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İbrahim Paksoy leverages more than 25 years’ experience in executive management to provide executive search services, with a primary focus on C-level and director roles across a range of industries and functions. This broad expertise, along with proven business acumen, enable him to serve a diverse client base. His consistently high performance is reflected in his extensive international network.
Professional Focus
- Over 25 years’ multinational and multidisciplinary leadership experience including C-level roles in audit and business advisory, banking, and real estate
- Solid track record of placements in C-suite, general manager and other senior-level roles across sectors and functions including finance, marketing, IT, human resources, supply chain, manufacturing, legal, e-commerce and strategy
- Industry expertise in consumer & retail, financial services, technology, private equity and venture capital, industrial, and human resources
- Extensive business experience including strategic planning, risk management, finance, investment management, operations and marketing
- Expertise in advanced people analytics, with proven experience in delivering technology solutions such as AI-based candidate scoring, data visualisation tools and predictive modelling
- Native Turkish, fluent in English
Business Expertise
- Partner in one of the most comprehensive advanced people analytics technology solution provider in the market
- Partner in a market-leading boutique executive search and HR consulting firm
- General Manager at Kanyon Yönetim, a joint venture formed to manage real estate assets held by Eczacıbaşı Holding and İş REIT
- Senior Director, Asset Management at Meraas, one of the most prestigious semi-governmental investment companies in the Middle East, based in Dubai
- Assistant GM at Klépierre, French REIT and pan-European leader in shopping mall development and asset management
- Director, Asset Management at Multi Corporation, a Dutch commercial development and asset management company managing one of the largest portfolios in Europe
- General Manager at Pradera, a UK-based investment management company; provided asset management services to St. Martins Property Corporation, the real estate investment vehicle of the Kuwait sovereign wealth fund
- CEO, CFO and board roles at Anchor Grup, subsidiary of FIBA Holding, one of the leading real estate investment and development firms in South Eastern Europe; based in Bucharest, Romania
- Vice President - Financial Control, Strategic Planning & Risk Management at Credit Europe Bank, responsible for Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam; promoted from Assistant Vice President and other management roles in Germany and Russia
- Audit and Business Advisory Consultancy Services at Arthur Andersen
Additional Expertise
- Consumer Digital
- Banking & Capital Markets
- CEI/CTO/CSO/CISO
- Financial Services
- Asset Management
- Technology
- Human Resources
- Board Services
Areas of Expertise
Education & Certifications
- Master’s degree in finance from Koç University
- MBA in international business management from Istanbul University
- Bachelor’s degree in economics from Marmara University
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