Meltem Ozker Gunduz is the regional general counsel and vice-president for legal, compliance and quality at Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark which purpose is to drive change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases such as obesity, and rare blood and rare endocrine diseases. She has been with Novo Nordisk for more than 12 years holding previous roles covering Africa, Middle East and Oceania. Prior to that, she worked in Istanbul and London branches of one of the biggest law firms in Turkey representing clients from various sectors. She graduated from Galatasaray University Law Faculty. Gunduz is board member of the Middle East and North Africa Chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel as of 2019.