Kees van Ophem, originally from The Netherlands, joined Fresenius Medical Care on January 2015 as Executive Vice President & Global General Counsel. Kees studied law at University of Amsterdam and New York University (LL.M; Fulbrightscholar). He started his career at international law firms both in the USA and Europe. His in-house career as General Counsel and head of Compliance led him through a complete cycle in the telecoms' industry over a period of almost 15 years and since 2015 in various sectors in the life sciences and healthcare markets. He is married to Karina and has two sons, who share his passion for football, and he lives with them in Switzerland.