Our Founder

CEM SULTAN AŞKAR  

Cem Sultan AŞKAR was born in Adana in 1972. After completing his primary and secondary education in various provinces of Turkey, he graduated from Ege University Food Engineering Department in 1995. In 1996, he began his career as a Shift Engineer in Marsa Kraft Jacobs, Sabanci Group which is Turkey's one of the largest groups. After working as the Manufacturing Chief for End Products at the same company, he gained considerable experience as an International Operations Manager within the scope of overseas projects.

For this reason, on the behalf of Sabancı Group he resided in Algeria for a year to establish a new factory and for one year in Syria for the coordination of the Projects. During this time, he managed the Projects separately, together with the design of new production lines, the replenishment and installation of the machine equipments and all the Purchasing activities. Later he worked as an Industrial Margarine Export Regional Manager in the same company and managed 14 countries (Middle East, North Africa, Gulf Region, Bulgaria and Bosnia Herzegovina) under the responsibility of Channel Management, Sales Force Management and Sales Strategy Development.

After working in the Sabancı Group for about eleven years, he was transferred as COUNTRY GENERAL MANAGER FOR LIBYA to DARDANEL ONENTAS FOOD COMPANY which is one of Turkey's largest group in Tuna fish canned food industry. He lived in Libya for one year. He took charge of Sales, Channel Management, Marketing activities present in Libya as well as Tuna fish production, Fish breeding associations, Management of fishing facilities. In 2008, he was in the establishment and management of SUNAR GROUP / ELİTA Liquid Oil and Margarine Production Company with a very new Project and supported this company (Production/Sales) to reach the position of exporter to 75 different countries within five years. He took on significant responsibilities for providing this company’s global structure. For 6 years, he worked as Production Planning and Logistics Manager, Production and Planning Manager and Margarine Production and Operations Manager in ELITA OIL AND MARGARINE INDUSTRY which is one of the biggest companies of SUNAR GROUP in Turkey.

Finally, after serving as the Margarine Export Manager within the Sunar Group and after working for one year in General Directorate of Four Factories within DOĞA FOOD known as the Turkey's largest raw oil producer; leaving his professional life, he started to give counseling service. Throughout 23 years of professional life, he has been entitled to General Manager Award from Sabancı Group, Sabancı Group Best Project Award, Algerian Ministry of Commerce Honor Award, Malaysia Palm Oil Council (MPOB) 33rd Workshop Program Invitation, Certificates and many Total Quality Management and Total Productive Maintenance Leadership Awards as well as numerous Project Management Awards.

Our Founder Cem Sultan AŞKAR; has sound knowledge and expertise on the markets of Middle East, North and East Africa, Gulf Region and Turkey especially in the fields of Distribution Channel Management, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy Development and Implementation with more than 23 years experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Logistics, Production Planning, Export, Application Projects, Technical Sales, B2B Sales, FMGC.

Cem Sultan AŞKAR is married with two children and speaks Arabic and English.