Erkan Akmeriç
CEO, International Regional Director
Throughout a 28-year career spanning entrepreneurship and senior executive leadership roles in international corporate firms, he has assumed wide-ranging leadership responsibilities across a broad spectrum. He is a graduate of Marmara University with a degree in English Industrial Engineering. He holds an MBA degree from University of North Texas in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Erkan Akmeriç is a senior executive with nearly 30 years of leadership experience across the automotive, insurance, technology, software, publishing, and education sectors; specialized in sales, marketing, business development, and regional growth.
Throughout his career, he has assumed senior-level responsibilities particularly in commercial growth, sustainable profitability, international expansion, and operational management; leading high-budget P&L management and multi-country organizational scaling processes.
In his professional career, he has managed operations across North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkic Republics, Cyprus, and the Middle East in addition to Turkey; gaining substantial experience working with multicultural teams, extensive distributor networks, and diverse business models.
Most recently, during approximately 9 years at Oxford University Press, Akmeriç held positions as Turkey Country Director and regional leader; responsible for commercial operations, growth strategies, business partnerships, and organizational structuring across a vast geography spanning Turkey and 26 additional countries. During this period, he led significant transformation initiatives in educational technologies, publishing, and international growth.
Previously, he served as Turkey Country Manager for global organizations such as Audatex within Solera Holding and Carglass within Belron Group; managing commercial growth programs in automotive technologies, insurance solutions, and operational excellence.
Throughout his career, in addition to sales and marketing functions, he has held active responsibilities in financial and human resources management; leading the establishment of structures to support organizational growth.
Today, he provides consulting and mentoring support to growth-focused organizations, ventures, and leadership teams in the areas of commercial strategy, international expansion, organizational transformation, and sustainable growth.
Areas of Contribution
- International business development and regional growth strategies
- Sales management and commercial organizational structuring
- P&L management and profitable growth models
- Distributor networks and channel management
- Start-up and scale-up growth strategies
- Leadership and team management
- Change and transformation management
- Operations and supply chain management
- Business partnerships and partner management
- Resource planning and organizational structuring
- Finance and performance management
- Market entry and international expansion strategies
Areas of Expertise
International Business Development | Sales Leadership | Commercial Strategy | Regional Management | P&L Management | Operations Management | Distributor Management | Scale-up Management | Organizational Transformation | Leadership | Channel Management | Profitable Growth