Experience

Lycian Capital

• Türkiye
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member of the Investment Committee and Advisory Board

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Istanbul, Turkey



ANADOLU HAYAT EMEKLİLİK

• Türkiye
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board Member

  • Mar 2018 - Present



Koç University

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer In Graduate School of Business

  • 2012 - Present

  Coordinator & Lecturer at Global Network of Advanced Management (GNAM) Weeks Portfolio Management Trends & Topics in Private Equity Seminars in Fintech Financial Modeling in Excel



Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti

• Türkiye
• Non-profit Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Board Member

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2022

  Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti is a 153-year old NGO that provides quality education to underprivileged and talented orphans.



Ozyegin University Graduate School of Business

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lecturer in Graduate School of Business

  • 2012 - 2022

  Portfolio Management Applied Business Valuation Introduction to Corporate Finance M&A and Private Equity



HSBC

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director, Head of Principal Investments, Turkey

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2013

  Istanbul, Turkey HSBC Principal Investments is the global private equity arm of HSBC investing in LBOs, growth capital, restructurings, structured equity and pre-IPO transactions with a ticket size of US$20-75m. Set up and managed the Turkish Desk. Main responsibilities include deal origination, execution and monitoring of portfolio companies. In 2009, closed the €180m LBO of Havas, the leading ground handling company in Turkey, where HSBC has invested USD50m in equity.

• Vice Chairman, HSBC Portföy Yönetimi

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2012

  Istanbul, Turkey Subsidiary of HSBC Turkey and member of HSBC Global Asset Management.

• Executive Committee Member, HSBC Turkey

  • Dec 2000 - Mar 2008

  Istanbul, Turkey Headed Brokerage and Asset Management subsidiaries of HSBC Turkey. As the CEO of HSBC Asset Management, was responsible of US$1.5bn AUM in Fixed Income and Equity funds domiciled in Turkey and Luxemburg. On the Brokerage arm, directed Equity Brokerage and Research services. In total, managed a team of 65 employees generating more than US$ 80m per annum in fees and commissions.



Turkish Ground Services Inc

• Türkiye
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Board Member

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2012

  Istanbul, Turkey Served at the board of TGS, a ground handling company established as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Havas



Havas Ground Handling Co.

• Türkiye
• Airlines and Aviation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice Chairman

  • Mar 2010 - Oct 2012

  Istanbul, Turkey Acted as the Vice Chairman of Havas, a portfolio company of HSBC Principal Investments offering ground handling services in Turkey and abroad.



Demir Yatirim, Turkey

• General Manager

  • Apr 1995 - Sep 2000

  Istanbul, Turkey Investment Banking subsidiary of Demirbank offering full range of services: Brokerage for domestic and international institutional investors, Research (equity and macro), Corporate Finance (IPO and M&A), Asset Management (fixed income and equity funds, discretionary portfolio management).