hakan sahin

Turkey

Bio Summary

Over 30 year career, led many successful turnarounds, transformations and international expansions, across multiple geographies and different industries from FMCG to B2B and pharma.

Broad 15 years experience at Procter & Gamble across 6 countries in Europe, and the management consulting experience at McKinsey varying from machinery to consumer electronics and chemicals.

Serve at Boards of an investment holding and and growth stage technology start up.

Passionate to lead another international company in its transformation and growth journey.

Employment History

Nobel İlaç

CEO And Board Member

Nobel İlaç

January 2013 - December 2021

İstanbul, Turkey

• Increased sales from $130M to $183M, moved Nobel to 296th place in the Fortune 500 Turkey list • Led a turnaround improving OP from -4% to 29% (111th in Fortune 500 TR EBIT list) • Received "Best Managed Company" awar ...see more
McKinsey & Company

Engagement Manager

McKinsey & Company

January 2011 - December 2013

İstanbul, Turkey

• Improved EBITDA of a painting company by 20% via new go-to-market and portfolio strategy • Redesigned post-acquisition commercial strategy of a multinational pharmaceutical company • Implemented global sales and ope ...see more
Eczacıbaşı Topluluğu

Deputy General Manager

Eczacıbaşı Topluluğu

January 2008 - December 2011

İstanbul, Turkey

Prominent Turkish industrial group with bathroom and tiles divisions 2008 - 2011 Deputy General Manager - leading Bathroom Furnitures • Turned around loss making 60 people division with 7 points EBITDA and 50% NWC imp ...see more
ProcterandGamble

Customer Business Development Lead

ProcterandGamble

November 1991 - October 2008

İstanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Brussels, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Moscow, Geneva 1991 - 1992; 1994 - 2008 Metro Cash and Carry Turkey - Customer Business Development Lead Istanbul • Grew $40M laundry / paper business at Metro by 13% vs.7% averag ...see more

Education

Challenges of Leadership

INSEAD

2018

Master's in Business Administration/Management

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

1994

Bachelors in Operations Research

BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY

1991

Language Skills

Country Experience

Turkey United Kingdom United States Saudi Arabia Germany France Belgium Poland Switzerland Romania South Africa Ghana

Skills

Business

Capacity Management & Planning,

Continuous Improvement,

Manufacturing,

Operational Excellence,

Operation Management,

Operation & Maintenance,

Change & Implementation,

Transformation Management Office,

KPIs,

Monitoring & Evaluation,

Organizational Excellence,

Strategy Execution,

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Business Case,

Business Planning,

Business Unit Strategy,

Corporate Development,

Corporate Strategy,

Feasability Studies,

Growth Strategy,

New Business Build,

Portfolio Strategy,

Operating Model,

Purpose,

Scenario Planning,

Strategic Management,

Channel Management,

Business Development,

Interim Management

Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics

Demand Planning,

Distribution,

Lean,

Inventory Management,

Logistics,

Production Planning,

Material Planning,

Strategic Sourcing,

Procurement,

Supply Chain Optimization

Marketing and Public Relations

Competitive Analysis

Customer and Client Support

Customer Service

Law, Regulation, and Compliance

Quality Assurance,

TQM

Industry Experience

Material

Building Material,

Paper and Packaging,

Chemicals