Ayhan Öztürk is a passionate, dynamic, and results-oriented leader and entrepreneur with 18 years of experience and a proven track record of achieving revenue, profit, and double-digit business growth in start-up, growth, and emerging markets.
Ayhan has extensive regional leadership experience in highly complex business environments, requiring expertise in diversity, talent, and operational excellence management, along with a deep understanding of multiple markets and functions in the healthcare and medical device industry.
Ayhan was promoted to the role of Türkiye Country Manager following the acquisition of a medical device company by Medtronic in 2014 and served as the Regional Vice President of Türkiye, West Asia, and Levant (TWAL) from 2015. In April 2023, he was assigned to lead the Surgical Robotics business for the EMEA Region Led Markets, in addition to his existing position as Regional Vice President of TWAL. In July 2024, Ayhan has been promoted to Regional Vice President & President of Türkiye, Russia, Middle East & Central Asia.
Before joining Medtronic, he established and managed various businesses and operations in healthcare, medical devices, and manufacturing. Ayhan successfully managed go-direct projects, transformed businesses from distribution companies to Medtronic in Türkiye, and strengthened teams by focusing on building sustainable organizations with strong business models, talent, diversity management, and inclusion in emerging and complex markets. Ayhan holds an MBA from Ozyegin University and a BSc in International Relations from the American International University. He speaks English, Turkish, German, and French.
Ayhan serves as a board member in various leading industrial trade associations. He is the past two-term President and a Board Member of the Association of Research Based Medical Technologies Manufacturers (ARTED) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Turkiye).