
Pinar
Senkos
Odgers Berndtson
Istanbul office
Pinar Senkos joined Odgers Berndtson in 1999. She started her career at Piar-Gallup where she gained significant market research experience. She later joined a local consulting and training company, where she established and developed the recruitment practice from scratch. Prior to joining Odgers Berndtson, she also gained hands-on experience as HR Manager at a major retail company in the apparel industry.
Pinar has managed various Executive Search, Selection, Management Audit / Assessment and Organizational Development assignments, serving clients mainly in the life sciences, consumer products & services, industrial , financial services, consumer products & services and information & communications sectors. As a generalist, her search assignments have covered primarily general management level as well as executive functions in sales, marketing business development and operation. Over the years, she also has become an expert in management assessment and development type projects. Pinar has successfully managed many Assessment Centers, Development Centers, Leadership Development and Coaching Programs. She has assumed assessor roles and also coached many top executives, especially in the pharmaceutical, FMCG, financial services & retail industries.
Pinar has an M.A. degree in European Union Studies and a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Marmara University, Istanbul and speaks fluent English.
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