Cem Yucelten

Chief Revenue Officer @ Nextlane

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Int'l saas/tech leader with experience in designing and managing teams, processes, systems. Multiple track records scaling from 0 to €200M ARR. Areas of experience: - Revenue, sales, operations, product, customer success and marketing management - Automotive, healthcare, fashion, luxury, advertisement verticals - GTMf/PMF formulation and testing, sales productivity and NRR optimization in prosumer, SMB, mid-market and enterprise segments, Recurring Revenue Operating Model (ROM) - Lead-gen, paid marketing, SEO, conversion rate optimization - DMS, DDS, DOS, CRM, HIS, PMS, clinic software, EHR, PACS, LIS, RIS, marketing automations, production management software, WMS, PIM - Autotech: Dealer management, dealer digitization, car purchasing experience, after sales processes, platform - Healthtech: Patient experience, patient journey optimization, clinical patient experience, revenue cycle management, interoperability - Evidence-based management, holacracy, meritocratic organization, global matrix - Consultative sales, MEDDIC, SPIN, SPICED, challenger sales - Agile, scrum, waterfall, Stanford Strategic Execution Framework - Customer-centric approach, customer success, ABM - Lean, six-sigma, thoughtful execution, kanban for IT - Management accounting, financial accounting, enterprise valuation

Experience

  • Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Nextlane
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

    As the European leader in automotive distribution software, Nextlane helps car dealers and OEMs run their digital operations more efficiently with its platform and 700-strong organization. Recognized as one of the most successful Autotech companies in the world past 100mio ARR, Nextlane is transforming the automotive industry enabling digital excellence and reducing complexity, together with 10,000 customers in 11 markets.

  • DocPlanner (8 yrs 7 mos)
    • Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
      Jan 2023 - Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      DocPlanner is the leading European/Latin American healthtech saas unicorn with operations in 13 countries and 2700 employees at 200mio+ EUR revenues.

    • VP Revenue & GTM Strategy
      Jan 2022 - Jan 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • VP Enterprise
      Sep 2018 - Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • CEO Turkey at Flocktory
    Aug 2015 - Aug 2016 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Flocktory is the leading Eastern European AI-based personalization and marketing automation platform for big logos, e-commerce players and other verticals.

  • Studio Moderna (Vienna | Bratislava)
    • Cofounder & COO | Stilago.com
      Jan 2013 - Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      A subsidiary of Studio Moderna group, Stilago is the largest fashion e-commerce company in the CEE with presence in 14 markets. Exited in 2015.

    • Cofounder, CMO & CGO | Stilago.com
      Sep 2010 - Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Management Consultant | Belgian Chapter at Transparency International
    May 2010 - Oct 2010 · 6 mos

    TI is a global NGO focused on creating awareness and coalition against corruption.