Katrien Ysebaert
About Katrien Ysebaert
Katrien Ysebaert is a Senior Legal Counsel at ExxonMobil with extensive experience in EU Safety, Security, Health, and Environment matters, specializing in chemical regulations and compliance law.
Title
Katrien Ysebaert holds the title of Senior Legal Counsel at ExxonMobil. She has been working in this role since 2007. Her professional expertise includes providing legal advice and specializing in EU Safety, Security, Health, and Environment (SSHE) matters, with a focus on the energy sector.
Previous Roles
Prior to her current position at ExxonMobil, Katrien Ysebaert worked at Loyens & Loeff as an Advocaat from 2001 to 2007. She also served as an Advocaat at Linklaters from 1999 to 2001. Both roles were based in Antwerp, Belgium. In these roles, she gained considerable experience in legal practice, which has been instrumental in her career growth.
Education and Expertise
Katrien Ysebaert has an extensive educational background in law. She earned a Master’s degree in Law (Rechten / Rechten en rechtswetenschappen) from Ghent University, where she studied from 1992 to 1997. She further specialized in European Studies and obtained a Diplome d'Etudes Specialisés en Droit Européen from Université libre de Bruxelles, studying from 1997 to 1999. Additionally, she achieved a Postgraduate in EU Competition Law from King's College in 1970.
Industry Specializations
Katrien Ysebaert specializes in several niche areas of law, particularly related to the energy sector. Her expertise includes chemical regulations, specifically REACH and CLP, and extensive experience in international energy and carbon trading. She also has in-depth knowledge of financial regulations related to the energy sector and is an expert in compliance law, including trade laws, anti-corruption, and antitrust.