Esin Attorney Partnership welcomes Canan Özsoy!

On November 11, 2022, Esin Attorney Partnership announced that Canan M. Özsoy joined Esin's Management Committee as an advisor.

Canan has extensive experience in management and business and advocates the importance of innovation, sustainability and institutionalism in organizations in Türkiye and around the world. Canan bringing her experience and ideas to Esin Attorney Partnership, which is one of the leading promoters of the aforementioned values in its sector, excites us on behalf of the entire legal community.

Canan graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty of Dentistry in 1985. Canan completed her master’s degree in Dentistry at the same university in 1987, her MBA at Boğaziçi University in 1994 and her master’s degree in Energy Technologies at Sabancı University in 2015. When she was working in the pharmaceutical industry, she held sales and marketing and commercial leadership positions at Hoechst Marion Roussel, Glaxo Wellcome, and Sanofi Aventis. After being appointed Global Vice President of International Marketing at General Electric Healthcare in Paris in 2007, she was appointed Global Marketing Director at General Electric Healthcare, US within two years. In 2013, Canan was appointed chair of the board of Directors and General Manager at General Electric Ticaret ve Servis A.Ş.

During her career at General Electric Türkiye, she worked at TEI (TAI Motor Sanayii A.Ş.) and METCAP Group KOMET (joint ventures of GE), and was vice-chair of the Board of Directors of ABFT (American Business Forum in Türkiye). Canan is currently an independent member of the Board of Directors at Garanti BBVA; board adviser at TEMAŞ, a Tekfen Group company; and vice-chair of the Board of Directors at SEV Foundation. She is also the founding General Manager of Crowdsol, a new start-up.

Canan said the following about her joining Esin: “Adapting quickly to changing laws and regulations is increasingly important for the sustainable growth and success of the business world. It is exciting for me to join the prestigious Esin Attorney Partnership, which will serve as a bridge between the legal world and the business world and which has accomplished very successful work in Türkiye. I will be honored to work together with my dear friend, İsmail Esin, with whom we have worked together in various fields and his valuable team.”

Meanwhile, Dr. İsmail G. Esin said the following about Canan: “I got to know Canan as a member of the Board of Directors and vice-president of AmCham Türkiye. Since the first day I met her, I have admired her innovative, honest, transparent and solution-oriented approach. Now, I am both proud and equally excited to continue working with her at Esin Attorney Partnership. She may not be familiar with the legal sector, but I am absolutely sure that Canan will bring great and brand new ideas to the legal sector.”