I'M Izzet Guvenilir

General Manager . Blogger . Entrepreneur

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I'mizzet Guvenilir

General Manager and Entrepreneur

Hardcore thinker. I am a driven and entrepreneurial leader with a deep strategic and technical understanding of the FMCG, Chemical and Renewable Energy industries.

I am known for building and leading high performance teams in the creation of better level institutionalisation on family owned companies. I am able to combine multinational organisations experiences, strategic insight and managerial know-how to synthesised the new bold challenges.

I’m a consultant with an interest in building the most effective structures possible. For over 25 years, I’ve been helping businesses find their perfect ways. I also do consulting on company management, acquisition processes, strategic planning, company culture and solar energy. When I’m not on the job, I love blogging at themes like history, gastronomy and renewable energy and indulging my love for travelling new places.

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Company Management

90%

Entrepreneurship

85%

Sales and Marketing

90%

International Business

82%

What I do?

International Business

Having a major in specialty chemicals and long experience with international business in Middle East and East Europe, makes it relatively easy to establish new links and understand the business side of things from a more technical point of view.

Sales Management

In Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical and Household Industry he was in charge for 20 countries of Middle East and Turkic Republics plus Turkey.

Change Management

Built and chaired the studies of mid-term strategic plan for next five years. The L’Oréal group has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the Turkish hair care products company Canan Cosmetics Group.

e-commerce

He established the system that allows to use the SAP software of the company by distribution channel through e-commerce for the first time in Turkiye.

FMCG

In Canan Cosmetics Group, created the progressive and highly influential Cosmetic Sales Team to maximize sales in the dealers channel. This exponentially increased our market penetration to 25 000 Sales Points throughout Turkiye.

Chemicals

Successfully took over the regional business of Care Chemicals in 20 countries of Middle East and Turkic Republics from Henkel-Cognis Germany to Turk Henkel-Cognis Kimya. Raised over 20 from 2 million Euro Annual Sales Turnover in 5 years.

My Experience

Demir Kimya Sanayi

2007-2018

General Manager - Co-founder

Being an entrepreneur I have founded my establishment Demir Kimya Sanayi with my partners, which is mostly involved in providing international trade and business solutions within the Personel Care, Household and Pharmaceutical Industries.

Canan Cosmetics Group

2004-2007

General Manager

Reported to the management board for all group companies (Canan Kozmetik, Canan Pazarlama, Seda Plastik and free-zone company) as the first professional General Manager.

Turk Henkel / Cognis Kimya.

1989-2004

Sales and Marketing Manager

Reported to the SBU Manager - Care Chemicals (Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical and Household Industry) and as matrix Sales Director - South Europe. He was in charge for 20 countries of Middle East and Turkic Republics plus Turkey.

My Latest Projects

What they say

He is a goal driven manager. As an IT vendor, he created for us a space where we can easily contribute to the project and create extra value for his company.

Burak Özcan

Entrepreneur. Cofounder BlueSky.

Beraber çalıştığımız dönemlerde her zaman işinde titiz, yenilikçi ve teknolojiyi yakından takip eden bir kişiydi. Kendisi ile beraber güzel projeler yapmıştık. Görüyorum ki teknoloji ilgisi artarak devam ediyor. Fırsat olursa tekrar beraber çalışmak isteyeceğim az sayıda kişiden biridir.

Feray Özel Yükrük

Owner Fer Bilişim Consultancy

I worked closely with him during our time at Henkel/Cognis. He has an out-standing business understanding with high level of customer and result focus, strategic competency and and doing his Job in a solution oriented, fast and pragmatic way made him to a leader in building new regional businesses. He is a strong communicator and is a glue in contact and social life with his ex colleagues.

Yusuf Aktalay

Founder of Pulcra Chemicals Group

He is a goal driven manager. As an IT vendor, he created for us a space where we can easily contribute to the project and create extra value for his company.

Burak Özcan

Entrepreneur. Cofounder BlueSky.

Feray Özel Yükrük

Owner Fer Bilişim Consultancy

Yusuf Aktalay

Founder of Pulcra Chemicals Group

He is a goal driven manager. As an IT vendor, he created for us a space where we can easily contribute to the project and create extra value for his company.

Burak Özcan

Entrepreneur. Cofounder BlueSky.

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IZZET GUVENILIR

izzet@guvenilir.org

+90532-23194-00

istanbul, Turkiye

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