Türkiye
15+ years of international experience as a senior executive, with a strong focus on strategy, business development, corporate transformation, and operational excellence. I have held leadership roles within global organizations across industrial manufacturing, automotive, and technology sectors. My core expertise includes corporate strategy development, KPI and performance management systems, P&L ownership, M&A and JV transactions, corporate venture capital (CVC) investments, R&D commercialization, and new business development. In holding structures and global organizations, I have led cross-functional teams and successfully delivered large-scale transformation and growth programs. I bring over €250M+ experience in global commercialization and business development initiatives. I position myself as a leader who bridges strategy with execution, owning end-to-end growth and transformation programs while delivering measurable business impact.
• Leading global sales and business development strategy, with a focus on Europe, the US and the Far East. • Overseeing the commercialization of R&D results and high-tech competencies, driving new market penetration. • Managing M&A and JV investment projects, including valuation, feasibility, and contract management. • Monitoring market trends and emerging technologies to shape corporate growth strategy.
• Co-founded and managed two startup companies with a global strategy, leading all technical and commercial operations with full P&L ownership, and developing the go-to- market (GTM) approach for global customer acquisition and early scaling. • Defined a €100M five-year business plan with over 40% EBİTDA margin. • Achieved early commercialization milestones exceeding 1m€ turnover in ramp-up • Drove diversification across aerospace, automotive, railway, energy, defense and automotive sectors, engaging over 300 customers, including key global accounts. • Designed an innovation-based incubation model, and technology strategy framework to transform R&D capabilities into profitable spin-offs. • Led organizational and commercial change management activities while building new startup structures, ensuring sustainable growth and cross-functional alignment.
• Head of CVentures, the Group’s Corporate Venture Capital company; initiated and managed investments in high-potential startups aligned with group strategy. • Directed strategy management process for 13 group companies, ensuring alignment between board-level targets and operational execution, and leading key transformation and change management initiatives across the organization. • Co-founded and managed two startup companies with a global strategy, leading all technical and commercial operations with full P&L ownership. • Supervised the commercial roadmaps across all holding companies, driving the commercialization of R&D outputs and core competencies through strategic partnerships to create sustainable business value. • Corporate M&A, JV and contract negotiation, including due diligence, valuation, and, led with effective stakeholder management across internal and external parties. • Spearheaded trend analysis and market research, identifying new business areas and partnership opportunities.
• Identified and developed new business opportunities, managed key customer relationships, particularly with global key accounts such as Daimler, VW, Ford to expand market reach. • Coordinated cross-functional teams for new product launches, ensuring timely execution from concept to series production. • Led strategic management efforts and guided long-term business objectives across product divisions.
• Led multiple simultaneous operational improvement initiatives across machining, assembly, and testing areas, delivering 40–50% productivity and efficiency gains. • Provided strategic guidance to cross-functional task force teams, ensuring alignment between core and support functions to accelerate performance improvements. • Directed an international relocation project end-to-end, overseeing feasibility studies, budgeting, investment planning, sampling, and ramp-up phases to secure seamless operational transfer.
• Led a major international restructuring and transfer program (10M€ scope), owning the full project lifecycle—from feasibility analysis and budgeting to installation, validation, and ramp-up—supporting Bosch Rexroth’s global break-even strategy • Directed a multi-layered project organization, managing a core team of 18 engineers and a cross-functional task force of 20+ specialists across maintenance, logistics, quality, purchasing, and controlling. • Delivered 2M€ annual net savings through optimized production footprint, process redesign, and efficiency improvements. • Managed the end-to-end transfer of A10 product lines (25T units) from Germany to Bursa, including machine relocation, employee training, sample production, validation testing, and logistical process adaptations.
Value Stream Manager – A10 Pump, Central Heat Treatment & A4/A10 Product Areas. • Directed end-to-end value streams across A10 pump, central heat treatment, and A4/A10 production areas, encompassing heat treatment, machining, assembly, and testing operations. • Led a cross-functional team, managing 200+ BCE and 15+ WCE employees, ensuring alignment of production engineering, execution, maintenance, quality, and logistics functions. • Held full P&L accountability for product families, including revenue, delivery, quality, cost optimization, investment planning, and profitability. • Implemented data-driven process improvements and supported early Industry 4.0 solutions to enhance productivity and manufacturing transparency. • Completed a Leadership Development Program, enhancing managerial capabilities to drive performance, operational excellence, and strategic growth.
• Managed end-to-end procurement processes, including RFQs, competitive bidding, contract negotiation, and global vendor management. • Oversaw localization and part realization activities from feasibility studies through to serial production, ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and timely delivery.