Frank Weigelt
General Counsel
Unite Services GmbH & Co. KG
Date of Birth: 30. October 1974 Nationality: Germany Experience since July 2020 Managing director, Unite Financial Services Schweiz GmbH Establishment of a trust payment processing system in Switzerland with the involvement of Postfinance. since june 2020 Managing director, Unite Financial Services Global GmbH Coordination of the various UFS activities in a holding company in order to be able to offer central processes for all UFS companies. since august 2017 Managing director, Unite Financial Services EU GmbH Establishment of a single creditor model including invoicing and payment processing for Unite Network AG within the EU. Establishment of a risk management under implementation of a KYC process together with various Payment Service Providers. since 2012 Head of legal departement, mercateo group Set up the legal department, establish a contract management system, implement a company-wide electronic signature process, implement GDPR requirements within Mercateo Group. 2009 To 2014 lecturer, hhl, leipzig graduate school of management Conducting courses on business start-ups, coaching business founders 2005 To 2019 partner Attorney at law, Rechtsanwälte PBWG Location management of the law firm, advising company founders in IT, IP, corporate and labour law 2004 To 2006 Attorney at law, Rechtsanwälte Pering Behnke Oellerich, Eilenburg Location management of the law firm, Focus on labour and corporate law as well as contract law, Competition law 2003 To 2004 Trainee lawyer, legal traineeship at Gera Regional Court Elective internship at PwC Deutsche Revision AG, working on contract drafting restructuring of public companies; preparation of presentations; Administrative station at Klinikum Jena – expert opinions on medical and labour law 2001 To 2003 Attorney at law, Rechts- und Patentanwaltskanzlei MUMM SÖFFGE & COLL., Leipzig Focus on Trademark and copyright law as well as contract law 01/2000 TO 12/2000 Assistant to the Executive Board, Deutscher Juristenfakultätentag, Jena Preparation and implementation of the 80th German Law Faculty Day; Drafting of the statutes of the German Law Faculty Conference 07/2000 to 09/2000 Intern, IT Adventure AG; Gesellschaft für Kapitalbeteiligungen, Munich Conceptual design and creation of a virtual start-up-corner; assistance in the launch of a fund for venture capital 10/2000 TO 12/2000 INTERN, KPMG Unternehmensberatung, Munich Preparation of provider models for e-government projects; preparation of offers and presentations Education 1994 TO 2000 first State examination of law, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Law studies, 1st state examination degree 2004 second State examination of law, Ministry of Justice Thuringia 2009 Qualified lawyer for labour law, Rechtsanwaltskammer Sachsen 2012 Qualified lawyer for commercial and corporate law, Rechtsanwaltskammer Sachsen