BTGLOBALPARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Founding Partner
- Vice Chairman
Ahmet Caglar has 43 years of experience in Industry, Automotive and Energy sectors.
His Professional Career started at Koç Holding/Otosan in 1973 and continued at Chrysler, Sabancı Holding,Uzel Holding(President) and Doğan Holding (Industry Group President).
During his career, he has managed several companies and many compherensive projects and gained experience and developed skills in operational and strategic areas of Business such as; Foreign Investments and Business Development, M&A, Joint Venture Projects, Industrial Investments, Electricity Generation and Distribution, Restructuring, Sales, After Sales Services, Export Development, Cost Reduction, Purchasing, ERP Implementations, Product Strategies and New Product Development.
In addition to his work in Turkey,He has also been involved and managed several projects and investments abroad in countries such as Egypt, China, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Italy, Romania.
Ahmet Çağlar graduated from Yıldız Technical University in 1973 with B.S in Mechanical Engineering and holds MBA degree from The University of Texas @ Austin,USA .
Parallel to his professional life, he has served in many professional institutions such as DEIK Egyptian Business Council, Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Kocaeli Chamber of Industry, Automotive Manufacturers Association Vice Chairman, also contributed to foundation and management of Associations such as Electricity Generation and Sustainable Business Development.
Ahmet Çağlar has also been teaching two courses, New Product Development and Innovation Management for the MBA programs of Bahçeşehir University since 2012 and also serving on the Board of the Graduate School of Business at the same University since 2015. He is a founder member of General Managers (GM) Club Platform and is currently an Advisory Board Member.
Sarıgül has worked in Unilever, Bayer, Gillette, Barilla-Filiz Gıda, Evyap Holding and Alpmak as General Manager, CEO and Board Member in Turkey and abroad and have experience in many countries such as Eastern Europe , Middle East, Iran, Russia, Turkic Republics, India and Africa. He also worked as CEO in TEMA Foundation and represented it in EEB, MIO-ECSD and UN Organisations. Sarıgül is one of the Founding Partners and works as Chairman of BT Global Partners.
He has a B.S. in Biological Sciences at Middle East Technical University in 1984 and completed his education on Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations in Richmond College, UK.
Sarıgül also worked in several organisations as Sector Committee President in Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), Board Member in Istanbul Exporters' Association (IIB), President of Pasta Manufacturers Association of Turkey (TMSD), Board Member in Efficient Consumer Response Association of Turkey (ECR) and Federation of Food & Drink Industries Association, Founding Member of Turkish Food Safety Association (GGD). He also served as Executive Committee Member in Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), Turkish-Russian, Kazakh, Ukrainian, Tajik Business Councils and as member of World Turkish Business Council (DTIK) and Istanbul Chamber of Industry Foreign Trade Council. He is a Founding Member of General Managers (GM) Club Platform and currently is an Advisory Board Member. He is also at Advisory Council of Commonland. He is Founding Member and Board Member of MENTORDER and Member of ODTUMD (METU Alumni) and IELDER.
Sarıgül speaks Turkish, English and German.