| Shaya
Shaya
| MH Alshaya
MH Alshaya is a leading international retail franchise operator with a portfolio of over 70 leading brands, including Mothercare, Starbucks, H&M and The Cheesecake Factory. Its general counsel, David Bligh-Smith...
| MH Alshaya
MH Alshaya’s legal function has been at the heart of the spectacular growth and diversification that has led to its current world-renowned status in the retail sector. Since it has...
head of legal and company secretary | African Banking Corporation of Zimbabwe Limited (BANCABC)
A solution-oriented and innovative lawyer characterised by her strategic approach to business and her ‘outside the box’ method of thinking, Mirirai Washaya receives praise by a source for her ‘strong...
Founded in 2002 by the Kuwait-based Alshaya Group as an investment in the Turkish retail market, Shaya represents a portfolio of the world’s best known international brands in Turkey, managing their retail franchise operations. The legal team at Shaya, whose geographical responsibility was recently expanded to cover the legal operations in Azerbaijan, takes part in the business and operational projects of Shaya’s brands, which include Starbucks, Victoria’s Secret and The Body Shop. Helping the company with its overseas ambitions as well as its domestic goals, the legal team established the legal structure of Shaya��s overseas expansion. When one of Shaya’s brands extended its sale operations to e-commerce, the team was ready to manage the very wide range of work associated. Ayşegül Durmuş, associate counsel for Turkey and Azerbaijan, says ‘the team should be business-minded and problem-solving. It should have an important role in reaching the company’s business targets and future strategy’.