Walter Grunsteidl

Walter is the former Head of Strategic Planning and Special Adviser to the Chairman of Philips, the Dutch electronics giant, and as such he is regarded as one of the architects of the proposal to create a Single Market in 1992. He was also one of the founding fathers of the European Round Table (ERT), the major business lobby based in Brussels. Walter has over ten years' experience of advising companies on EU competition issues and is a founding Member of the Fipra network. Walter is an accomplished pianist and fluent in Dutch, English, French and German.