Klaus Moosmayer joined Novartis in 2018 as Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer and as a member of the Executive Committee. He was previously chief compliance officer at Siemens AG, where he spent 18 years in roles of increasing seniority. He began his career as a lawyer in Germany, specializing in white-collar crime, business law, and litigation. Klaus led the launch of a new Code of Ethics in 2020, based on crowdsourced feedback from employees and on behavioral science. He introduced an integrated risk management system that helps senior management prioritize and manage key risks across the company, supported by a new policy and control framework. He also set up a new process to ensure human rights are further integrated into core business practices, especially third-party risk management. Klaus brings a global reputation as a leader in the field of ethics and compliance. He leads global integrity, compliance, and anti-corruption bodies for business on behalf of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the G20/B20.


Klaus Moosmayer will participate in the World Justice Forum working session Democracy Dividends of ESG Investing