Turkey Teams 2016
| British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco
BAT’s legal team is a highly experienced group of attorneys with a long track record in the region. The team is headed by Fernando Robles, who has a demonstrated history...
| British American Tobacco (BAT) Turkey
At BAT Turkey, Ceren Kartari is the head of legal for the Turkey-North Africa (TNA) area and, in this capacity, she leads the legal team of five lawyers and a...
| British American Tobacco
The legal team is central to the protection of BAT’s brands and ensures an ongoing legal and compliance agenda is fulfilled. It is instrumental to aligning the legal agenda with...
| British American Tobacco France
Wholly owned by the British American Tobacco Group, BAT France employs more than 350 people to support the sale and distribution of the Group’s tobacco products. In such a highly...
| British American Tobacco Colombia
Featuring bright and talented professionals such as Monica Acosta and Jorge Andrés Torres, the legal team at British American Tobacco Colombia has made significant steps towards achieving efficiency and cost-effectiveness...
| British American Tobacco Colombia
Following on from its recognition in the 2017 edition of this publication, the in-house team at British American Tobacco (BAT) in Colombia has continued to impress with its legal and...
| British American Tobacco
The central legal department of British American Tobacco (BAT) is based in Rome and is responsible for coordinating the strategic legal agenda of the local legal offices, responsible for business...
| British American Tobacco Hong Kong
British American Tobacco’s (BAT) operations were established in Hong Kong in 1903, when the American Cigarette Company was incorporated to serve as BAT’s manufacturing arm in China, before being renamed...
| British American Tobacco
Operating in the country since 1904, British American Tobacco (BAT) South Africa employs over 1,800 staff and has achieved the exclusive Top Employers South Africa 2016 certification for the past...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has operated in the Turkish market since 2002 and is currently supported by an in-house legal team of nine staff, including four qualified lawyers. The tobacco industry is notoriously challenging for lawyers to navigate, and the in-house team at BAT have had to innovate and take a proactive approach to manage risk and support the company in an optimal way. The BAT legal team has played a particularly significant role in overseeing labour litigation and marketing activities. Legal director, Sebnem Onder, captures these efforts explaining that following a ‘deep and comprehensive analysis of labour cases, determined strategic change has been offered to senior management of the company’. In order to cut the cost of labour litigation and employment disputes, the case load management has recently revised and has enabled a significant reduction in operational costs and led to a more productive use of human resources. Since marketing activities are strictly framed by Turkish governmental authorities, the legal team has a very close contact with their business colleagues in the marketing team and has become involved in these activities. Onder explains that ‘in such a highly regulated environment, new ideas are hard to imply and execute. However, the legal and marketing teams subscribed to a collaborative project in terms of approaching consumers within the limitation of current legislation’. BAT’s legal team is also a key player in business strategy decisions since regulatory changes and restrictions are extremely important for companies in the tobacco industry. They support an open door culture and highlight the fact that every member of the department is always encouraged to approach the senior management and directors.
General counsel. director, legal and external affairs
British American Tobacco
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General counsel. director, legal and external affairs
British American Tobacco
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