
Meltem Heper
Positioning Consultant
Global Partner @ RIES | Founder @ Magnetic Brand
Meltem helps companies & brands strategically Position themselves for Market Dominance and Profitable Growth.
She provides guidance on Owning a Winning Position, on ensuring all innovative / creative projects Strengthen your Winning Position, and on establishing systems to make sure that business, marketing and brand management Sustain your Winning Position.
As a consultant, she is uniquely equipped with more than 25 years of actual in house experience in her area of expertise, having worked in top executive level positions for companies ranging from Fortune 500 (Unilever, 15+ years) to Small & Medium Sized Companies to Start-Ups, driving major Global & Local Brands.
She has received various marketing awards throughout her career and has been named one of the "Top 25 Marketers of Turkey" by Capital Magazine
Work Experience
Jan 2020 - Present
Ankara, Turkey
Global Partner / Founder at RIES Turkey
RIES, The Positioning Pioneers
Sep 2010 - Present
Ankara, Turkey
Founder
Magnetic Brand

Nov 2017 - Nov 2018
Ankara, Turkey
Head of Regional Market Management
Knauf, Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East & South Asia

Dec 2014 - Feb 2016
Istanbul, Turkey
Chief Marketing Officer
Kopaş Cosmetics

Feb 2013 - Nov 2014
Istanbul, Turkey
Global Marketing Director
Evyap

Dec 2008 - Aug 2010
Istanbul, Turkey
General Manager
Groupe Bel Turkey

Mar 1993 - Sep 2008
Istanbul, Turkey
Marketing Director
Unilever (Local & Regional Responsibility, Global Brand Team Memberships)

Sep 1992 - Dec 1992
Istanbul, Turkey
Staff Consultant
Andersen Consulting (Now Accenture)
Educational Background
Formal Education



Qualification Highlights
Awards / Certification / Training
Professional Awards

Performance Coaching
The Passion Test
Life Success Coaching
The School for The Work

Language Skills

Manchester, UK, 1986-1987 School Year
Boston, MA, USA, 1977-1978 School Year
Storrs, CA, USA, 1981-1982 School Year
Bucharest, Romania, 1996-1998, Unilever Expatriate
Istanbul & Ankara, Turkey, Rest of My Life...
Austin, TX, USA, Summer of 1978
Jerusalem, Israel, 1979-1980 School Year First Term
International
Work & Life
Experience
Reminder to Self...
“There was no one near to confuse me,
so I was forced to become original.”
Joseph Haydn
Let’s Connect
Call me at:
+90 532 456 0335
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