Can Aksuyek

Can Aksuyek

Founder & CEO at Çözüm, Saf Nutrition, OPEn, Integer Istanbul
Istanbu, Turkey

About me

Can started his advertising career in 2000 at TBWA after being refused to be hired by his father – also an agency owner. After working undercover at TBWA, in 2006, he embarked on a lifelong dream of reviving the old family agency business; Çözüm.

The agency became one of the Top 5 independent agencies in Turkey winning local and international awards at Effies, New York Festivals, Epica and One Show.

In 2014, a majority stake of Çözüm had been acquired by TBWA\ and Omnicom Holding and he’s back where he started after many years.

The same year he became a partner at the Integer Group by acquiring shares, one of the world’s largest retail and shopper marketing agencies operating under TBWA.

He is still a shareholder and CEO of Being\Çözüm and Integer Group. Under his leadership the agency is serving a portfolio of blue-chip clients with 80+ people. He is an executive member at the TBWA Group Turkey.

He is a recent graduate of the Omnicom University; an educational initiative led by Harvard Business School and IESE Business School bringing together Omnicom leaders.

He served as a board member at the Turkish Advertising Agencies Association between 2011-2012, one of the youngest people to be elected to the Board. He is a fluent traveler, loves winter sports, running, music and art.

Sector Experience

Positions

CEO / Partner
The Integer Group
Turkey
July 2014 - Present (10 years 4 months)
The Integer Group is one of the world's largest retail and shopper marketing agencies. It is part of the Omnicom Group Inc. and a member of TBWA Worldwide.
CEO / Partner
Istanbul, Turkey
2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)
Çözüm's majority of shares, one of the top 10 independent agencies in Turkey, have been acquired by TBWA and Omnicom Group, Inc. and now it is part of BEING, a network that exists within TBWA. Being is headquartered in Paris, with additional offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Doha, Seoul, Lille, Lyon, Shanghai and Istanbul.

Being is a member of TBWA and Omnicom Group, Inc.
Strategic Planner
Istanbul, Turkey
2001 - 2005 (4 years)
Agency of the Year (Iz)
Most Admired Ad Agency in Turkey(Capital)
Global Network Of The Decade (AdAge)

Education

AMP

2016 (1 year)
The Advanced Management Program is an Omnicom educational initiative led by faculty chair Nancy Koehn and Luis Huete, who are currently professors at the Harvard Business School and IESE Business School in Barcelona respectively. The goal of the OU AMP is to bring together Omnicom Group leaders to explore the best contemporary thinking available on professional service firm management.

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Advertising

1997 - 2001 (4 years)
Winter Sports Team

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