Kirsten Lange

Kirsten joined the International Board of DLA Piper in September 2023. She is Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Kirsten previously spent 22 years at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), ultimately as Partner and Managing Director, responsible for a global practice area. During her time with BCG, Kirsten offered strategic counsel to a wide range of companies and industries. She has had an international career background including running the Shanghai office for BCG for two years. Alongside client-facing projects, Kirsten was also responsible for BCG’s European women’s network as well as several recruiting and retention initiatives.

After many years consulting in the industrial practice, Kirsten moved into operational C-level leadership in a global engineering business and later was CEO of a machine building company.

Kirsten took on her first NED role in 2015 on the Supervisory Board and Audit and Strategy Committee of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. She now sits on the Board of ATS Automation, a Toronto and New York Stock Exchange-listed company where she is Chair of the ESG committee and member of the Audit committee. In 2021, she joined the German Board of Executive Interim Management (EIM), adding to her professional services portfolio. Since 2023 she is also chairing the Board of Terrafend, a UK-based CleanTech start-up.