Neslihan leads Stantec’s international business development activities in IFI business focusing Central Asia, Turkey, Balkans and MENA region where she is responsible for strategy planning to increase the company’s business in water, wastewater, infrastructure, environmental and energy sectors. To accomplish this, she focuses on technical assistance opportunities with IFI clients such as the European Commission, EBRD, WB, ADB and other IFIs in the region. She reaches out water and public utilities in developing countries to provide sustainable water solutions through IFI projects.
She has bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering and master’s degree in project management for Environmental and Energy Engineering. Thanks to her 17 years of professional experience in water sector working with various public and private utilities and 10 years of IFI experiences in developing countries, she strongly believes that implementation of asset management system and circular economy principles are key for water utilities to reduce their operational costs.