Akin Kisakurek is a Manager in the Istanbul office of Bain & Company. He focuses, in particular, on the Private Equity (across B2B and B2C) and Consumer Goods/ Retail sectors (food/ non-food). Akin has expertise in the following capabilities: Commercial/strategic due diligence, strategy & business development, strategic and operational turnaround management, first 100-days planning, customer experience & NPS, sales & marketing effectiveness, perfect sales/ store execution, sales force effectiveness, route-to-market re-design, post-merger integration, non-profit strategy, supply chain management, logistics, sales & operations planning

Manager @ Business strategy consultant, responsible for managing corporate development, commercial growth and strategic diligence projects across the EMEA region for major global corporations and private equity funds. From 2010 to Present (5 years) Market Planning Manager @ Sales & Operations Planning, Demand Forecasting, Supply planning, Initiatives Launch Management in Beauty Care / Personal Care / Oral Care / Blades & Razors / Grooming / Braun People management From 2006 to 2008 (2 years) Logistics Engineer @ Warehousing and transportations operations management From 2003 to 2006 (3 years)

MBA, Management @ INSEAD From 2009 to 2009 M.S., Industrial Engineering @ Lehigh University From 2001 to 2003 B.S., Chemical Engineering @ Boğaziçi University From 1997 to 2001 High School @ Robert College From 1990 to 1997 Akin Kisakurek is skilled in: Supply Chain Management, Due Diligence, Acquisition Integration, Business Development, Project Management, Sales Plan, Non-profits, Business Strategy, Strategy, FMCG, Competitive Analysis, Financial Modeling, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Planning, Management Consulting