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‘With a workforce of over 20,000 people and with more than 50 subsidiaries operating globally mainly in construction, energy and real estate sectors, my role requires me to oversee and manage the handling of many complex and international matters on various topics, from different arms of the business. This is the most challenging, and at the same time fascinating, aspect of my role’. Cem Çeliker joined ENKA in 2010 as chief legal counsel. Prior to that he had worked for six years in the London offices of Shearman and Sterling LLP. A highly skilled lawyer, Çeliker still recognises the need for a good understanding of the business, ‘its cost and time pressures, competitive realities and operating culture’ as fundamental to the success of the legal department. To that end, Çeliker invests in the continuous education and development of the personnel, so as to be better prepared for all regulatory and market changes. ‘In consultation with ENKA Academy, we have introduced company-wide, periodic training programs to increase risk awareness of our personnel at every level. We invite leading experts in their respective fields to join us in making these presentations. We continually refine the seminars to reflect ongoing changes in business risk’ he says.