Peter Gaspar Email & Phone Number

Switzerland

Foster City, California, US

Overseeing Coupa’s global regulatory strategy, covering data privacy, AI, DORA, NIS2, CFIUS, sanctions, and export controls.

Foster City, California, US

• In addition to the leadership roles in Global Privacy and Enterprise Risk, strengthened trust with customers and business partners by:
• Redesigning Coupa’s regulatory compliance program and aligning it with the ISO37301 standard, covering sanctions, export control, anti-bribery, AML, and antitrust domains.
• Co-developing Coupa’s ethical AI principles and policy, ensuring responsible, compliant and transparent AI practices in product development and across corporate teams.

Foster City, California, US

• While leading the Global Privacy function, expanded responsibilities to include Enterprise Risk Management:
• Chaired the Legal Risk sub-committee and represented the Legal team on the People, Product, Technology, and Third-Party Risk sub-committees.
• Integrated all major compliance domains and ESG into the Enterprise Risk Management framework, enhancing overall risk oversight.
• As an active member of the ESG Working Group, contributing to Coupa’s sustainability reporting and ESG initiatives.

Foster City, California, US

• In just six months, transformed Coupa’s data privacy function from a dual GDPR/CCPA focus into a truly global organization, achieving ISO27701 and APEC PRP certifications
• Aligned the new privacy program with the GRI and SASB sustainability reporting standards.
• Integrated three acquired entities and their products into Coupa’s privacy program, ensuring seamless compliance post-acquisition.

Austin, Texas, US

• The founder of Tesla’s Global Data Privacy function, overseeing all business lines including automotive, energy, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and engineering:
• Built Tesla’s privacy function from the ground up, scaling it to meet rapid growth while hiring and developing a team of privacy professionals, and establishing a robust global privacy program.
• Successfully defended Tesla in all regulatory investigations, inquiries, and complaint procedures during a period of heightened scrutiny on connected vehicles, achieving a 100% success rate amidst intense regulatory.
• Integrated two entities into Tesla’s privacy program and skillfully negotiated with works councils to implement Tesla’s IT systems.
• Established Tesla’s information security management framework, laying the foundation for ISO27001 certification.

Austin, Texas, US

• Created from scratch and led Tesla’s Internal Audit function across the EMEA and APAC regions:
• Brought the entire SOX compliance program in-house for both regions, consistently achieving successful external audits (PwC) year after year.
• Established an enterprise risk management process and led a hybrid in-house/co-sourced team to conduct business process improvements, IT systems audits, SOX and FCPA compliance, financial services regulatory reviews.

London, England, GB

• At the media and digital advertising division of Publicis Groupe (CAC40-listed on the Paris stock exchange):
• Implemented and managed a comprehensive risk and compliance framework across 100+ entities, covering financial and ESG reporting, IT, contract, and general compliance.
• This initiative resulted in successful external (EY) and internal audits annually.
• Seamlessly integrated three newly acquired groups of companies into the framework, ensuring smooth post-acquisition transitions.

London, England, GB

• Successfully remediated the failed SAP implementation pilot for fixed assets (including refineries, depots, and retail) by aligning system developers and end users, and standardizing business processes.
• This led to a smoother global SAP rollout and ensured ongoing SOX compliance, as confirmed by PwC and internal audits.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

SOX, FCPA, and operational audits

GB

SOX implementation, internal audits, financial audits, fraud investigations, and dispute resolution

Master Of Science - Ms, Sustainable Development

Master Of Laws - Llm, Business Law

Gdl, Graduate Diploma In Law (The English Equivalent Of The Jd)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Business Studies

Strategic Management And Innovation

Ethical Leadership

Organizational Leadership In Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Conflict Management