About

Ruken Taşkıran has shaped the legal division of Yapı ve Kredi Bankası, one of the first nationwide commercial banks in Turkey, for the last eight years as its legal manager of the international law department. As part of a department of 118 lawyers and 56 non-lawyers reporting to Cemal Aybars Sanal, the bank’s deputy CEO for legal affairs, Taşkıran plays a major role to the international direction of the legal department, serving as a key point of reference for the global project strategies. Prior to her current role Taşkıran held two private practice positions, giving her time to accumulate experience in a number of sectors. She previously had had a spell in private practice as a lawyer for law firm CTK, a position she held for two years. Prior to this she served a one year tenure as a lawyer for law firm D&D.