Arzu Akar

Arzu Akar currently serves as the Director of Healthcare Compliance at BioNTech SE, a position held since October 2022 during a temporary international secondment to support U.S. operations. Prior experience includes various compliance and business ethics roles at Novartis from April 2013 to October 2022 and legal expertise at Dr. Beck & Partner and KKP Köning & Partner between 1998 and 2013. Arzu Akar is advancing education as a Certified Compliance Officer/Compliance Manager at the University of Applied Management Studies and previously completed a Healthcare Compliance Officer program. Arzu Akar holds a degree in Geprüfte Rechtsfachwirtin from the Berlin University of Applied Sciences and has a foundation in legal administration from Berufsschule 14 Nürnberg.