Ozan Bayülgen

Chair, Growth Leader | ex-Bain, Organizational & People Strategy

Istanbul, Türkiye

About

With over 25 years of consulting and industry experience across multiple regions and sectors, Ozan Bayülgen is a seasoned leader and strategist in organizational strategy, growth, digital transformation and financial technology. He is currently the Country Chair and Managing Director for Korn Ferry in Türkiye, Central Asia & the Caucasus region, overseeing firm's multi-disciplinary growth in these geographies.

Experience

  • Chair & Managing Director - Türkiye & Central Asia (TURCA region) at Korn Ferry
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Board Member, Türk Devletleri Fintek İşbirliği Platformu at Türkiye Ödeme ve Elektronik Para Kuruluşları Birliği
    Feb 2025 - Sep 2025 · 8 mos

  • General Manager at hepsipay
    Jan 2021 - Sep 2025 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Hepsipay is a financial technology player in Türkiye operating the leading online payment system “Hepsipay ile Öde” and the digital wallet with integrated multi-bank general purpose loans. My purpose at Hepsipay is to deliver a great team and drive growth in payments and beyond to ultimately create the leading online and offline shopping experience for our current and prospective customers.

  • Board Member at Finansal Okuryazarlık ve Erişim Derneği (FODER)
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2023 · 6 yrs 6 mos

    FODER cooperates with government and private sector institutions and other civil society organizations in order to create financial literacy, to raise awareness on financial inclusion and access and to ensure opportunities for individuals across the country; and have bunch of activities on awareness-raising, education, research, supporting the practices, creating policies. FODER’s aim is; to create an ecosystem for a financially literate Turkey. FODER's goals are: • To contribute to a 10% increase in non-banking population, • To contribute to the widespread use of the banking system and to increase rates of savings, • To ensure that financial literacy to be included in the education curriculum, • To be involved in financial system and to identify goals for raising awareness of people primarily women and children on the issues of financial investments and savings and to make applications.

  • Partner at Bain & Company
    Sep 2015 - Jan 2021 · 5 yrs 5 mos

    Bain & Company is the management consulting firm the world's business leaders come to when they want enduring results. Ozan advises clients across a range of industries, including telecommunications, financial services, retail and transportation. He holds deep expertise in digital customer engagement, customer experience transformation, customer value management, sales force effectiveness, organization development, customer care strategy, call center transformation and integrated public service delivery.