Cemre Akkaya
Vice President Marketing | Director of E-Commerce | General Manager | E-Commerce | Marketplace | Tech | B2B Revenue Operations | Digital Transformation | EMEA & MENA | 13 AI Systems on Live P&L
The move
MoveGMG → desertcart
TitleBusiness Development Director | Market Expansion | Consumer Goods & Distribution | MENA & Africa → Vice President Marketing / Vice President Revenue Operations | E-Commerce & Marketplace
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageTurkish, English
Years in UAE3.4
Total experience12.8 years
Career arc
- Vice President Marketing / Vice President Revenue Operations | E-Commerce & MarketplaceJul 2024 — Present
desertcart· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Business Development Director | Market Expansion | Consumer Goods & Distribution | MENA & AfricaDec 2022 — Jun 2024
GMG· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Regional Brand Manager | Marketing Director | Brand Strategy & Consumer Marketing | FMCG | EuropeJul 2020 — Oct 2023
BAT· Hamburg, Germany· Full-time
- Brand Manager | CRM Strategy & Loyalty Marketing | FMCG | EuropeOct 2018 — Jul 2020
British American Tobacco· Bucharest· Full-time
- Marketing Manager | Brand Performance & Consumer Insights | FMCGAug 2016 — Oct 2018
- Management Trainee | Marketing & Commercial Strategy | FMCG | EMEAAug 2014 — Aug 2016
- Research Analyst | Strategy & Market Analysis | Management ConsultingFeb 2013 — Mar 2014
McKinsey & Company· Istanbul, Turkey· Internship
Education
- Koç UniversityBachelor's degree · Industrial Engineering with Minor in Economics2010 — 2014
- TED İstanbul KolejiHigh School Diploma2006 — 2010
- Chapman UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Business2016 — 2018
Languages
- Turkish · Native or bilingual
- French · Elementary
- English · Native or bilingual
- German · Elementary