Gulsum Akar

Gulsum Akar currently serves as the Regional Account Manager for Turkiye at ICIS, a global provider of Independent Commodity Intelligence Services, since June 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Interim Sales and Marketing Director at MJS from December 2022 to June 2023, and Sales Director for UK & IE, APAC at Kelkoo Group, where efforts focused on maximizing ROI through Google Analytics. Previously, Gulsum Akar held positions at Groupon as Divisional Sales Manager, overseeing a team of 15, and at Northfields Linen Hire as Senior Business Development Manager. Early career experiences include Business Development Manager at Nuparc, Personal Banker at Barclays Bank, and Senior Sales Consultant at Selfridges. Gulsum Akar holds a BSc (Hons) in Business and Computing from the University of Westminster, earned from 2006 to 2009.