P&G, a global leader in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, has restructured its organizational framework to increase agility across its operating markets. Under the new corporate layout, Oya Öngör, who had been serving as the Chairman of the Board for P&G Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia since May 2025, has been named the leader of a newly consolidated region. This territory includes Turkey, Caucasus, India, Saudi Arabia, Africa, and the Gulf countries, representing roughly 48 percent of the global population. Based in Dubai, Öngör will report directly to the company's global CEO, Shailesh Jejurikar.
Concurrently, Burak Akkiriş has been appointed to succeed Öngör as the Chairman of the Board for P&G Turkey and Caucasus. Since 2023, Akkiriş has been based in Switzerland, serving as the Vice President of Product Supply for P&G European Oral Care. Realized within the scope of P&G's internal talent development and "promote-from-within" principles, these executive shifts position leaders with extensive global supply chain and commercial operations backgrounds at the helm of regional management.
Background and Profiles of the Appointed Executives
Oya Öngör: Holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Dokuz Eylül University and a master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Boğaziçi University. She joined P&G Turkey in 1999 as a brand manager for the home care category. In 2005, she transitioned to P&G's European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where she held marketing and commercial marketing directorships for feminine care, personal care, and home care. She became the Vice President of P&G European Home Care in 2020 before returning to lead the Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia organization.
Burak Akkiriş: Graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He began his career at P&G in 1997 within the Product Supply division. After acquiring experience across production, technology investments, physical distribution, and supply network operations across three countries, he became the Commercial Operations Leader for Health and Male Care in Turkey, Caucasus, and Central Asia in 2017. In 2020, he was named Head of Commercial Operations for Oral, Health, and Beauty Care, followed by his role as Vice President of European Oral Care Supply in Switzerland.
