Murat Ozturk is the Managing Partner of the TRANSEARCH office in Istanbul, with 15 years of Executive Search experience, serving clients in the Consumer Goods, Technology, Business & Professional Services, Life Sciences, and Industrial sectors. He is a trusted advisor on senior leadership appointments, and he has completed over 300 Executive Search Mandates across Turkey, Middle East, and CIS Countries. Before joining TRANSEARCH with his team, Murat was a Partner at IESF, a renowed European Executive Search Network, for seven years. Earlier in his search career, he assumed Consultant & Client Manager roles at Amrop in Istanbul, where he managed regional and international consulting assignments mostly in Consumer Goods practice for several years. Murat started his professional career at Garanti Bank BBVA in 2005, and he was part of the Executive Training Program of the Bank. He worked in the Sales & Marketing functions, and specialised in commercial loans, and trading products. Murat earned BA Degrees in Capital Markets & International Trade from Marmara University (Istanbul); MBA Degree in Management Information Systems from Bahcesehir University (Istanbul), and he has completed his executive education in Leadership at IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.