
In conversation
Heading the legal function in Germany for Chinese tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies, Jan Bredehöft talks about the GC’s role in both cybersecurity and culture.
GC: Tell us about yourself and your role in Huawei.
Jan Bredehöft (JB): I started my career at Shearman &amnp; Sterling here in Düsseldorf, focusing on competition law, and then moved to an M&A outfit in Cologne. That’s when I took the adventure to come on board on Huawei – back then, almost seven years ago, I was betting on the future, to a certain degree.