Burak Gurkan

Head of Industry - India, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & Central Asia at GRUNDFOS

Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

A highly motivated and energetic executive with strong leadership, marketing and business development skills and strategy notion. Over 20 years of international and local sales and marketing experience. Successful in identifying opportunities for accelerated and profitable growth. Results orientated with proven ability to get results, generate revenue and improve service. An effective and efficient communicator, negotiator and decision maker. Motivates people with his influential management style. Likes to work together with Customers as their solution partners.

Experience

  • GRUNDFOS (9 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Industry - India, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & Central Asia
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

    • Country Director - General Manager, Turkey & Central Asia
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

    • Area Managing Director - Turkey & Central Asia
      Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs

      Area Managing Director - Turkey & Central Asia at GRUNDFOS

  • Emerson Automation Solutions (Istanbul, Turkey)
    • General Manager - Turkey & Southern Caspian
      Jan 2015 - Jun 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Leading the Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Georgia region with full P&L responsibility.

    • Marketing Director - Pressure & Temperature - Europe & CIS
      Nov 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Managing two largest product lines of the business unit across Europe & CIS, Development of future strategies to maximize segment participation and value to customers, Creating and the executing strategic marketing plan of the region

    • Regional Business Manager - Southern Europe
      Aug 2012 - Nov 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Driving regional bookings and sales revenues, Developing strategies to maximize segment participation and value to customers, Leading the country planning process and the development of project pursuit excellence, Coaching Sales People, Key and Marquee Account Agreements, Supporting development of future strategies and vision

  • Project Manager at Mobrey Measurement
    Aug 2006 - Jan 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Defining and managing branding-marketing strategies, Leading two product launches over the globe, Handling trainings, system integrations, documentation and pricing, Setting up the procedures and moving the product final assembly to the other world areas.

  • Sales Engineer & Department Champion at Emerson Process Management
    Jan 2004 - Aug 2006 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    Responsible for measurement department sales in Turkey Planning marketing activities and implementing growth programs locally

  • Sales Support Engineer at Fisher-Rosemount
    Aug 1999 - Dec 2003 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Preparing Quotations Technically and Administratively Managing and Improving Customer Relationships