Çiğdem Dayan is one of the most experienced financial services lawyers in Turkey, boasting nearly three decades experience of working for leading organisations in the sector. After graduating with a law degree from Istanbul University in 1990, she joined private bank Yapı Kredi as a senior vice president. In 2006, she moved to Oyak Bank as an executive vice president and subsequently assumed control of ING’s legal function in Turkey, following its acquisition of Oyak Bank in 2007. Currently in charge of a formidable legal team in Istanbul, Dayan covers all litigation against the bank and sporadically deals with legal and compliance issues arising across the bank’s diverse range of activities. An expert in competition law, labour law and capital markets, Dayan works in close cooperation with senior management to lead strategic projects with long term implications on ING’s business.