berlin office
Click on the name of our employee to get more information on his or her qualifications, certifications and professional experience. We show you employees of activeMind AG and our partner company activeMind.legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Vadim Friedinger | Legal
Vadim Friedinger
Head of the Berlin branch | Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Admitted to the bar since 2011
- Fully qualified lawyer, 1st and 2nd state examination (studies in Tübingen, Germany, legal clerkship in Stuttgart, Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina).
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Experience as a lawyer since 2011 (focus on data protection law, IT law, outsourcing, antitrust law and intellectual property law).
- Several years of experience as a lawyer in the field of IT and data protection law, first in a renowned Frankfurt law firm and later in a major international law firm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Experience as in-house lawyer and responsible for data protection at a Berlin start-up.
- Support in setting up a global data protection structure for a Swiss pharmaceutical company.
- German
- English
- Spanish
- Russian
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Jan Baumgärtner | AG
Jan Baumgärtner
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- LL.B. IT/IP Law
- IT Management Assistant (IHK)
- Certified Data Protection Officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- 5 years in IT-Administration
- English
- French
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Adrian Blankenstein | AG
Adrian Blankenstein
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Graduate degree in law
- LL.B.
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2018
- English
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Mayram Fazeli | Legal
Mayram Fazeli
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer (specialised in information law)
- Master of Laws (State and Administration in Europe)
- Master of Laws (Information and Communication)
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified project manager (GPM)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2019
- Training at the European Commission (Brussles)
- 3 years in academic research
- Englisch
- French
- Persian
- Hindi
- Urdu
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Krisztina Kardos | AG
Krisztina Kardos
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- fully qualified lawyer (Hungary)
- LL.M. (Comparative Legal and Political Sciences, in German language)
- Certified Data Protection Officer (IHK)
- Certificate in German and European Business Law
- Certificate in EU Law
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Experience in data protection law since 2016
- 11 years of experience as attorney-at-law at renowned international business law firms and in banking, financial services sector in Budapest
- English
- Hungarian
- Spanish
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Johanna Kellermann | AG
Johanna Kellermann
Office-Manager
Qualifications- Tourism and Leisure Agent
- Work experience since 2009
- Five years experience as Tourism and Leisure Agent
- English
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Klaudia Kosinska-Galué | Legal
Klaudia Kosinska-Galué
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- LL.M. Law and Technology (the Netherlands)
- LL.B. International and European Law (the Netherlands)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- EU data protection law since 2017
- Academic research (global health, privacy and public law)
- Project experience in comparative law
- Internship at a life sciences law firm
- Polish
- English
- Italian
- Dutch
- Spanish
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Aaron Nourbakhsh | AG
Aaron Nourbakhsh
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications
- LL.M. Corporate and Financial Law (Glasgow)
- LL.M. International Economic Law
- LL.B. Law, human resources management and psychology
- Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2017
- Work experience in human resources (2015-2017)
- English
- Spanish
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Nicole Quirke | AG
Nicole Quirke
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications
- Lawyer
- Certified data protection officer (TÜV Nord)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Quality Management Representative (TÜV)
- Several years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm (focus: civil law and competition law)
- Experience in data protection since 2011
- Several years’ experience as a lawyer and internal data protection officer in a company in the telecommunications and energy sector
- English
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Our employees at the Munich office
Click on the name of our employee to get more information on his or her qualifications, certifications and professional experience. We show you employees of activeMind AG and our partner company activeMind.legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.Klaus Foitzick | Chairman AG + CEO LegalKlaus Foitzick
CEO | Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer, with a degree in finance/banking [Bankkaufmann]
- Microsoft certified system engineer (MCSE)
- VMware certified professional (VCP)
- Certified audit team leader for audits based on IT baseline protection [IT Grundschutz] of the Federal Office for Information Security [Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik – BSI] – certification number: 0066-2011
- Appointed auditor of TÜV Hessen [Technical Control Association] ISO 9001 and ISO 27001
- ITIL v3 manager
- Instructor at the the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection, data security and quality management
- Accredited audit locations director of the Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein (ULD) [Independent Centre for Data Protection]
- Certified data protection auditor (DSZ)
- Project experience in the IT sector since 1992
- Experience in the area of information security since 1999
- Experience in the area of data protection since 1999
- German, English
CloseMichael Plankemann | Authorized Representative AG + LegalMichael Plankemann
Authorized Representative | Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Master’s degree in legal informatics [LL.M. Rechtsinformatik]
- Instructor at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection and data security
- ISO IEC 27001 auditor TÜV [Technical Control Association]
- ITIL v3 manager
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Many years of experience as team leader / ISO 27001 auditor for audits based on IT baseline protection [IT Grundschutz] of the Federal Office for Information Security [Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik – BSI]
- Experience in the field of IT law since 2000
- Project experience in the IT sector since 2004
- Experience in the area of IT security since 2006
- Experience as a lawyer since 2008
- Experience in the area of data protection since 2000
- German, English
CloseDr. Evelyne Sørensen | Legal + Authorized Representative AGDr. Evelyne Sørensen
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Master of Science in EU Business and Law
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Business lawyer (core area: EU Law and Danish Law)
- LL.M.
- PhD in Data Protection Law
- Instructor at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection and data security
- EIPA – Certification Programme for Data Protection Officers (EIPA DPO)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2005
- 12 years of academic research
- Project experience in comparative data protection law
- English
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
CloseVanessa Bösader | AGVanessa Bösader
HR Manager
Qualifications- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Business Administration
- Certified Legal Assistant
- Certified Foreign Language Correspondent
- Certified Data Protection Officer (IHK)
- Since 2016
- English
- French
- German
CloseMelodie Lange | AGMelodie Lange
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Graduate degree in law
- Specialised in international, European and foreign-private as well as procedural law
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- CompTIA A+
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2017
- Two years of experience in notary offices
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Luxembourgish
CloseVincent Nguyen | AG + LegalVincent Nguyen
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer (specialised in information law)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Active in the data protection industry since 2010
- Training at the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
- Two years as a research assistant in a supra-regional law firm
- One year in academic research
- English
- French
CloseMartin Röleke | LegalMartin Röleke
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Master’s degree in European and national public law (LL.M.)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (IAPP)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Certified project manager (GPM)
- Data protection law since 2018
- English
CloseChristian Wegeler | AGChristian Wegeler
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Business lawyer
- LL.B. Business Law
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2017
- English
CloseMichael Weiss | LegalMichael Weiss
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (Fordham University)
- Commercial Lawyer (University of Bayreuth)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Attorney at law since 2018
- Experience in the area of information security since 2018
- Experience in the area of data protection since 2016
- Training at an international law firm in the area of data protection- and IT-law
- English, German
CloseValentin Wingerter | LegalValentin Wingerter
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Experience in the area of information security since 2019
- Experience in the area of data protection since 2018
- English, German, Russian
CloseHolger Zechmann | LegalHolger Zechmann
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer
- Instructor at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Academy in Munich [IHK Akademie München] for data protection
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- admission to the bar since 2008
- Experience in the financial services and banking sector since 2009
- Experience in data protection since 2012
- English
- French
- German
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Our employees at the Berlin office
Click on the name of our employee to get more information on his or her qualifications, certifications and professional experience. We show you employees of activeMind AG and our partner company activeMind.legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.Vadim Friedinger | LegalVadim Friedinger
Head of the Berlin branch | Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Admitted to the bar since 2011
- Fully qualified lawyer, 1st and 2nd state examination (studies in Tübingen, Germany, legal clerkship in Stuttgart, Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina).
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Experience as a lawyer since 2011 (focus on data protection law, IT law, outsourcing, antitrust law and intellectual property law).
- Several years of experience as a lawyer in the field of IT and data protection law, first in a renowned Frankfurt law firm and later in a major international law firm in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Experience as in-house lawyer and responsible for data protection at a Berlin start-up.
- Support in setting up a global data protection structure for a Swiss pharmaceutical company.
- German
- English
- Spanish
- Russian
CloseJan Baumgärtner | AGJan Baumgärtner
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- LL.B. IT/IP Law
- IT Management Assistant (IHK)
- Certified Data Protection Officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- 5 years in IT-Administration
- English
- French
CloseAdrian Blankenstein | AGAdrian Blankenstein
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Graduate degree in law
- LL.B.
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2018
- English
CloseMayram Fazeli | LegalMayram Fazeli
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- Fully qualified lawyer (specialised in information law)
- Master of Laws (State and Administration in Europe)
- Master of Laws (Information and Communication)
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- Certified project manager (GPM)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2019
- Training at the European Commission (Brussles)
- 3 years in academic research
- Englisch
- French
- Persian
- Hindi
- Urdu
CloseKrisztina Kardos | AGKrisztina Kardos
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- fully qualified lawyer (Hungary)
- LL.M. (Comparative Legal and Political Sciences, in German language)
- Certified Data Protection Officer (IHK)
- Certificate in German and European Business Law
- Certificate in EU Law
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Experience in data protection law since 2016
- 11 years of experience as attorney-at-law at renowned international business law firms and in banking, financial services sector in Budapest
- English
- Hungarian
- Spanish
CloseJohanna Kellermann | AGJohanna Kellermann
Office-Manager
Qualifications- Tourism and Leisure Agent
- Work experience since 2009
- Five years experience as Tourism and Leisure Agent
- English
CloseKlaudia Kosinska-Galué | LegalKlaudia Kosinska-Galué
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- LL.M. Law and Technology (the Netherlands)
- LL.B. International and European Law (the Netherlands)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- EU data protection law since 2017
- Academic research (global health, privacy and public law)
- Project experience in comparative law
- Internship at a life sciences law firm
- Polish
- English
- Italian
- Dutch
- Spanish
CloseAaron Nourbakhsh | AGAaron Nourbakhsh
Consultant Data Protection & Information Security
Qualifications- LL.M. Corporate and Financial Law (Glasgow)
- LL.M. International Economic Law
- LL.B. Law, human resources management and psychology
- Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- Certified data protection officer (IHK)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Data protection law since 2017
- Work experience in human resources (2015-2017)
- English
- Spanish
CloseNicole Quirke | AGNicole Quirke
Consultant Data Protection and Information Security
Qualifications- Lawyer
- Certified data protection officer (TÜV Nord)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E)
- ISO IEC 27001 Auditor (TÜV)
- Quality Management Representative (TÜV)
- Several years of experience as a lawyer in a law firm (focus: civil law and competition law)
- Experience in data protection since 2011
- Several years’ experience as a lawyer and internal data protection officer in a company in the telecommunications and energy sector
- English
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