Kıvanç Emiroğlu

The CEO of Opsago Management Consulting, a firm focused on designing operating models and improving the operational practices. Yigit Arslan and Kivanc Emiroglu founded Opsago and focused the company on supply chain, sales operations and technology enablement. Opsago became a favorite of Private Equity firms in Turkey for operations transformation projects. The firm is growing YoY at a rate higher than 100% since founded.

Prior to Opsago, Kivanc led the management consulting team of Accenture at Turkey. His teams focused on Communications, Media and Technology industries.

Before Accenture, Kivanc was the Transformation Programmes Director at Openreach, a BT company. He joined the firm in London office at a time of economic depression in the UK and led project teams focusing on re-defining operations and improving operational efficiencies. He also worked with major retailers like BSkyB, TalkTalk, BT and others while his time at Openreach.

Kivanc spent 8 years with PRTM, a specialised consultancy on product/ service innovation and supply chain. He joined the firm in the US with a focus on product innovation to technology-driven firms. Afterwards, he moved to London, UK office with a focus on operations strategy. He was a member of a Middle East market attack and led projects in that region. His project experience includes firms in the USA, the UK, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Egypt and Taiwan.

He started his career at GAMA Industry Ltd., working for projects in Turkey and the Middle East as a field engineer leading cross-functional teams.

Kivanc has an MBA from London Business School, Masters in Engineering degree from Cornell University and BS in Engineering from Middle East Technical University. He graduated from Ankara Ataturk Anotolian High School, where he was a member of volleyball team.