İbrahim Paksoy

Professional Focus

• Over 25 years’ multinational and multidisciplinary leadership experience including C-level roles in audit and business advisory, banking, and real estate
• Solid track record of placements in C-suite, general manager and other senior-level roles across sectors and functions including finance, marketing, IT, human resources, supply chain, manufacturing, legal, e-commerce and strategy
• Industry expertise in consumer & retail, financial services, technology, private equity and venture capital, industrial, and human resources
• Extensive business experience including strategic planning, risk management, finance, investment management, operations and marketing
• Expertise in advanced people analytics, with proven experience in delivering technology solutions such as AI-based candidate scoring, data visualisation tools and predictive modelling
• Native Turkish, fluent in English

Business Expertise

• Partner in one of the most comprehensive advanced people analytics technology solution provider in the market
• Partner in a market-leading boutique executive search and HR consulting firm
• General Manager at Kanyon Yönetim, a joint venture formed to manage real estate assets held by Eczacıbaşı Holding and İş REIT
• Senior Director, Asset Management at Meraas, one of the most prestigious semi-governmental investment companies in the Middle East, based in Dubai
• Assistant GM at Klépierre, French REIT and pan-European leader in shopping mall development and asset management
• Director, Asset Management at Multi Corporation, a Dutch commercial development and asset management company managing one of the largest portfolios in Europe
• General Manager at Pradera, a UK-based investment management company; provided asset management services to St. Martins Property Corporation, the real estate investment vehicle of the Kuwait sovereign wealth fund
• CEO, CFO and board roles at Anchor Grup, subsidiary of FIBA Holding, one of the leading real estate investment and development firms in South Eastern Europe; based in Bucharest, Romania
• Vice President - Financial Control, Strategic Planning & Risk Management at Credit Europe Bank, responsible for Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, based in Amsterdam; promoted from Assistant Vice President and other management roles in Germany and Russia
• Audit and Business Advisory Consultancy Services at Arthur Andersen

Practice Membership

Cross Sector Practices

• CEO & Board Services

Additional Expertise

• Consumer Digital
• Banking & Capital Markets
• CEI/CTO/CSO/CISO
• Financial Services
• Asset Management
• Technology
• Human Resources
• Board Services

Education & Certifications

• Master’s degree in finance from Koç University
• MBA in international business management from Istanbul University
• Bachelor’s degree in economics from Marmara University