TARCAN T. GECGIL, Consultant/Director of Strategy and Business Development

TARCAN T. GECGIL

Consultant/Director of Strategy and Business Development

Prestige Trading (UK) Ltd

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
Master's degree, Marketing and Sales
Experience
15 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 1 Months

Consultant/Director of Strategy and Business Development at Prestige Trading (UK) Ltd
  • United Kingdom
  • My current job since May 2009

Visionary Business Development Consultant/Director, MBA, with a Big 4 pedigree and more than 20 years’ experience in the design and implementation of growth and profitability strategies for organisations across geographies and sectors.
* Facilitates major organisational change through delivery of value-add consulting in the B2B, B2C and B2G sectors, across a broad range of industries, including property, retail, healthcare, renewable energies and manufacturing in the UK, Europe and US.
* Delivers profitability and performance goals through step-change in management and operations, both as a consultant and member of senior management team; leverages experience in revenue-up, cost-down initiatives, together with global business development, operational excellence and financial control.
* Talented negotiator, presenter and leader, who generates engagement from Board to operational levels; a grass roots operator, with significant business coaching and staff development expertise.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Multi-sector Business Consulting
Global Business Development
Sales & Marketing Strategy
Market Entry
Organisational Change
Market & Competitor Analysis
Product & Service Offering Growth
Benchmarking / Best Practice
Business & Financial Analysis
Commercial Due Diligence
Project Management
People Management & Development

Specialising in strategy, business development, marketing and sales consultancy for a diverse client base across sectors, including real estate, textiles, healthcare, retail, and renewable energies. Partners with clients’ leadership teams to develop and implement transformation strategies related to growth and profitability, such as new markets and sectors, new product and service offerings, and provision of M&A services. Highlights include:
* Key contributor to the launch of UK operations for six overseas companies, with an in-country investment of >£8M. Coordinated logistics and supply chain, and operational workflows.
* Provided consultancy to overseas property professionals seeking UK investment opportunities; led sourcing and negotiation to close deals for four major real estate investments, including one land development of £15M.
* Contracted by a global environmental NGO to establish its Turkish operations; aligned vastly different stakeholder interests through development of a robust consultative process.
* Facilitated successful UK market entry for a Turkish hospital, in the competitive medical tourism industry.
* Supplied intermediary services between Turkish textile manufacturers and major UK and European high street brands; provided quality testing and assurance services.
* Developed managerial training programmes including for a London-based organisation that provides support and advice for underprivileged members of the local community.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing and Sales
  • at Bogazici University
  • June 1993

Top notch Business School in Turkey, both BS in Economics and MBA.

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service Management
Sales and Marketing
Turn Around Management
Strategy Building
New Business Development
Commercial Due Diligence
Business Development
Strategy Building
Customer Services Management
Project Management
Benchmarking / Best Practice
Turn Around Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Sales and Marketing
Operations Management

Languages

English
Expert
Turkish
Expert
German
Intermediate
Italian
Beginner

Memberships

TEMA Foundation
  • Volunteer and Auditor for Environment
  • September 1997

Training and Certifications

Customer Relations (Training)
Training Institute:
TUBIDER-ICT Association of Turkey
Date Attended:
September 2008
Duration:
40 hours
Lead Auditor in FSC CoC/Chain-of-Custody Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2013
Valid Until:
January 9999
Real Estate Broker Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Valid Until:
January 9999

Hobbies

  • Collectionner of engravings and paintings re-Ottoman Empire
    I am planning to open up an exhibition in Istanbul over the coming years.
  • Dogs
  • Outdoors and walking
  • Environmental Protection
  • Swimming
  • Reading