About

Experienced chief legal officer Oya Sehirlioğlu has a demonstrable history of working in the fast-moving consumer goods and the mining and metals industries; before her current role she spent over seven years as chief legal counsel for Kraft Foods (now part of Mondelēz International) in Turkey. Excelling in that role she gained wide industry acclaim both within the global organisation of the parent company and Turkey’s in-house legal community. In 2015, Sehirlioğlu joined Erdemir, Turkey’s global iron and steel powerhouse, and helps to maintain this stand-out reputation and status in the industry by providing expert business-focused legal counsel. According to nominating sources, possessing strong legal professional skills in retail, contract, competition, M&A law and compliance has made Sehirlioğlu ideal for this job, driving it forward and managing the legal needs of its 13,000 employee-strong company.