Christine Sampermans
About Christine Sampermans
Christine Sampermans serves as the Regional Legal Counsel and Group Competition and Antitrust Compliance Counsel at Hitachi Vantara. She has extensive experience in competition law and has held various legal positions in Belgium, including roles at Ashurst and Hogeschool PXL.
Work at Hitachi Vantara
Christine Sampermans currently serves as Regional Legal Counsel and Group Competition and Antitrust Compliance Counsel at Hitachi Vantara, a position she has held since 2023. Prior to this role, she worked at Hitachi Vantara from 2019 to 2023 as Regional Legal Counsel for Benelux, Sweden, and Denmark, as well as EMEA Competition Law Counsel. Her tenure at the company includes a previous position as Senior Legal Counsel Benelux from 2016 to 2019. Throughout her time at Hitachi Vantara, she has focused on legal compliance and competition law within the EMEA region.
Education and Expertise
Christine Sampermans has a strong educational background in law. She studied at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where she earned her Master of Laws from 2008 to 2010. She furthered her studies at Queen Mary, University of London, achieving an LL.M in Competition Law from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, she attended Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III) for a year from 2008 to 2009. Her education has equipped her with expertise in civil law and competition law, which she applies in her current and previous roles.
Background
Before her current role at Hitachi Vantara, Christine Sampermans gained diverse legal experience in various capacities. She worked as an Associate at Demolin Brulard Barthelemy for 10 months in 2016 in the Brussels Area, Belgium. Prior to that, she was a Competition Lawyer at Ashurst from 2013 to 2014, also in Brussels. In addition to her legal practice, she contributed to academia as a Lecturer in Civil Law and Specific Contracts at Hogeschool PXL for a brief period in 2014.
Professional Experience
Christine Sampermans has accumulated significant professional experience in the legal field. Her roles have included positions at Hitachi Vantara, where she progressed from Senior Legal Counsel to Regional Legal Counsel and Group Competition and Antitrust Compliance Counsel. Her earlier experience includes working as an Associate and a Competition Lawyer, providing her with a comprehensive understanding of legal frameworks and compliance issues, particularly in competition law.