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Tayfun Topkoc

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Executive Vice President Global Growth at Akinon
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Tayfun Topkoc is the Executive Vice President of Global Growth at Akinon, where he leads sales and go-to-market strategy for the e-commerce software platform. His career includes senior leadership roles at SAS and SAP, focusing on digital transformation and brand growth. People who have worked with him describe him as an exceptional, passionate, and creative leader who builds high-performing teams.

Outside of his executive role, Tayfun is a passionate sports fan, particularly of Fenerbahçe basketball. He often draws parallels between the resilience and unity of championship teams and the principles of effective business leadership, highlighting his interest in what it takes to build a winning team, both on and off the court.

Unique fact: A colleague once described his effective and direct management style as being like a "Bulldozer (in a good way)".

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Executive Vice President Global Growth
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Future of Retail
He recently spoke on a panel about the future of retail and digital ecosystems, emphasizing that the biggest gap for businesses is mindset, not just technology.
AI in E-commerce
Participated in a panel discussing how AI and machine learning are reshaping customer engagement and enabling smarter, more personalized experiences in digital commerce.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Executive Vice President Global Growth
Akinon
1-2022 - 1-2023
Managing Director, Middle East Africa (MEA), Turkey & CIS
SAS
8-2020 - 2-2022
Managing Director , South East Europe
SAS
1-2019 - 8-2020
Managing Director , Turkey & Central Asia
SAS
11-2017 - 1-2019
Group Chief Digital Officer
Bee'ah
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Education
Executive MBA
Koç University
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Bornova Anadolu Lisesi
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