Born in Romania, Stefan moved to England at the age of 13. Having studied European Law, he spent three years working in a law firm specializing in construction law. In 2012, he moved in-house to work for Colas Rail Ltd as legal counsel handling a broad spread of their legal work (contract preparation, negotiation, litigation, acquisitions, property, insurance, etc.). “Multitasking is key”, sums up Stefan. “In my job, you have to be a jack-of-all-trades. You have to be well organized and have a good working relationship with the commercial and operational staff.” In order to gain a better understanding of the risks associated with construction projects and to help him define responsibilities and obligations, he enjoys going out on jobsites and meeting the operational staff. In June 2015, he was offered the post of Legal Manager for Northern Europe within the International General Division (DGI), based in France. This was a great opportunity as amongst others it enabled him to improve his existing French language skills. “I spent a year studying in Orléans on the European Erasmus program”, he recalls. “That experience helped me settle in Paris very quickly. My British culture is also an asset as I am primarily dealing with English-speaking countries.”