Meet Gökhan Öztürk
Finance professional with international experience
Biography
I harness 20 years of finance expertise in various sectors as well as biopharma with the mission of adding value not only to the future but also people. During this time, every company which I was on had a completely different corporate culture.
I always interpreted this as a chance; because experiencing all of these cultures created my vision today.
“To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. -If you have a body, you are an athlete.” with its mission, Nike
“To be the best financial services company in the world.” with its mission, JP Morgan Safetykleen
“Good Food, Good Life” with its mission, Nestle
“Caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world.” with its purpose, Eli Lilly and Company
“To improve the lives of patients across the globe.” with its mission, TEVA
And now “To create a better, healthier world for all people” with its vision, Gilead Sciences…
Each of them were important companies that shaped my understanding of “The world of finance cannot consist only of mathematics and analysis.”
All of my experiences have shown me that; there will be no real success with non-human and non-innovative financial management.
For this reason; in this period of great transformations in the 21st century, I believe that we should focus on these 3 concepts:
People-oriented approach, innovation and analytical thinking
Experience
Gilead Sciences
2020 – Present
International Finance Director
Teva
2020
CFO – Director Finance and Operations, Turkey
Eli Lilly
2008 – 2019
CFO – Director Finance and Business Development, Turkey Financial Planning and Business Integration Manager, Germany CFO – Finance Director, South Africa
Nestle
2006 – 2008
Accounting Manager, Turkey
JP Morgan Safetykleen
2006
Financial Manager, Turkey
Nike
2001 – 2006
Asst. Finance and Accounting Manager, Turkey / Last 10 months
2012 AMERASIA Gate Keeper Award
2014 EMBU CFO Award
2017 Int. Directors Program Most Valuable Team Player Award
2012 AMERASIA Gate Keeper Award
2014 EMBU CFO Award
2017 Int. Directors Program Most Valuable Team Player Award
Skills
Managerial Finance0%
Business Strategy0%
Team Management 0%
People Strategy0%
Personal Development0%
What people say?
Finance with Gökhan Öztürk changed our team’s life. Gökhan’s perspective gave us the inspiration and ways to explore the possibility of streamlining tasks, embarking change, and eventually increasing the business partnering. It was great working together, thank you for your leadership!
It has been a pleasure to work with Gokhan. The best thing about him is he will listen to everyone’s idea. Many a times when we had a deadline and comments from stakeholder were pouring in, not even for a minute he was hesitant to listen to them and if possible make changes to the program and if something was not doable he will explain with proper reasons. This made the project go very smooth . I wish him all the best.
I had the chance to work with Gökhan at Teva Pharmaceuticals where his guidance and empowerment allowed me to see the business from multiple angles. He is a true partner and a solid leader. His strong business sense and understanding the root of the matters always made for a collective execution and decision making process.
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