David Sion Turkie is a senior executive with over 25 years’ experience in sales and business development within the entertainment and content industry. Having worked with large global companies as well as startups in the digital space, he has broad business and leadership expertise. He approaches executive search with a firm grasp of the client’s goals and a strategic plan to help achieve them.

Professional Focus

  • More than 25 years' leadership experience entertainment and content, including senior executive roles, as well as recruitment and development of high-performance teams and senior leaders
  • Extensive track record in sales and business development, including record-setting product releases, market expansion, business consolidation, strategic partnerships, complex cross-border negotiations, development and implementation of national sales and distribution strategies
  • Outstanding analytical capacity, combining verification of market data, identification of opportunities, and development of action plans
  • Native Portuguese and English, proficient in Spanish (dual British-Brazilian citizenship)

Business Expertise

  • Co-Founder of SURE - Scale Up Real Estate
  • Partner and Head of Sales, Business Development and Partnerships at PetParker, a micro mobility startup
  • Sales Director Brazil at Fox - Warner, a joint operation between Fox and Warner Bros.; reported to General Manager of Brazil, EVP for Latin America at Fox, and Sales VP for Latin America at Warner
  • Sales Director Brazil at Fox Film do Brasil; reported to Country Manager Brazil and EVP Latin America
  • Sales Manager and Content Buyer at PlayArte Pictures; reported to CEO and shareholders
  • Regional Manager at the Institute of Hospitality, an NGO focused on developing Brazil’s tourism sector
  • Manager of Operations and Development at Cinemark Brazil; reported to CEO Brazil; joined company in the startup phase as Theater Manager and part of team that established the first site
  • Started career as Co-Owner of ST Indústria e Confecções, a family business in the textile segment

Additional Expertise

  • Entertainment
  • Media - Distribution & Content
  • Consumer
  • Technology

Education & Certifications

  • MBA from New York University Stern School of Business
  • Specialization (CEAG) from Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) School of Business Administration
  • Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Pontifical Catholic University (PUC/SP)
  • Executive education courses on negotiation, strategy, leadership and marketing in Brazil and abroad

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