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Arda Gürtuna

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Partner at Civitta
📍 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Arda Gürtuna is a strategy and transformation partner at CIVITTA, specializing in driving value creation and growth for private equity-backed companies across EMEA. His experience includes delivering over 80 successful initiatives for firms like IBM and Pladis Global. He holds an MSc from the University of Birmingham.

Arda has a strong personal interest in social issues, particularly those concerning women, children, and youth. He actively volunteers by mentoring young entrepreneurs in Africa on critical issues like water access, education, and health, and has personally supported the education of an orphan.

He once played a key role in Hepsiburadas 120% annual revenue growth, securing its market leadership against Amazon.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Partner
Location
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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PE Value Creation
He specializes in turning investment theses into measurable outcomes for private equity-backed companies, improving revenue and EBITDA.
Business Transformation
His career is focused on leading multi-year transformation programs and stabilizing underperforming businesses across the EMEA region.
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Career

Work history

2024
Partner
Civitta
2021 - 2024
Associate Partner
Civitta
2020 - 2021
EMEA Operating Partner & Board Council Member
Ten Oaks Group
2018 - 2020
Strategy and Business Development Director & Advisor
Borusan Holding
2018 - 2018
Private Sector Partner
pladis Global
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Education
2009 - 2010
MSc
University of Birmingham
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bilkent University
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