Speaker details

Biography

Klaus Pfeifer Head of Professional Russia / CIS Thomson Reuters Klaus heads the Legal and Tax and Accounting Business in Russia and CIS for Thomson Reuters. Based in Moscow, Klaus is responsible for the region’s strategy and overall business growth by providing information and services to legal and tax and accounting professionals. Before relocating to Moscow, Klaus held the position of Managing Director Thomson Reuters ASEAN and North Asia, based in Hong Kong and Seoul, South Korea, from 2006 to 2015, where he led the successful turnaround and expansion of the Thomson Reuters Asian Legal business. Klaus joined Thomson in 2000 (before the formation of Thomson Reuters in 2008) as Managing Director of the Westlaw Deutschland start-up in Frankfurt, Germany. Prior to joining Thomson Reuters, Klaus worked at Redmond Technology Publishing producing software, online and print training materials for Microsoft Germany. He also led the successful turnaround and digitization of a leading German consumer publisher. With more than 20 years of European and Asia Pacific experience in the online, software and media industries, Klaus has a proven track record in establishing and running successful business operations.