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About Nizmara Consulting & Executive Search

Nizmara is a boutique executive search and recruitment consultancy operating across Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe. We were built on a straightforward premise: the best talent searches are run by people who understand business — not just recruitment. Our consultants come from the sectors they serve. They have sat in commercial, technology, and leadership roles. They understand what a CFO actually does, what a CTO needs to build, and what a CHRO is trying to solve. This is not a common starting point in recruitment. Most firms hire generalist recruiters and train them on sectors. We work the other way around. The result is a different kind of conversation — with clients and with candidates. One that is grounded in business reality, not just process.

Who We Are

Nizmara was founded by senior professionals with hands-on experience across technology, financial services, banking, engineering, and commercial functions — gained at global firms and leading regional organisations. The firm was built to offer something the Turkish and regional market was missing: a senior-led, commercially intelligent talent partner that could operate at the intersection of business strategy and leadership hiring.
Today, Nizmara operates with a team of senior consultants and advisors — each with deep sector experience in their respective fields. We work on executive search and recruitment mandates across Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Europe, serving both multinational companies entering new markets and established regional businesses scaling their leadership teams.
We are boutique by design. We take a focused number of mandates at any given time, which means every client gets genuine senior attention — not a process handed to a junior team after the first meeting.

How We Work

We Start With the Business

Every engagement begins with understanding the commercial context — the strategy, the team, the gap, and what success looks like. Not just the job title.

We Search, We Don't Post

We identify and approach the right candidates directly. The strongest leaders are rarely looking. Reaching them requires market knowledge and credibility — not a job advertisement.

We Stay Until It's Done

We support the full process — from search and assessment through to offer, negotiation, and onboarding. We are invested in the outcome, not just the placement.

What Makes Us Different

There is no shortage of recruitment firms in Turkey or the Middle East. What is harder to find is a firm that combines genuine sector expertise with senior delivery and commercial intelligence. We are not competing with mass-market agencies on speed or volume. We are competing on judgment — the ability to identify the right person, assess them accurately, and manage a hiring process that creates long-term value for the client.
Our clients are CHROs, CEOs, and founders who have worked with large global firms and local agencies. They come to Nizmara when they need something more precise.

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Talent Reach Spanning 25+ Countries

  • Led by Senior Consultants with 18+ Years of Experience
  • Trusted by multinational and regional companies across Turkey, Europe and the Middle East
  • Strategic Talent Partner Driving Business Impact
  • Leaders who determine the future of your company, discover the managers who will shape the future with our professional team
MANAGING PARTNER

Elif Tavşancıl

Elif Tavşancıl is a Managing Partner at Nizmara and a senior executive search consultant specializing in financial services, banking, and leadership hiring across Turkey and the Middle East. As a trusted executive search consultant for banks, fintechs, insurers, and investment institutions, she has successfully delivered C-level, board, and senior leadership mandates across multiple sectors. With nearly two decades of experience spanning corporate strategy and executive recruitment, Elif combines deep sector expertise with a highly consultative approach to leadership hiring and executive talent advisory.
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MANAGING PARTNER

Giray Keskin

Giray Keskin is an executive search consultant and Managing Partner at Nizmara, specializing in C-level, leadership, and strategic hiring mandates across Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe. With 17 years of experience at the intersection of technology, business, and talent strategy, he specializes in C-level, senior leadership, and specialist recruitment across IT, retail & e-commerce, engineering and manufacturing. He also plays a strategic role in expanding Nizmara’s presence across Turkey, the Middle East, and Europe, building senior leadership teams for growth-stage and established multinational organizations.
CONSULTANT

Bengü Akyürek

Bengü Akyürek is a distinguished professional with more than 18 years of experience in the finance sector, where she has played a strategic role in shaping organizational human resources structures. Throughout her career, she has held key leadership positions, driving initiatives in talent acquisition, workforce planning, and organizational development. Her expertise includes leading end-to-end annual recruitment strategies, building sustainable HR frameworks, and aligning talent agendas with business objectives. Bengü’s deep sector knowledge and strategic vision have positioned her as a trusted HR leader in the financial services industry.
CONSULTANT

Tayfun Hekimoglu

Tayfun is a seasoned healthcare and life sciences professional with over 15 years of experience driving profitability and operational excellence in leading organizations across Turkey and the USA. He has held key roles in project management, quality management, strategic resource planning, procurement, and operations, consistently contributing to revenue growth and organizational efficiency. His extensive exposure to various layers of the healthcare ecosystem has equipped him with a deep understanding of both local and global market dynamics, enabling him to bridge strategic vision with operational execution.
ADVISOR

Ufuk Eren

Ufuk Eren is a highly respected leader in the healthcare and life sciences sectors with more than 35 years of international experience. Throughout his distinguished career, he has held multiple senior leadership and board-level positions across Europe, the US, and the Middle East, playing a key role in strategic growth, innovation, and investment within the industry. As a serial entrepreneur, advisor, and thought leader, Ufuk has been at the forefront of transforming healthcare ecosystems, building partnerships, and guiding organizations through complex growth and change journeys. His deep sector knowledge and strategic vision strengthen Nizmara’s executive search and advisory capabilities in healthcare and life sciences.
ADVISOR

Mehmet Sinan Erisen

Mehmet Erisen, with 23 years of comprehensive achievements in financial services, IT consulting, and management consulting, has proven successes in business transformation, IT, technology environments, and operations by leveraging business and technology expertise gathered from different countries, cultures, and multinational companies. He holds an MBA/BS degree in Business Administration and is known for applying best practices and new technology trends.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Murat Saray

Murat Saray is a distinguished expert with an outstanding track record of providing customized consulting services. He specializes in transformation management, debt/equity financing, financial modeling, portfolio management, hedging solutions, and fundraising for ventures and funds. With notable leadership skills, Murat has taken on interim CEO and CFO roles in various prominent companies.
FINANCE ADVISOR

Selim Yuna

Selim Yuna is a highly experienced professional with over 25 years of experience in audit, corporate finance, strategy, business development, financial and general management. He has worked in various sectors including electronics, home appliances, energy, telecommunications, real estate, chemicals, entertainment, hospitality, and food and beverage. With a management background in accounting, finance, budgeting, procurement, HR, strategy, and business development departments, Selim supports businesses in growing, increasing profitability, and boosting revenues.

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