Canan Cimen
About Canan Cimen
Canan Cimen is a Manager of Sales Incentive Compensation at Thomson Reuters, with nearly 15 years of experience in sales compensation strategy and operations across various sectors. She has previously held significant roles at Turkcell and Eczacibasi Girisim Pazarlama A.S, and has an educational background in business administration and marketing.
Current Role at Thomson Reuters
Canan Cimen currently holds the position of Manager, Sales Incentive Compensation at Thomson Reuters. She has been in this role since 2022, contributing to the company's sales strategies and compensation frameworks. Her responsibilities include designing and implementing incentive compensation plans that align with organizational goals and drive performance.
Previous Experience at Turkcell
Cimen has extensive experience at Turkcell, where she held several key positions. From 2015 to 2018, she served as Head of Sales Experience Management. Following this role, she worked as Head of Sales Incentive Management from 2018 to 2020. Most recently, she was the Corporate Sales Compensation & Strategy Associate Director from 2020 to 2022. In these roles, she focused on enhancing sales strategies and compensation structures.
Educational Background
Canan Cimen has a diverse educational background. She studied Business Administration at Uludağ University from 1996 to 2002. She furthered her education in Marketing at Cavendish College London in 2002. Cimen achieved a Master's degree in Marketing Communication Management from Yeditepe University from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, she completed the Global Leadership Program at IMD in 2018.
Skills and Expertise
Cimen possesses strong skills in various areas including analytical approaches, problem solving, multi-tasking, crisis management, business process design, and long-term thinking. She has nearly 15 years of experience in sales compensation strategy and operations, with a focus on both B2B and B2C markets, particularly in the Technology and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) sectors. Her expertise includes plan design, business leadership, transformation, analytics, and communication.
Early Career at Eczacibasi Girisim Pazarlama A.S.
Before her tenure at Turkcell, Canan Cimen worked at Eczacibasi Girisim Pazarlama A.S. as a Sales Support Specialist from 2003 to 2006. In this role, she gained foundational experience in sales support and customer service, which contributed to her later success in sales compensation and strategy.