Süreyya Ciliv

Sureyya Ciliv
Sureyya Ciliv at the World Economic Forum on Europe and Central Asia in Istanbul, 2008.
Born 1958
Zonguldak, Turkey
Nationality Turkish American
Education Harvard Business School, MBA
Univ. of Michigan, Computer Engineering
Univ. of Michigan, Industrial Engineering
ODTU
Ankara FEN Lisesi
Occupation Chairman of System Capital
Chairman of Kuika
Former CEO of Turkcell

Biography

Sureyya Ciliv graduated with summa cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1981 in Industry & Operations Engineering and Computer Engineering. He went on to receive his graduate degree, MBA from Harvard Business School in 1983.

Ciliv served as the President and CEO of Novasoft Systems Inc., a company he co-founded in Boston, MA. In 1997, he was appointed as the CEO of Microsoft Turkey, and held the position for 3 years. Between 2000 and 2007, he served in various executive management positions at Microsoft Office, Global Sales, Marketing in Redmond, WA. In 2007, he was appointed as the CEO of Turkcell. Under his tenure, Turkcell was globally recognized as a leader in telecommunications and mobile services, elected as the "Most Admired Company" in Turkey seven times in 8 years.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sureyya Ciliv Receives "CEO of The Year" Award at The 2009 World Communication Awards". InPR. 2009-11-26.
  2. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/profile/sureyya-ciliv/
  3. ↑ "İşte Türkiye'nin en beğenilen şirketleri - Capital". Capital Online (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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