Katharina Kränzle
About Katharina Kränzle
Katharina Kränzle serves as Legal Counsel and Compliance and Risk Manager at Exasol, where she coordinates data protection and compliance efforts. She holds degrees in law and compliance, and has specialized in software law, particularly in contract negotiations and data protection.
Work at Exasol
Katrina Kränzle has been employed at Exasol since 2017, serving as Legal Counsel and Compliance and Risk Manager. In this role, she acts as a trusted advisor and service provider to all departments within the organization. Her responsibilities include coordinating data protection and compliance efforts to ensure that Exasol operates successfully and adheres to legal requirements.
Education and Expertise
Katrina Kränzle holds a degree in Law from The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg, where she completed her Staatsexamen from 2007 to 2013. She also studied at ZWW Augsburg, achieving the title of Compliance Officer (Univ.) in 2021. Additionally, she studied at the Munich Court of Dispute Resolution and became a Business Mediator in 2015. Her education includes a focus on software law, contract negotiations, and data protection.
Background
Before joining Exasol, Katrina Kränzle worked as an Associate Researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Fachbereich Rechtswissenschaft (Juridicum) from 2015 to 2017. Her experience in academia provided her with a strong foundation in legal research and compliance, which she has applied in her current role.
Achievements in Compliance and Risk Management
Katrina Kränzle has specialized in compliance and risk management throughout her career. She completed a course on the Basics of Risk Management at the International Institute for Governance, Management, Risk and Compliance in 2021. Her expertise in these areas supports her work in ensuring that Exasol meets its legal obligations and maintains high standards of data protection.