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Clara Ingen-Housz
Based in Paris since January 2019, Clara is Chief Compliance Officer and Group Counsel for Competition, Corruption and Economic Sanctions at Saint-Gobain, a French building materials company founded in 1665, present in 67 countries with 180,000 employees. In this role, she is in charge of designing and implementing the group’s compliance program and representing the company on any and all antitrust, sanctions and corruption-related matters. Previously, she was a partner at Linklaters based for close to 9 years in Hong Kong, leading the firm’s Asia competition law practice and covering 15 jurisdictions. Her prior experience includes also 10 years at leading New York law firms (Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett) practicing antitrust law and two years in Brussels as a member of the EU Commission’s legal service (competition team). Clara is admitted to the New York, Paris and Hong Kong Bars. She has 10 year-old twins girls who make sure to always challenge her more than her job!