Title: Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett Turkey
Ahmet is an adman with a multi-cultural background thanks to his German education followed by an MBA degree in the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School. Before his career in advertising Ahmet worked in retailing where he served as a retail consultant to a wide range of retail brands including M&S, Ermenegildo Zegna and Tommy Hilfiger. He began his advertising career at Guzel Sanatlar/Saatchi&Saatchi and in 2000 he joined TBWA\Istanbul. Over the 9 years he spent at TBWA he progressed to the position of Vice-President & Board Member. In 2009 he was appointed CEO of Leo Burnett Group in Turkey. Currently, he is managing a multi-disciplinary client portfolio in the fields of advertising, shopper marketing and PR. Between 2006 and 2009 Ahmet worked as a Lecturer at the Graduate Program of Advertising at Bahcesehir University. Currently, he is the President of Turkish Advertising Foundation besides his CEO position at Leo Burnett Istanbul.
