A Unique Curriculum Vitae
International Career
SENIOR MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE / POLITICAL CONSULTANT / INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Repeatedly produce sustained revenue and growth in dynamic and changing markets.
Proven achievements in International Finance, Investment Fund and Political Consultancy.
Extensive business background in international, multi-cultural environments.
Senior executive with years of success achieving revenue, profit, and business growth objectives within start-up, turnaround, and rapid-change environments. Extensive experience with highly engineered systems, which require deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets and industries; highly successful in building relationships with upper-level decision makers, seizing control of critical problem areas, and delivering on customer commitments. Coordinated on worldwide projects exceeding $14 billion and start-up business with $100 million GDV
Founding Partner Turkish Investment Fund (TIF) 2007 - Present
Leed two regional business units with staff of 150 including contractors, $95 million Gross development value. Awarded sector recognition for best real estate development, and online portal. Developed 4 specialist section heads of department across all units/functions, including, finance, relationship, and business development, as well as sales & marketing.
♦ Delivering specialist investment inteligence for international funds.
♦ Equity developed sufficient to allow selective high yielding investments without the need to participate in the general market
♦ Delivered year-over-year revenue growth of 32% along with increased shareholder value.
Editor-in-Chief Turkish Think Tank 2007 - Present
Devised and executed strategic and tactical action plans focused on developing client specific reports / insights for Governments and institutions assesing turkish risk.
Responsible for oversight of all public editorial content.
Developed the public portal along with Graphics and web master recruits.
Established network of content contributors
I established this company in 2007 as Turkey was experiencing macroeconomic shifts, it was apparent within my full time activity at Turkish investment fund that there was an urgent need for unbiased social, political, and legal information on Turkey.
This foresight developed into a full time all consuming commercial opportunity, as interest in the country was reaching a pinnacle.
Specialist in comprehensive research on political risk analysis, monitoring and forecasting of the political environment of Turkey which is used to form strategies, challenges and opportunities.
Designing bespoke strategies to cater for range of audiences and stakeholders such as Regulators and private business committees
Research & Insights on Turkish foreign policy, through activities involving regional diplomacy in Turkey, Northern Europe and UAE as well as hotspots in between with an aim to convey meaningful and relevant messages to our international investors to help their decision making process.
Turkish Think Tank has become under my oversight, a valuable forum for Non Turkish Institutions, Governments and individuals, who wish to see beyond the party political lines, and Make Sense of Turkey and any risks associated with Turkey.
I am personally proud that we have kept Turkish Think Tank serving as an informed and independent voice in Turkish Social, Economic and Political life.
Managing Partner Turkish Legal Office 2008 - Present
Recognising another gap in Turkish market I added organically to TIF a Boutique Law office, from within the Turkish investment Funds original in-house team, to service international activities for Turkish clients investing outside of the republic.
Under the name of “AY International” brand, Turkish Law Office is now confidently representing non-Turkish clients in the republic for both inward investment, and recoveries actions.
I have developed legal teams ability to service clients ranging from the UK, Denmark, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, USA & Dubai
I Identified a market gap and developed “The Family Law” division within AY legal, following changes in Turkish Family Law to be in line with European standards. Developed online low cost solutions with personal service creating truly a first in Turkey, which the market is still coming to terms with. www.TurkishDivorce.com
Interview with standpoint on behalf of turkish legal Law office
Presidential Advisor
Savings Deposit Insurance Fund -SDIF (known as TMSF)
2005 - 2008
SDIF (TMSF) is equivalent of FSA in UK or FED in USA
I have received a special appointment by President of the TMSF which is the most advanced government agency in Turkey. It was a prestigious assignment due to the high profile of the agency at the time of many institutions going through bankruptcy procedures. My international financial background and the political insight gained through more than 10 years of on the ground experience as well as cross-cultural competence were key factors in being honored such an assignment..
Provided consultancy and guidance to agency committee and Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the Board to ensure that maximum cooperation is established when it is necessary to carry out transactions in the competency of the Fund, with respect to the exchange of information regarding the general status of the banking sector, measures to be taken as a result of the supervision of deposit banks.
Co-ordinated International recoveries from Cayman Islands to Hong Kong, which were from delinquent former bank owners or their family membership had hidden or layered bank assets. These efforts contributed to Turkish record of 14.5 Billion USD collections during 2007, and aprox. 9 Billion USD in 2008. These were used to offset a 45 Billion USD payment by Turkish Central Bank to depositors as a result of systemic banking failure.
⦁ Facilitated one of the largest and most successful NPL auction of the time worth in excess of 1 Billion USD
⦁ The disposal of various cement companies to the French La farge, 1.2 billion USD.
⦁ Culminated sale of Turkey`s second large mobile operator Telsim to Vodafone UK for 4.55 Billion USD
Advised on European cross border Deposit insurance, at the Chicago Fed
Partner 1998 - 2006
Renwood Investments Middle East Ltd RIMEL
B to C financial service brokerage, serving Turkey and Eastern Europe responsible for new customer generation along with account openings (sub brokers) in Former Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Germany Hungary, Northern Cyprus and Malta on behalf of Bear Stearns hedge funds
Generated 6 new profitable sub agencies , along with the various introducers.
I sold the accounts to Bear Stearns Hedge fund operations direct.
Personality
Once I begin an activity, a priority (perhaps the highest motivational factor) is to get it done, reach the goal, get a grade, produce a finished product, get the prize, etc.
Self-satisfaction is tied directly to completed achievement. Pride is taken in setting the target, pace, and/or schedule for almost all activities .
- " Barry prefers to be socially independent. This allows and often encourages strong performance within activities that do not require or permit close monitoring."
HE. President of Turkey Abdullah Gul
I have a logical mind which "makes sense" of what is perceived regarding the big picture and pieces of the picture within the context of that big picture. It is evaluation or assessment after perception, not the process of perception itself. I seek out patterns, linkage, and relationships. Intuition has a strong involvement in conjunction with this evaluation/assessment process.
- "Barry accepts and exercises responsibility for organizational management but may not necessarily seek out that role, I sense a preference to work under the competent leadership of others, & closely with peers"
Mr Ahmet Erturk Chairman SDIF Turkey
Philosophical, cultural, scientific, literary, managerial, and/or computational work, represent very important types of mental activities for me. Being very capable in these activities, means my mind is naturally considering abstract ideas, theory, concepts, inquiry, exploration, analysis, logic, systems, and procedures. have dictated my experience within, Executive management, research, and consulting activities.
I have found great benefit and I am motivated to find, identify, classify, store, remember, and retrieve what is important or what might be important for future use. This has been crucial for researchers, within my fund Turkish Investment fund and technical writers, within Turkish think tank.
- "Barry has a unique cross border ability to synthesize events, putting two or more events in Turkey and the geo-region, he combines separate elements of actions into one clear logical vision."
Iraqi President Nouri al-Maliki 2007
I am naturally motivated and constantly apply rational, rules, systems, and procedures to deal with concrete problems where only limited instructions or guidelines exist. Emphasis here is on solving operational or administrative PROBLEMS that develop in familiar areas. This is commonly known as 'troubleshooting' and I have performed this at governmental level in Turkey, motivation is derived from a goal of getting the "train back on the track".
Communicating at high governmental, and international professional level, is the norm, although I have tended to communicate, conceptual, imaginative, and creatively more recently within turkish think tank
- "Ideas trigger more ideas" can probably be said about Barry.
Alinur Velidedeoglu
Guzel sanatlar / Saatchi & saatchi
Personal
American Turkish Development Council.
2016 Founding member & Senior board member of American Turkish Development Council., while aiming to invest on business, people and ideas with a non-political approach, with bilateral working; culture and collaboration and stays in the course of being the most valuable and successful organization in its field through the experiences from the past and synergic working of founding members.
High Advisory Board member to, Turkish American Business Associ /AMCHAM. resigned
Chairman of European Regulatory and Supervision committee TABA / AMCHAM. resigned
Turkish property fund interview