Mar 31, 26

Martin Seda Joins CME as Group Legal and Compliance Director

Former Home Credit International Chief Legal & Compliance Officer Martin Seda has joined CME as Group Legal and Compliance Director.

CME is a content creator and broadcaster operating in six Central and Eastern European countries.

Prior to the move, Seda was with Home Credit International between 2017 and 2025 and was the company’s Chief Legal & Compliance Officer since 2024 (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on May 10, 2024).

Earlier, Seda worked for Kinstellar as a Managing Associate between 2016 and 2017 and as a Senior Associate between 2015 and 2016. Earlier still, he worked for Hogan Lovells as a Senior Associate between 2012 and 2014, as an Associate between 2009 and 2012, and as a Trainee between 2004 and 2009.

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