Mar 25, 26

Aslihan Evcimen Joins Saint-Gobain as Country Legal Director in Istanbul

Aslihan Evcimen has joined Saint-Gobain as their Country Legal Director in Istanbul, Turkiye.

Prior to her move to Saint-Gobain, Evcimen was with Vaillant Group for almost six years, serving as their Country Head of Legal & Compliance in Istanbul. Earlier, she spent three years with Ekin – Safe City Technologies as Legal Counsel, over four years as an In-House Lawyer with the Sutas Group, almost three years as an In-House Lawyer with Gratis, and, at the beginning of her career, four and a half years as a Legal Specialist with Temsa.

Evcimen spoke at the CEE Legal Matters CEE General Counsel Summit held in Warsaw this past April.

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