TayfunTopkoc- His Education, Early life and Achievements

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Tayfun Topkoc- His Education, Early life and
Achievements
Tayfun Topkoc, originally Turkish, is now a
well-known figure in the technology industry of
the Middle East. Tayfun Topkoc holds over 20
years of valuable experience in his field of
specialization, that is, innovation, creative
problem solving and general management.
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Education TofyunTopkoc has completed his higher
education at some of the best universities of the
world. He attended the KOC University and
graduated with an Executive MBA degree. Tayfun
Topkoc is also a Master of Science in the field
of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering.
His educational journey began with a Bachelor of
Science degree specializing in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering. After completing his
higher studies, Tayfun Topkoc began his career as
a marketing manager for a global marketing
company, Hewlett Packard in Turkey itself. Soon
after he was posted in Dubai as the regional
director for the Middle East for the same
company.
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Early Life In the year 2014, Tayfun Topkoc quit
this job with Hewlett Packard. He then got
offered a job at SAP for the position of managing
director of UAE and Oman. It was here that Tayfun
Topkoc achieved his greatest achievement to date.
In 3 years of being the managing director for
SAP- UAE and Oman, his main role was to improve
the business of SAP in his region of control. As
a result of his responsibilities as MD, Tayfun
Topkoc was given credit for opening SAP's latest
MENA headquarters located in Dubai as well as the
companys 5 year UAE investment plan of 200
million USD. The team, led by Tofyun was honored
for their commendable work by honorable Chairman
of the Dubai Excecutive Council, HH Sheikh Hamdan
bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also
recognized as Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman
of Dubai.
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Where he stands today 4 years after, in 2018,
Tayfun Topkoc, took up the post of Group Chief
Digital Officer at Bee'ah. Bee'ah is a leading
company that has a fully integrated environment
and waste management systems and is located in
the Middle East. He is a strong supporter of
entrepreneurial ventures and is on the board
committee of multiple start-ups and takes an
active part in helping them find their dream
team.