Çınar Erek

Brief info

20+ years of experience in Marketing, Sales, Strategy, Business Development and M&A in Turkey, CIS and Middle East.

Full P&L responsibility at Detecon Al Saudia in Saudia Arabia (part of Deutsche Telekom Group) managing marketing, sales, indirect channel, presales, bid management, product development, international business between 2017/2020 as Vice President Marketing & Sales/Business Development.

Responsible from Business Development activities, M&A strategy and operations of Türk Telekom Group between 2012/2017 as Strategy & Business Development Consultant.

Led the commercial transformation of 3rd mobile operator Azerfon in Azerbaijan between 2009/2011 as Marketing/Nar Mobile/Consumer Sales Director.

Re-structured retention & churn management activities of prepaid subscribers as Prepaid Marketing Manager at Vodafone Turkey between 2007/2009.

Planned/executed customer acquisition campaigns at Turkcell (2005/2007). Coordinated marketing & business development activities at Koç Bilgi Group (2002/2005).

Academically,
- Undergraduate degree: Bilkent University in Turkey
- BA Diploma degree: University of California, Berkeley
- MBA (e-commerce): Golden Gate University, SF