I am a business transformation and operations executive with expertise in managing complexity to propel growth across Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. Leveraging a background as an operational, sales, business development, and marketing leader, I serve as a strategic advisor to the C-suite, business owners, and other stakeholders. My experience includes quick service restaurant (QSR), foodservice, hospitality, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries.SIGNATURE STRENGTHS🎯 Transformation & Turnarounds🎯 Innovative Leadership🎯 Global Market Expansion | Growth Strategy🎯 General Management | P&L🎯 Product Strategy | Product Marketing🎯 Cross-Functional Team Alignment🎯 Relationship Development | Strategic PartnershipsNOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS📌 Transformed Dunkin’ International business by launching the CPG (FMCG) business. Developed retail shelf products and grew distribution.📌 Drove market entry into multiple new markets and grew net new store count. 📌 Co-designed Dunkin’ International strategy. Proved success of the strategy📌 Spearheaded EMEA innovations (products & programmes) that became best practices for other Dunkin’ International regions. 📌 Cultivated strategic partnerships with various industry leaders.I am also proficient with various licensing/franchising models, including joint venture (JV), single-country, multi-country, territory, individual, and multi-unit structures.In my leisure time, I nourish my mind, body, and spirit through cycling, kayaking, reading, and photography. I also write poetry, which has been published. These activities provide balance to my strong work ethic and high professional ambition/drive. Having lived/worked in Turkey, Cyprus, Australia, and UAE for multinational companies, I value diversity and have mentored high-performing multicultural teams across the globe. I am fluent in English and Turkish languages.OTHER LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES: Strategic Planning | Business Development | Operations | Financial Management | Cost Optimisation | Marketing & Branding | Stakeholder Relations (Vendor, Partner, Franchise, Investors) | Product Development | Go-to-Market Strategy | Commercialisation | Crisis Management | Negotiation | Risk Management | Regulatory Compliance | Inventory | Pricing | Post-M&A Integration | Entrepreneurship | Project Management | Decision-Making | Change Management | Organisational Development