Ahmet Polatkan

Head Of Commercial (Gas & Power) at SOCAR Türkiye

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

Experienced particularly in gas, power and carbon supply, trading and sales. Manages one of the biggest gas & power sales and trading portfolio in Türkiye. Executed tailor made sustainable energy and carbon offsetting products to customers including renewable power and solar panels. Solid strategy and corporate development background in deals and projects in energy market of Türkiye. $ 1 bln. worth of successfully closed M&A transactions in total (various gas and power distribution, sales and trading assets and a gold mine)

Experience

  • SOCAR Türkiye (13 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head Of Commercial (Gas & Power)
      Jun 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 2 mos

      Leads commercial activities of the Gas Business Unit of SOCAR Turkey and manages one of the biggest gas and power wholesale and trading portfolio in Turkey

    • Group Director, Gas Trading
      Feb 2017 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Director, Gas Trading
      May 2016 - Feb 2017 · 10 mos

  • Strategy and Corporate Development Associate at Akfel Commodities
    Jun 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Akfel Group is the biggest private natural gas importer and owns 100 MW renewables portfolio in Turkey. • Activation of 2 gas import and wholesale companies • Involved in the negotations with counterparties to discuss opportunites regarding the renewable portfolio

  • Corporate Development Analyst at Calik Holding
    Jun 2009 - Dec 2010 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Çalık Group, is one of the largest conglomerates of Turkey via its $5 bn. asset size and active in 7 sectors including energy, mining, construction, telecom, banking, textile and media. • Involved in the acquisition of a power distribution asset, a gold mine and sales of a gas downstream asset (700 m. USD). • Activation of power trading activities by attending the first power import auction from Bulgaria to Turkey • Team member in an oil refinery and oil pipeline projects (11 bln. USD)

  • Corporate Banking Analyst at Yapi Kredi
    Mar 2009 - Jun 2009 · 4 mos

  • Sales Intern at Mercedes Benz Turk
    Jun 2007 - Jul 2007 · 2 mos