Date: Issue 80 - March 2018
It was announced by a written statement on February 26th that Sedef Vehbi, who has been in charge of the Export Sales and the Director of Military Vehicles for years, has been appointed as Otokar’s Deputy General Manager for International Marketing and Sales of Military Vehicles.
Sedef Vehbi, following her graduation from Hacettepe University, Department of Economics, completed her MBA degree at Reading University in the UK. During the time she lived in London, she gained experience in Foreign Trade Financing in the Turkish Bank (UK). After her return to Turkey in 1997, she joined Koç Group and took active roles in International Project Financing and Business Development for 5 years with the Group’s foreign trade company namely RAM. Having become acquainted with the Defense Industry as Otokar’s Business Development Coordinator in 2002, Vehbi managed the export of Otokar’s military vehicles, which are preferred in more than 30 countries on 5 continents. She has held various positions with increasing responsibilities.
As of February 1st, 2018, Sedef Vehbi has been working as Deputy General Manager for International Marketing and Sales of Military Vehicles at Otokar.