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Özen Keskin recently returned to Generali, the global insurance giant set to be one the main players in the Turkish market, taking up the challenge of building an in-house legal department. She first joined the company in 2010 as the legal manager. Three years later she moved to Trakya Elektrik, an energy company. In 2014 she joined Bayer Turkey as the legal manager and in October 2015 she assumed her current role as general counsel at Generali. During her first term in Generali, Keskin led all the legal work for the transformation of the company into the online and direct sales system. ‘I designed the whole IT system to be used by the legal and claims department working with the IT services provider. I was also an essential part of the project to implement the online and direct sales, which was a groundbreaking move in the Turkish insurance sector’ she comments. A leading expert in the industry, Keksin’s ability to overcome the challenges brought by the continuous legislative changes has impressed the business.