Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen
About Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen
Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen serves as the Associate Director at UBS in the Group Data Protection Office, a position she has held since 2019. She has extensive experience in risk advisory and legal compliance, having previously worked at EY and Deutsche Bank.
Current Role at UBS
Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen serves as Associate Director in the Group Data Protection Office at UBS. She has held this position since 2019, contributing to the company's data protection strategies and compliance efforts in the Zürich Area, Switzerland. Her role involves overseeing data protection initiatives and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
Previous Experience at EY
Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen has extensive experience at EY, where she held multiple roles. She worked as a Senior Consultant in Risk Advisory for five months in Austria from 2016 to 2017. Following this, she served as a Consultant in Risk Advisory for one year from 2015 to 2016. Additionally, she was a Legal Expert at EY Law - Pelzmann Gall Rechtsanwälte GmbH for ten months in 2017 to 2018, and later as a Senior Consultant in Legal, Regulatory & Compliance for one year in the Zürich Area from 2018 to 2019.
Education and Expertise
Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen has a strong educational background in law and business. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Law from Facultés universitaires 'Notre-Dame de la Paix' from 2007 to 2010. She furthered her studies with a Master's degree in Law from Université catholique de Louvain from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, she achieved a Master of Laws (LLM) in European and International Business Law from Universität Wien from 2014 to 2015. She also studied European Business Law during an Erasmus program at WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) for 11 months in 2013.
Early Career Experience
Barbara Van Der Auwermeulen began her career as a Brand Activation Hostess at NewWorld, where she worked for three years from 2010 to 2013 in Belgium. She also gained experience as a Compliance Officer Assistant at Deutsche Bank for three months in 2013 in the Brussels Area. These early roles provided her with foundational skills in compliance and brand management.