Klaus is a German Lawyer who worked as General Counsel and Compliance Officer at a direct bank (Austria) and headed the area for legal coordination and regulatory law at a bank in the automotive industry, prior to acting as the Legal Director for start-ups in the FinTech and FMCG sector. He is also a Founder and Partner at Schemmel Merk Schweda.

He is an expert in Legal and compliance strategy, Anti-Financial Economic Crime, Regulatory Affairs and Arbitration, and Legal and CompTech Implementation.