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Ergun Tarkan Cakir

Co-founder & General Manager, TURKVAS LTD

Co-founder and General Manager of TURKVAS LTD since 2011, with a career in information technologies and software spanning general management, founder and board roles across Turkey, Germany, England, Ukraine and Egypt.

Ergun Tarkan Cakir
33+ Years of Experience
About

Background & Focus

Ergun Tarkan Cakir is Co-founder and General Manager of TURKVAS LTD (Ankara and İstanbul, Turkey), a role he has held since 2011. Since 1993 he has worked in information technologies and software, holding positions from IT Specialist and Information Technologies and Operation Manager to Sales Manager, Regional Director, Deputy General Manager and General Manager at NETSİS Software Inc., and has been a co-founder and general manager of Mobile İnternet Inc. and EDS Computer LTD. He has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of PNS and of the Ukraine- and Egypt-based companies UNS (Kiev) and ENS (Cairo), and as General Manager and Board Member of The Life Co (Turkey, Germany, England). Education: Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University, 1991 – 1995.

Career

Experience

T
2011 — Present
Co-founder & General Manager
TURKVAS LTD, Ankara, İstanbul, Turkey
L
2008 — 2010
General Manager & Member of the Board of Directors
The Life Co, Turkey, Germany, England
M
2001 — 2010
Co-founder & General Manager
Mobile İnternet Inc., İstanbul, Turkey
B
2005 — 2008
Member of the Board of Directors
PNS; UNS, Kiev, Ukraine; ENS, Cairo, Egypt
PNS: 2005 – 2008. UNS (Kiev, Ukraine): 2006 – 2008. ENS (Cairo, Egypt): 2006 – 2008.
N
1997 — 2008
General Manager
NETSİS Software Inc., İstanbul, Turkey
Career progression at NETSİS Software Inc.: Sales Manager (1997 – 1998), Project and Service Manager (1998 – 1999), Regional Director (1999 – 2004), Deputy General Manager (2004 – 2006), General Manager (2006 – 2008).
E
1994 — 1997
Co-Founder
EDS Computer LTD., İstanbul, Turkey
C
1993 — 1994
Information Technologies and Operation Manager
CINE5 Movie Production Inc., İstanbul, Turkey
Turkey's first pay television company in association with Europe and US; setting up all IT infrastructures, customizing imported technology to the company and national system, providing trainings on analysis and user data to works on tracking and broadcasting control software editing, editing Cine 5 franchise and contract system for WAN and LAN management and its institutions.
B
1993 — 1994
IT Specialist
Barbas Textile Inc., İstanbul, Turkey
Setting up IT infrastructure and developing production productivity software for the company that produces ties for Beymen and a company exporting ties.
Skills

Areas of Expertise

General Management Entrepreneurship & Co-founding Board Membership Information Technologies Software Solutions IT Infrastructure Setup WAN & LAN Management Production Productivity Software Sales & Service Management Regional Management International Operations B.Sc. Computer Engineering — Boğaziçi University, 1991 – 1995