PATRICIA SADOINE

About PATRICIA SADOINE

Patricia Sadoine holds a central governance role at GL events as Group General Counsel and Compliance Officer, and she is also identified by the group as its Ethics Officer. Her remit sits at the intersection of legal risk management, corporate governance, compliance, and the operational deployment of ethics policies across an international organization. At GL events, she is involved in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance matters, legal oversight of group entities, and the framework governing business conduct and stakeholder relations. Her position makes her a key adviser on both strategic transactions and day-to-day governance discipline. Her career is grounded in strong corporate law expertise. Before joining GL events in December 2016, Patricia Sadoine served as Senior Legal Counsel Europe at XPO Logistics Europe, where she handled M&A work across several countries and managed corporate matters for a large portfolio of subsidiaries. Earlier in her career, she worked as a corporate solicitor in private practice, building a solid technical foundation in company law, transaction support, and complex legal structuring. Within GL events, she contributes to safeguarding the legal and ethical integrity of a listed international group operating in more than 20 countries. She plays an important role in rolling out compliance standards, anti-corruption and anti-influence-prevention measures, training at-risk employees, and coordinating internal reference networks. Her role requires both legal rigor and a pragmatic understanding of business operations in a fast-moving international events environment. Overall, Patricia Sadoine stands out as a senior legal executive with deep experience in corporate governance, compliance architecture, and transaction support. Her contribution strengthens GL events’ internal controls, ethical framework, and ability to execute strategic decisions with legal and reputational security.