Yemeksepeti, one of Turkey’s largest online food ordering platforms, has undergone a change just like Amazon and Apple. Nevzat Aydın, one of the founders and CEO of Yemeksepeti, announced his resignation. So who is the new CEO?
Yemeksepeti CEO changed
A surprising change took place in the management seat of Yemeksepeti, which has been at the head of the platform since its establishment and has grown to become an example. Nevzat Aydın, co-founder and CEO of Yemeksepeti, in order to devote more time to his family and to focus on the support he gives to young entrepreneurs for the development of Turkey’s entrepreneurship ecosystem. He has decided to resign from his position as CEO.
After Nevzat Aydın’s decision to leave Yemeksepeti, he was appointed as the CEO. He joined the Yemeksepeti family in 2011. and still Mert Baki, who is the Deputy General Manager of Business Development.It has been announced that he has been appointed.
The statement from Yemeksepeti is as follows:
As of today, Yemeksepeti continues its activities in a structure that provides employment to more than 10 thousand people, supports the growth of more than 60 thousand businesses all over Turkey from the smallest tradesmen to the largest retailers, and responds to the needs of millions of people at any time with the principle of unconditional customer satisfaction. Nevzat Aydın’s role is undeniable in the fact that Yemeksepeti has not lost its start-up spirit while reaching this scale, and that it has a corporate culture that always keeps its employees, business partners and customers at the center of its activities. Yemeksepeti is determined to continue to grow by adhering to the principles and values set by Nevzat Aydın and its founders on the first day, creating value for all its stakeholders and Turkey. The fact that Mert Baki, a young leader who grew up within the body of Yemeksepeti, received the flag from Nevzat Aydın is the most concrete indicator of this determination. Nevzat Aydın, we thank Mert Baki for what Yemeksepeti will carry out on his next journey.
We wish you success in your assignment.”
Founder Nevzat Aydın wished Mert Baki success in his new position and used the following words:
“Yemeksepeti is a company that maintains its steady growth every year and is by far the leader in its sector. I want a different perspective to dominate the management in the coming period. We have recently established an excellent management team and I have full confidence in both this team and Mert Baki.” said. Noting that he will closely follow Yemeksepeti’s successes from now on, Aydın continued his words as follows: “During my 20 years of Yemeksepeti adventure, me and my teammates have worked day and night. As we celebrated successes together, we learned lessons from challenges. We did not shy away from any difficulties and focused on creating value for all our stakeholders by overcoming all obstacles. At Yemeksepeti, we have created a corporate culture that is envied by everyone. I believe that we have created an agile organization with very strong innovation muscles and that we have created the operational excellence platform required for the healthy growth of Yemeksepeti. Personally, I want to be able to devote more and quality time to my family in the new period of my life. I also wish success in his new duty to my dear Mert Baki, with whom I have been working for more than 10 years, who will take over the leadership of Yemeksepeti in a relay race.”
Who is Yemeksepeti CEO Mert Baki?
He will take over the position of CEO at Yemeksepeti Mert BakiAfter graduating from Galatasaray High School, he completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Electrical Engineering at ITU and then completed the MBA program at Sabancı University. Mert Baki, who participated in training programs in the fields of Business Strategy at Florida and Stanford Universities, started his professional career at ARAMA Consulting and then held different positions in the field of business development at Migros.
After joining the Yemeksepeti family in 2011, Mert Baki was responsible for the development and implementation of all the company’s new projects. Before joining the Delivery Hero family, he was responsible for the overseas operations of Yemeksepeti in 10 countries. Most recently, Mert Baki, who served as the Executive Vice President of Business Development, led many projects including Yemek.com, Yemeksepeti Banabi and Yemeksepeti Mahalle, and expanded the service range of Yemeksepeti. Mert Baki, who speaks fluent English and French, is married and has twin children.