Since joining Mondelēz International Turkey in 2011, Özge Gülşen-Kösem has adapted the legal function’s approach to new technology and has demonstrated innovative thinking to find ways to bring a standardised approach to stakeholders and Mondelēz group companies. ‘One significant project that we brought to the company was a contract management system’, she says. ‘This brought a real efficiency and relief in the organisation’. More recently Gülşen-Kösem contributed to the execution of two new policies on contract drafting, implementing global procedures and guidelines in the local environment with the support of the regional and local legal teams. ‘In accordance to these, we are reviewing all the contract templates we have been using so far and adapting them to our new company structure’, she adds. ‘As a result of this huge work, legal will be involved in the contract process as an assurance function and Mondelēz will be using all the same contract content and systems in all and each entity in the world’. Besides these organisational improvements, Gülşen-Kösem is known for his impeccable transactional track record. Recently, for instance, she supported the merge between Mondelēz International and D.E Master Blenders to combine their respective coffee businesses, creating the world’s leading pure-play coffee company with annual revenues of more than €5bn. Gülşen-Kösem served as a legal lead of the project in Turkey supporting the sale of the business in the country, negotiating on an agreement and ensuring a competition clearance. Other significant project for Gülşen-Kösem include her work to facilitate the launch of OREO and Barni biscuits in Turkey and her involvement in the sale of a company building Gebze. Her previous career features positions at Turk Telekom and the Ankara Patent Bureau.