SINCE 2008, KATJA TAUTSCHER HAS SERVED AS GENERAL COUNSEL for Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers. On top of heading the legal department, she became the head of its procurement organization in 2014. “I like the fact that I’m so close to the business, can actively contribute to and shape Borealis’ future, and I’m really where the action is happening,” Tautscher says.

With its head office in Vienna, Austria, the company currently has about 6,600 employees and operates in more than 120 countries, she says. Mubadala, through its holding company, owns 64 percent of the company, and the rest is owned by Austria-based OMV, an integrated, international oil and gas company.