Cenk - CEO - Turkey - iCEO #43590

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Cenk's Profile

iCEO #43590

Position: CEO

Nationality: Turkey

Experience

Dynamic, savy, MBA-educated professional offering succesful leadership and extensive turnaround experience in industrial machinery industry. Results-focused, effectual and bilingual leader who performs well in multi-national environment. Talent for proactively identifying and resolving problems – reversing negative sales trends, controlling costs, and maximizing productivity.

Major Achievements

Promoted by shareholders and challenged to history of declining sales and financial losses. Re-established financial control, leading company from severe financial losses to strong and sustained profitability in 3 years. EBITDA improved to +15% in 2006 from -22% in 2002. Distributed in excess of €7 million cash to shareholders in USA between 2003 and 2007. Currently completing the sale of the company to a larger player in the industry.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods

Custom made apparel

industrial machinery/ Apparel

Apparel

Professional Objectives

Function: MD, Board Member,

Sector: Industrial Machinery, Apparel

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: UK

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Czech Republic

Germany

Turkey

Operational Competencies

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)

Close down or sell off (Expert)

Pre or post investment audit (Professional)