Emrah Elmas, Ph.D.

Founding Partner & Country Director, Turkey at 24 Solutions Turkey Bilgi Teknolojileri ve Tic. A.Ş.
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Istanbul, TR
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  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Turkish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Italian Limited working proficiency

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Drummer, Guitarist, Vocalist by birth, Engineer by training, Cyclist/Mountaineer on weekends, Salesman by accident, Sales Manager by working at Turkcell... Carry on young man...

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Credentials

  • PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)
    PCI Security Standards Council
    Jun, 2023
    - Nov, 2024
  • ISO 27001 Lead Implementer - Information Security Certification
    PECB
    Nov, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • ISO 27001 Internal Auditor
    SGS
    Jun, 2018
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • 24 Solutions Turkey
    • Türkiye
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founding Partner & Country Director, Turkey
      • Aug 2016 - Present

      - Founding partner and managing director - PCI QSA, Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor - Member of the International Management Group of parent company: 366 Security & Compliance Holding in Sweden and Italy - Offerings include but not limited to; PCI DSS audit, certification and consultancy, GDPR, ISO 27001 and IT Security services including Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning (ASV) - Management, development and execution of company strategy - Business… Show more - Founding partner and managing director - PCI QSA, Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor - Member of the International Management Group of parent company: 366 Security & Compliance Holding in Sweden and Italy - Offerings include but not limited to; PCI DSS audit, certification and consultancy, GDPR, ISO 27001 and IT Security services including Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning (ASV) - Management, development and execution of company strategy - Business Development new services and products - Leading a team to manage overall sales, business development and oversee operational activities - Leading the sales of 24 Solutions services and products in Turkey - Driving sales of 24 Solutions portfolio (PCI DSS, IT-Security, PCI-DSS compliant managed services, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Test etc.) - Performing PCI DSS audits as lead PCI QSA in Turkey Show less - Founding partner and managing director - PCI QSA, Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor - Member of the International Management Group of parent company: 366 Security & Compliance Holding in Sweden and Italy - Offerings include but not limited to; PCI DSS audit, certification and consultancy, GDPR, ISO 27001 and IT Security services including Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning (ASV) - Management, development and execution of company strategy - Business… Show more - Founding partner and managing director - PCI QSA, Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor - Member of the International Management Group of parent company: 366 Security & Compliance Holding in Sweden and Italy - Offerings include but not limited to; PCI DSS audit, certification and consultancy, GDPR, ISO 27001 and IT Security services including Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning (ASV) - Management, development and execution of company strategy - Business Development new services and products - Leading a team to manage overall sales, business development and oversee operational activities - Leading the sales of 24 Solutions services and products in Turkey - Driving sales of 24 Solutions portfolio (PCI DSS, IT-Security, PCI-DSS compliant managed services, Ethical Hacking, Penetration Test etc.) - Performing PCI DSS audits as lead PCI QSA in Turkey Show less

  • Atos
    • France
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Global Client Executive & Business Development Director, Central Eastern Europe
      • Apr 2014 - Jul 2016

      - Managed a portfolio generating over € 10 Million (Euro) annually consist of customers in Financial Services (FS) including Mastercard, Garanti Bank - BBVA, ING Bank, Western Union, Yapı Kredi Bank - Business Development Director responsible from Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region as part of the Global Financial Services (GFS) Business Development Team Worldwide - Responsible for the P&L of above customers - C-Level relationship management - Bring best practices to CEE FS sales… Show more - Managed a portfolio generating over € 10 Million (Euro) annually consist of customers in Financial Services (FS) including Mastercard, Garanti Bank - BBVA, ING Bank, Western Union, Yapı Kredi Bank - Business Development Director responsible from Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region as part of the Global Financial Services (GFS) Business Development Team Worldwide - Responsible for the P&L of above customers - C-Level relationship management - Bring best practices to CEE FS sales managers and the GFS Business Development Community - Stimulate cross–fertilization, understand market drivers - Leverage the sales team, enforce discipline in (pre-) qualification - Support and challenge client executives to build pipeline - Find new business opportunities, convert unqualified into qualified ones - Monitor and drive improvements in account planning Show less - Managed a portfolio generating over € 10 Million (Euro) annually consist of customers in Financial Services (FS) including Mastercard, Garanti Bank - BBVA, ING Bank, Western Union, Yapı Kredi Bank - Business Development Director responsible from Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region as part of the Global Financial Services (GFS) Business Development Team Worldwide - Responsible for the P&L of above customers - C-Level relationship management - Bring best practices to CEE FS sales… Show more - Managed a portfolio generating over € 10 Million (Euro) annually consist of customers in Financial Services (FS) including Mastercard, Garanti Bank - BBVA, ING Bank, Western Union, Yapı Kredi Bank - Business Development Director responsible from Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region as part of the Global Financial Services (GFS) Business Development Team Worldwide - Responsible for the P&L of above customers - C-Level relationship management - Bring best practices to CEE FS sales managers and the GFS Business Development Community - Stimulate cross–fertilization, understand market drivers - Leverage the sales team, enforce discipline in (pre-) qualification - Support and challenge client executives to build pipeline - Find new business opportunities, convert unqualified into qualified ones - Monitor and drive improvements in account planning Show less

  • Marmara University
    • Türkiye
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • Sep 2011 - Jun 2014

      Lectured Marketing Management and Brand Management classes to Engineering students as a faculty member of Industrial Engineering Lectured Marketing Management and Brand Management classes to Engineering students as a faculty member of Industrial Engineering

  • Turkcell
    • Türkiye
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Key Account Executive
      • Aug 2008 - Apr 2014

      - Managed leading and top customers of Turkcell including Garanti Bank, HSBC, Fortis, Finansbank and their entities generating annually over $ 10 Million USD revenue in Finance Industry (2008-2011) - Managed key account customers in Information Technologies & Communications Industry like Google, Microsoft, IBM, HP, EMC, CA, etc. from 2011 till the end date in means of rotation (2011-2014) - Responsible for the P&L of above customers for both Turkcell and Superonline services - C-Level… Show more - Managed leading and top customers of Turkcell including Garanti Bank, HSBC, Fortis, Finansbank and their entities generating annually over $ 10 Million USD revenue in Finance Industry (2008-2011) - Managed key account customers in Information Technologies & Communications Industry like Google, Microsoft, IBM, HP, EMC, CA, etc. from 2011 till the end date in means of rotation (2011-2014) - Responsible for the P&L of above customers for both Turkcell and Superonline services - C-Level relationship management and manage relations with various departments of customers' including Marketing, Sales, IT, Purchasing, Operations - Proactively provide consultancy on and offer Digital Marketing (Mobile Marketing, Location Based Services etc.) solutions to my customers for acquisition and retention of new consumers, cross-sell and up-sell opportunities - Offer Total Telco Solutions (both mobile and fixed solutions) with the convergence of Turkcell and Superonline services including but not limited to: Mobile Services and Value Added Solutions, Mobile SFA, MDM, Cloud Services, Data Center Services, Co-location, Vo-IP, connectivity services like Metro Ethernet Internet, Mpls-Vpn, Dark Fiber, G.shdsl, etc. - Generate new business solutions (including corresponding/ partnering opportunities), expand operations and generate revenue Show less - Managed leading and top customers of Turkcell including Garanti Bank, HSBC, Fortis, Finansbank and their entities generating annually over $ 10 Million USD revenue in Finance Industry (2008-2011) - Managed key account customers in Information Technologies & Communications Industry like Google, Microsoft, IBM, HP, EMC, CA, etc. from 2011 till the end date in means of rotation (2011-2014) - Responsible for the P&L of above customers for both Turkcell and Superonline services - C-Level… Show more - Managed leading and top customers of Turkcell including Garanti Bank, HSBC, Fortis, Finansbank and their entities generating annually over $ 10 Million USD revenue in Finance Industry (2008-2011) - Managed key account customers in Information Technologies & Communications Industry like Google, Microsoft, IBM, HP, EMC, CA, etc. from 2011 till the end date in means of rotation (2011-2014) - Responsible for the P&L of above customers for both Turkcell and Superonline services - C-Level relationship management and manage relations with various departments of customers' including Marketing, Sales, IT, Purchasing, Operations - Proactively provide consultancy on and offer Digital Marketing (Mobile Marketing, Location Based Services etc.) solutions to my customers for acquisition and retention of new consumers, cross-sell and up-sell opportunities - Offer Total Telco Solutions (both mobile and fixed solutions) with the convergence of Turkcell and Superonline services including but not limited to: Mobile Services and Value Added Solutions, Mobile SFA, MDM, Cloud Services, Data Center Services, Co-location, Vo-IP, connectivity services like Metro Ethernet Internet, Mpls-Vpn, Dark Fiber, G.shdsl, etc. - Generate new business solutions (including corresponding/ partnering opportunities), expand operations and generate revenue Show less

  • Eczacıbaşı Topluluğu
    • Türkiye
    • Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Sales Specialist & Project Manager
      • Jun 2005 - Aug 2008

      - Project Manager till the end of 2006; Manage projects in means of scope, budget and time including but not limited to SAP, IBM Websphere Portal, RF-ID and Production related projects - Coordinate and manage project team and resources in order for the project to reach its goals in defined constraints, apply change and risk management - Carry out customer relations including new demands affecting the scope, time and budget - Customize Asset Management (AA), Warehouse Management (WM)… Show more - Project Manager till the end of 2006; Manage projects in means of scope, budget and time including but not limited to SAP, IBM Websphere Portal, RF-ID and Production related projects - Coordinate and manage project team and resources in order for the project to reach its goals in defined constraints, apply change and risk management - Carry out customer relations including new demands affecting the scope, time and budget - Customize Asset Management (AA), Warehouse Management (WM) and Material Management (MM) modules of SAP as a consultant - Sales Specialist from beginning of 2007 till the end date - Responsible for the sales of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (SAP) and New Dimensions/Strategic Enterprise Management domains - Develop ND/SEM specific strategies with marketing department to meet the revenue targets - Create new leads, understand customer needs, outline a project based on these expectations - Prepare proposal, execute negotiations and lead sales closure process Show less - Project Manager till the end of 2006; Manage projects in means of scope, budget and time including but not limited to SAP, IBM Websphere Portal, RF-ID and Production related projects - Coordinate and manage project team and resources in order for the project to reach its goals in defined constraints, apply change and risk management - Carry out customer relations including new demands affecting the scope, time and budget - Customize Asset Management (AA), Warehouse Management (WM)… Show more - Project Manager till the end of 2006; Manage projects in means of scope, budget and time including but not limited to SAP, IBM Websphere Portal, RF-ID and Production related projects - Coordinate and manage project team and resources in order for the project to reach its goals in defined constraints, apply change and risk management - Carry out customer relations including new demands affecting the scope, time and budget - Customize Asset Management (AA), Warehouse Management (WM) and Material Management (MM) modules of SAP as a consultant - Sales Specialist from beginning of 2007 till the end date - Responsible for the sales of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (SAP) and New Dimensions/Strategic Enterprise Management domains - Develop ND/SEM specific strategies with marketing department to meet the revenue targets - Create new leads, understand customer needs, outline a project based on these expectations - Prepare proposal, execute negotiations and lead sales closure process Show less

  • Vestel
    • Türkiye
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Project Manager
      • May 2004 - May 2005

      - Report directly to General Manager and CIO - Develop and manage projects in order to improve efficiency and overcome bottlenecks in different Business Units of the company including production and planning, purchasing, sales, information technologies, logistics and warehouse (storage) using interdisciplinary techniques and PM methodologies by forming project groups consist of departmental managers and consultants - Coordinate the group, define individual tasks, apply, integrate and… Show more - Report directly to General Manager and CIO - Develop and manage projects in order to improve efficiency and overcome bottlenecks in different Business Units of the company including production and planning, purchasing, sales, information technologies, logistics and warehouse (storage) using interdisciplinary techniques and PM methodologies by forming project groups consist of departmental managers and consultants - Coordinate the group, define individual tasks, apply, integrate and audit the projects and consultants - Manage “Vestel Container Yard Project” based on RF-ID and GPS technologies integrated with SAP, which was accepted and funded by Tideb - Tubitak - Lecture 8 week “Project Management” training to a group of 40 Project Managers from R&D Show less - Report directly to General Manager and CIO - Develop and manage projects in order to improve efficiency and overcome bottlenecks in different Business Units of the company including production and planning, purchasing, sales, information technologies, logistics and warehouse (storage) using interdisciplinary techniques and PM methodologies by forming project groups consist of departmental managers and consultants - Coordinate the group, define individual tasks, apply, integrate and… Show more - Report directly to General Manager and CIO - Develop and manage projects in order to improve efficiency and overcome bottlenecks in different Business Units of the company including production and planning, purchasing, sales, information technologies, logistics and warehouse (storage) using interdisciplinary techniques and PM methodologies by forming project groups consist of departmental managers and consultants - Coordinate the group, define individual tasks, apply, integrate and audit the projects and consultants - Manage “Vestel Container Yard Project” based on RF-ID and GPS technologies integrated with SAP, which was accepted and funded by Tideb - Tubitak - Lecture 8 week “Project Management” training to a group of 40 Project Managers from R&D Show less

  • The City University of New York
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor
      • Aug 2002 - Jul 2003

      -Lectured Advanced Web Design and Management Information Systems classes to undergraduate students as a faculty member of Advertising Design and Graphic Arts department -Lectured Advanced Web Design and Management Information Systems classes to undergraduate students as a faculty member of Advertising Design and Graphic Arts department

  • Baruch College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Professor & Academician
      • Aug 2001 - Jul 2003

      -Started as a consultant at Baruch Computing & Technology Center while studying my master degree, set up servers and maintained systems -Became a Teaching Assistant, tutored Calculus 1-2, Database, MS Office and other programs to undergraduate students one on one Lectured 2 undergraduate classes; Calculus and Business Applications in Microcomputers as an Adjunct Professor towards and after graduation -Started as a consultant at Baruch Computing & Technology Center while studying my master degree, set up servers and maintained systems -Became a Teaching Assistant, tutored Calculus 1-2, Database, MS Office and other programs to undergraduate students one on one Lectured 2 undergraduate classes; Calculus and Business Applications in Microcomputers as an Adjunct Professor towards and after graduation

  • Nokia
    • Finland
    • Telecommunications
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • System Engineer
      • Sep 1999 - Aug 2000

      Set up the infrastructure of two new branches (router, server, user access and rights) for a country-wide GSM project, and supported end users on hardware and software Set up the infrastructure of two new branches (router, server, user access and rights) for a country-wide GSM project, and supported end users on hardware and software

Education

  • Zicklin School of Business
    Master of Science (M.S.), Business Computer Information Systems
    2001 - 2003
  • Marmara University
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Engineering Management
    2011 - 2023
  • Istanbul University
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering
    1996 - 2000
  • Sisli Terakki Lisesi
    High School
    1993 - 1996

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