Hannes joined Falco in 2018. He is a German-qualified lawyer and started his career in 1995 with Baker & McKenzie focusingon merges & acquisitions, private equity and restructuring work. 

He joined GE in 2000 as Business Counsel for GE Plastics Europe and has since held various positions of increasing responsibilities in GE’s industrial businesses and GE Corporate, including General Counsel GE Silicones US, GE Plastics EU, General Counsel GE Global Growth Organization in Frankfurt, Germany with global responsibility over 12 regions with 120 professionals. 

From 2016 onwards, Hannes was the General Counsel for GE’s shared services organization Global Operations and, in that capacity, led the build-up of a global legal shared services organization. 

Hannes holds a law degree from the University of Freiburg, Germany, a Master of Law from Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., and a PhD from the University of Hamburg. He lives in Frankfurt with his wife and has 2 daughters. He is an avid cyclist and enjoys traveling.