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Leyla Yildirim

Questioner · DISC type c
Chief Strategy Officer at PwC Channel Islands
📍 Guernsey

Leyla is the Chief Strategy Officer at PwC Channel Islands, with over 20 years of experience in professional services. Her expertise lies in turning business strategy into tangible value, drawing from a diverse background in media, law, and various strategic roles within PwC, including human capital and business transformation.

Describing herself as naturally curious, a connector, listener, and coach, Leyla is focused on the human elements required to make strategic change successful and lasting. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC), reflecting her passion for professional and leadership development, both for clients and internal teams.

Unique fact: Leyla began her career as a freelance journalist before moving into the legal sector and ultimately building a two-decade career at PwC.

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Experience
35 Years
Current Role
Chief Strategy Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Guernsey
Personality Overview

How Leyla shows up

Value Seeker
Price-Sensitive
Not Easily Convinced

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms.

Priorities

Topics Leyla cares about

Strategy Execution
Her core focus is helping leaders move business strategy from "the slide deck into real business value" and making change stick.
Future of Work
Co-authored influential PwC studies on the future of work, including "Managing Tomorrow's People" and research on managing millennials.
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Career

Work history

9-2017
Chief Strategy Officer
PwC Channel Islands
10-2011 - 8-2017
Director Financial Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
1999 - 2010
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
5-1994 - 6-1999
Marketing Manager
Pinsent Masons
9-1987 - 5-1992
Freelance Journalist
Freelance journalist
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Education details unavailable
Harlington School, Middlesex
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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