About

TOFAŞ is the only Turkish automaker which manufactures both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, producing a total of 400,000 vehicles annually. As chief legal counsel at the company, Hakan Bekiroğlu reports directly to the chief executive officer and acts as a partner to all business units, advising them on a range of legal issues. Maintaining close working relationships with key stakeholder, Bekiroğlu takes a proactive approach in supporting and managing the legal and compliance risks of the company. Particular praise over Bekiroğlu’s nearly five-year term at the company has focused on his work to raise and defend litigation matters brought against the company, as well as his efforts to support the development of internal company policies and procedures aimed at mitigating risk. Before moving to TOFAŞ in 2013, Bekiroğlu managed the legal department of the heating, cooling and hot water company Vaillant Group. Prior to that he worked at Idea Law Office and Frito Lay Turkey.