Tobias Weik - External Data Protection Officer

Esslingen am Neckar, Germany

Experience

Jun 2018 - Jun 2023

5 years 1 month

Offered guidance and advice on obligations under relevant data protection laws.
Reviewed compliance with data protection regulations and client strategies for safeguarding personal data.
Conducted data protection impact assessments, formulated data protection notices, and provided policy and guideline recommendations.
Drafted, advised, and negotiated data processing agreements.
Raised awareness among the management team and employees regarding data protection by designing and delivering training materials and concepts, including conducting training sessions.
Relevant industries included financial services, healthcare, craft trades, mechanical engineering, staffing, auditing, and tax consulting.

Sep 2015 - Jan 2018

2 years 5 months

Managed a project-management team of three employees to handle large-scale national and international transactions in debt and equity capital markets.
Oversaw preparation and execution of shareholder meetings in accordance with German stock corporation law.

Mar 2013 - Present

12 years 5 months

Provided expertise in compliance, data protection, legal matters, and acted as a lawyer specializing in data protection, IT, contract, as well as banking and capital markets law.
Assisted SMEs and global corporations by taking leadership roles as an Interim Manager.
Supported development, implementation, and optimization of compliance management systems globally.
Advised on intricate legal questions concerning data protection, IT, contract, and banking/capital markets law.
Drafted internal regulations, elaborated expert opinions, provided recommendations, and prepared decision-making templates for top management.
Independently reviewed, formulated, and negotiated contracts in related fields.
Industries involved included financial services (DZ Bank AG, The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV, LBBW, DEBTVISION GmbH, Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag GmbH, Kreissparkasse Ludwigsburg, Mercedes-Benz Mobility GmbH), energy (ENBW AG, TenneT TSO GmbH), pharma logistics (Loxxess-Pharma GmbH), and health services (AXA-Assistance Deutschland GmbH, Generali Vitality GmbH).

Full-time involvement since February 2018.

May 2011 - Sep 2015

4 years 5 months

Coordinated legal aspects of national and international transactions in debt and equity capital markets.
Conducted legal structuring of products and negotiated contract documentation with all stakeholders.
Represented the bank in multiple specialized working groups.
Managed all legal issues for the department, covering fields such as data protection, compliance, supervisory law, tax topics, anti-money laundering law, or accounting.

Jan 2008 - May 2011

3 years 5 months

Specialized in draft and negotiation of credit contracts for financial institutions and corporate clients in German, English, and Spanish.
Reviewed credit-related provisions from derivative framework agreements (ISDA and DRV).
Negotiated restructuring documents for Icelandic banks.
Performed capacity planning and led a team of five team members in the group.

Summary

Lawyer specializing in data protection, IT, contract, banking and capital markets law with many years of experience advising mid-sized companies and international large corporations.
Management consultant and interim manager for mid-sized companies and global corporations in compliance, data protection and legal as a specialist and leader.
Experienced leader, solution-oriented, pragmatic, negotiator, corporate-savvy, intercultural.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Advanced

Education

Feb 2010 - Jul 2012