Canan M.

Canan M. has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and industries. They began their career in 1996 with Motorola Mobility, where they held various roles such as Global HR Business Partner R&D and Country HR Manager. They joined Shell in 2007 as an Organisation Design and Change Manager before moving to Finastra in 2010 as a Senior HR Business Partner EMEA. In 2014, they joined Solera, Inc. as an HR Director, overseeing global data and engineering functions, and later took on the role of HR Director for the Netherlands and UK. They took a career break for motherhood from 2016 to 2018 and then joined ERBA Diagnostics Mannheim GmbH as International HR Director. In 2019, they became the Human Resources Director at Okta, Inc. and currently work as the People Director, EMEA at Kong Inc. Overall, Canan M. has significant experience in various HR roles and has worked in both established companies and high-growth start-ups.

Canan M. obtained a Strategic Human Resources Leadership Certificate from Cornell University ILR School in 2017-2018. Canan also holds an MBA in Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General from Marmara University, which they earned between 1994 and 1996. Additionally, Canan has completed coursework in Project Management at The George Washington University and studied Psychology at Boğaziçi University. In terms of certifications, they obtained the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) certification in September 2017. Canan also possesses certifications in MBTI and the Motorola Global Leadership Development Program, although specific details are not provided.