Cenker
CEO - Turkey - iCEO #82400

Experience

Inspirational people leader with a positive and growth-focused mindset. Seasoned executive with global mobility & excellent communication skills. Has strong drive towards sales, marketing, or corporate roles in ambitious global technology organizations.

Major Achievements

Communicates Effectively & Inspires people - Good corporate citizen with strong values. • Creates a strong feeling of belonging and pride among employees; inspires and ignites • Manages Growth - Has been managing businesses with high double-digit Top Line growth in the last 15 years with a strong focus on Bottom Line results, effective cost control & improving efficiency • Multiple M&A integrations (Russia & CIS, Middle East) - Key role in Digital Transformation roadmap • Builds Successful & Diverse Teams - Attracts & develops talent, empowers high performers, and invests in building a strong succession plan. Has built the most diverse team across EMEA; manages a diverse workforce ( more than 30 nationalities) • Manages change and uncertainty - Led multiple changes in Central & Eastern Europe, Turkey & Middle East, Russia & CIS since 2006. • Manages Crisis • Managed successfully a significant crisis as a result of a fire incident in Turkey (2019) that impacted more than 300 clients plus a rack collapse in Hungary (2021) that impacted more than 200 clients.

Industry Sector Competencies

Systems Integration

Telecommunications

Engineering

Financial Services

Document & Information Management

Professional Objectives

Function: CEO, VP, MD

Sector: Telecoms, Technology, Logistics, Professional Services

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Dubai, Istanbul, London, Boston, Singapore

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Operational Competencies

Business development (Professional)

Acquisition and shadow management (Professional)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)