Moving
companies.
The Profile
From code to the boardroom.
Over two decades of international IT leadership — from studying computer science in Cologne to executive responsibility at board and CIO level. IT not as a support function, but as a strategic lever for growth, efficiency and transformation.
“AI is not the next tool — AI is the new operating system of value creation.”
Career Stations
Hansgrohe SE
As Vice President IT & Digital, I have been leading the largest technological transformation in the company's history since 2021 — from realigning the IT organization through a global delivery hub model to the introduction of SAP S/4HANA and embedding AI as a strategic value driver.
Borusan Mannesmann
As Chief Digital Officer and board member, I developed and executed the company-wide digital strategy between 2019 and 2021 in Istanbul — from end-to-end supply chain optimization through an Industry 4.0 roadmap to new digital business models.
BSH Home Appliances
Over 13 years and five roles — from BI engineer in Munich to building a global BI Competency Center in Istanbul to regional IT leadership in Milan. Led one of the world's largest SAP HANA transformation projects and gained experience across every layer of enterprise IT. 2006–2019.
Key Achievements — Hansgrohe SE
Key Achievements — Borusan Mannesmann
Five Stations — BSH Home Appliances
2018 – 2019
Head of IT Factories · Istanbul
2017 – 2018
IT Manager · Milan
2015 – 2017
Head of IT Enterprise HR · Munich
2011 – 2015
Head of BI Competency Center · Istanbul
2006 – 2010
Senior BI Engineer · Munich
Leadership Philosophy
Three principles.
One compass.
AI as Operating System
Not the next tool. The next competitive advantage.
AI is not deployed in isolation but embedded as the core of value creation — from process automation to strategic decision-making.
Fix first. Then scale.
Productivity before technology.
A broken process that gets automated is just a faster broken process. Every transformation begins with radical simplification.
Transformation is a Leadership Task
Technology alone changes nothing.
Whoever changes structures, roles and livelihoods needs trust. Transformation succeeds only when people come along — not when they are bypassed.
International Stations
Core Competencies
The
Expertise.
What happens when strategy, technology and leadership come together — across 20 years, 3 corporations and 3 countries.
Strategic IT Leadership
Positioning IT as a value creation engine — with 160+ employees, P&L responsibility and the ability to convince at board level.
AI & Intelligent Automation
Autonomous AI agents in end-to-end processes — from automating individual workflows to intelligently orchestrating entire value chains.
Enterprise Architecture & Cloud
Transforming SAP landscapes, building hybrid cloud and embedding zero-trust security as the immune system of the organization.
International Scaling
IT organizations built in 3 countries, post-merger integrations managed and factories guided into the future with Industry 4.0.
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Languages
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Employees
Global Team Responsibility