ABOUT US

Trust, Integrity, Sustainability, Diversity

Trust is essential to all relationships, particularly in the service sector. We are proud of the clients who trust us to partner with them for important projects.

As Stephen M.R. Covey argues in The Speed of Trust, we trust someone when they demonstrate character and competence. To be trusted, one needs to demonstrate, integrity, good intent, the capabilities to do what is promised, and effective results. As OneWorld Consulting we strive to live up to our high standards of integrity, intent, capabilities and results to be a trustworthy business partner. We build high trust relationships with our clients and stakeholders because we believe it is the right thing to do and it is good for business.

We believe in long term mutually beneficial relationships with the organisations and individuals we work with based on genuine partnership.

We believe that business can have a positive impact on the world, and that our business and personal values should be aligned.

For us, Integrity, Sustainability and Diversity are key values in our personal and business lives.

Integrity
We do what we say we will, and we are straightforward with clients and candidates. As a company we treat our own people and the world around us with integrity, we pay our taxes and treat suppliers fairly. We do not work with clients unless we believe in them as organisations.

Sustainability
We aim to provide robust, sustainable solutions for clients, so that all parties we work with will benefit for the long term. We also aim to be a sustainable business in terms of how we interact with the environment.

Diversity
We believe that diversity is a key strength in the best organisations, and we reflect that belief in the way we work. Both in the natural world and business life, diversity is key to survival. In our executive projects we work hard to ensure that every shortlist of candidates we present to clients is as diverse as possible. 

Our company name, OneWorld, reflects our belief that we only have one planet earth and that we all live in the same world. We must protect the natural environment and contribute to the society we all live in. We run our business in as an environmentally friendly way as possible, and support a number of social and environmental organisations.

We work with MyClimate (The Climate Protection Partnership) to offset our unavoidable CO2-emissions, and make OneWorld Consulting a climate neutral company. This is achieved by financing valuable projects to promote the use of sustainable renewable energies and increase energy efficiency.

We chose to work with MyClimate because their projects satisfy strict project standards. As well as reducing greenhouse gases, their projects must also make a demonstrably positive contribution to sustainable development and benefit local communities. MyClimate is one of the few offset providers to offer Gold Standard credits which are independently validated, adhere to best practice methodology and only support renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies (no tree planting or gas flaring). Most importantly the environmental achievements are additional which means they would not have happened as business as usual. MyClimate supports projects worldwide, including a wind farm project in Turkey.

We also support a number of social mentoring programmes by providing free consultancy, training and support to scheme managers and participants.

We are an owner-operated business and all our team members have a strong sense of ownership. Our team has extensive experience in international business roles as well as recruitment and HR Consulting. We have a Turkish and foreign team with a combined experience of over 100 years. We also work with a number of highly qualified associates on certain projects.

Our people are smart, motivated by what they do, and work hard to find the best solutions for you.

We believe in continuous learning and all of our people complete training courses each year and attend appropriate conferences to keep their skills and knowledge up to date.

We are all remunerated based on overall company performance and client feedback, both informal and in surveys.

We enjoy what we do, we are passionate about our business, and we aim to be good people to do business with!

We are honest, straightforward, and will tell you what we can and can't do in advance.



Tim Bright

Partner

After graduating from Glasgow University Tim delivered business communication skills training in the UK, and also worked for 8 months in Germany.

Tim moved to Turkey in 1991, recruited as Training Coordinator for a major bank. He then worked as a freelance consultant, designing and managing training programmes, advising on HR issues including executive development, and managing a team of trainers.

Tim worked with Nicholson International from 1995-2007. He was Country Manager of the Turkish office, and built the market leading team of recruitment consultants and researchers. In 1997 he was appointed as Area Manager for Turkey and Israel. Nicholson International was the first international Human Resources consultancy in Israel and grew significantly in the country.

In 1998 Tim was appointed as a Regional Director of the firm, and relocated to Hong Kong. He worked extensively across Asia and led a major successful expansion in the People's Republic of China developing four offices and negotiating a landmark joint venture with the Chinese government. The team was selected by Euromoney as the 'Best Recruitment Firm in China'.

In 2000, Tim was appointed to the Management Board of the firm, and was made responsible for the Group's operations in the USA, managing offices in New York, Princeton, and Silicon Valley.

In 2007 Tim co-founded OneWorld Consutling which provides retained executive search, coaching, mentoring, outplacement and other tailored HR consulting services in Turkey and other markets. He chairs the British Business Group in Istanbul, and is on the Senior Advisory Board of the British Chamber of Commerce.

Tim began working as an executive coach in 1997, specialising in coaching senior executives and leadership teams, with the aim of raising their levels of awareness, and providing challenge and support as they reflect, achieving real behavioural change and improving results. His experience as a corporate trainer, executive search and HR consultant, and a business manager makes him well positioned to be a highly effective coach.

Tim has coached and managed executive search assignments in 20 countries. His clients include Adidas, Anadolu Group, Aviva, Avon, Bayer, Borusan, Bosch, Brisa, Coca-Cola, Dogan Group, Anadolu Efes, Enerjisa, Google, Henkel, HSBC, Koc Group, Microsoft, Pearson, Philips, Sabanci Group, Siemens, Tesco, Unilever, Vodafone and Yildiz Holding. He currently works actively in four countries.

Tim was trained by Dr Suzanne Skiffington of the Behavioural Coaching Institute. He has qualified as a Master Coach with the Professional Development Foundation in the UK (an EMCC accredited programme at Master level) and completed a Masters Degree in Executive Coaching/Professional Development with Middlesex University.

Tim is co-founder of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC) in Turkey and served on the International Executive Board.

Tim continues to work as an executive search consultant, leadership consultant and coach, and works in English and Turkish. He also designs and supervises corporate mentoring programmes. He has facilitated effective leadership offsite meetings in a number of countries for a range of clients. Tim also runs intercultural workshops and briefings and is a member of SIETAR – the Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research.

Joan O'Rourke

Partner

Joan is a co-founding partner of OneWorld Consulting which was established in 2007. Joan has business experience gained in sales, business development, management and consulting roles. This includes time working in the UK, US, Greater China region and Turkey and almost 20 years of experience as a Search Consultant in the UK, China and Turkey.

Previous employers include the UK’s London International Group, The Corporate Services Group, Nicholson International and Quintiles Transnational Corporation. Joan moved to Istanbul, Turkey in 2004 and has since been working as a Search Consultant and Executive Coach.

Joan has overseen retained searches in Turkey and regionally for senior and mid-level executives including Chairman, Non-Executive Director Board Member, General Manager and C-Level roles for country and regional level positions. Her clients include international and Turkish organizations and not for profit organizations across various industry sectors.

Joan is also an experienced Executive Coach and Career Coach and has a particular interest in career transition and cross-cultural issues.

Joan has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from The University of Nottingham, UK, and a Master of Science degree from Manchester University, UK. She is also an accredited Coach and has completed a coaching diploma programme with the Oxford School of Coaching and Mentoring in the UK. Joan is a native English speaker.

Hale Beyhan

Consultant

Hale Beyhan has 17 years of experience in human resources management and consulting. This includes 6 years of experience in the banking sector as a Human Resources Specialist and more than 11 years as an Executive Search & Outplacement Consultant.

Hale has extensive experience in the design and management of recruitment processes and talent mapping. Since joining OneWorld Consulting in 2007, Hale has worked as a lead Consultant on various executive search projects across a wide range of industry sectors, including life sciences, financial services, FMCG, industrial, manufacturing and telecommunications. Hale has also completed searches where she has identified and recruited talent in Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.

As well as leading projects to recruit mid to senior level managers, Hale has a particular interest in career transition consulting and has worked with senior and mid-level managers on outplacement and career management programs.

Hale has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Istanbul University and is fluent in Turkish and English.

Melih Mermer

Consultant

Melih has 15 years of business experience with Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu and OneWorld Consulting.

Since joining OneWorld Consulting Melih has worked as a Consultant on various searches for senior and mid-level managers for leading Turkish and international organizations. This includes Turkish Holding Companies and clients in retail, energy, FMCG, professional services, manufacturing, automotive and tourism sectors and includes talent searches across the region and Europe.

Melih has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Istanbul Bilgi University and is fluent in Turkish and English.

Irem Kapudag Abajoli

Consultant

Irem Kapudag Abajoli has 12 years of experience in human resources consulting and psychological counselling. This includes 5 years of experience as a Human Resources Consultant and 7 years of experience as a Psychologist in private practice.

Irem joined OneWorld Consulting in 2008 and worked as a Researcher and Consultant on multiple search and outplacement projects.
This included work with clients from a wide range of industry sectors including life sciences, energy, financial services, FMCG, technology, telecommunications and textiles. This includes projects in Turkey and abroad.

Irem has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Psychology (double major) from Webster University in Switzerland, and a Master of Science degree in Psychology. Besides her university degrees Irem has received extensive trainings in psychotherapy techniques looking into the human nature in all dimensions, which enriches her approach as an Outplacement Consultant.

Irem is fluent in Turkish, English and French and speaks Greek at a conversational level.

Okan Utkueri

Executive Coach

Okan is an executive coach and leadership mentor, and a senior executive in the insurance field with more than 25 years' corporate experience. During his professional career, he spent 14 years in executive and CEO level roles. Alongside his coaching work with top executives, Okan is currently MD and country head for Guy Carpenter (part of the Marsh & McLennan Group of Companies). Previously, he was CEO of Eureko (Garanti) Sigorta, part of Achmea, a Dutch insurance company.

In his role as an executive, he led senior teams and high potential individuals in various change projects, transformation programs and organizational development initiatives.

Okan has worked as a Board member in quasi-government institutions (Association of Insurance Companies, the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool and the Turkish Agriculture Pool) where he gained experience of working with regulatory authorities and various governmental bodies in Turkey.

Okan reflects his own execution and leadership experience in his coaching. The experience, wisdom and know-how gained during his executive roles are harmonized with his positive energy, calmness and confidence. This defines the flavor of his coaching style and enables him to create the right atmosphere for his coachees to inspire, attain self-confidence to improve and to execute change.

Okan's main area of expertise is leadership, strategy, change projects, career development, innovation climate, corporate culture and organizational wellbeing. Okan is passionate about the human perspective in the work environment. As well as the "financial performance" dimension of business life, he truly values the "wellbeing and health" element in organizations. He focuses primarily on areas such as corporate identity, leadership culture, values, motivation, engagement and execution power.

While working as a CEO, Okan attended various coaching & mentoring programs and initiated several internal projects in this field. He used coaching skills actively both in formal and informal coaching projects within the organization. He has taken many training programs in coaching. He completed a number of Adler advanced coaching programmes and is certified as an ATC (Adler Trained Coach). He is also ACC (Associate Certified Coach) accredited by ICF (International Coach Federation).

Okan is actively involved in the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Turkey and is a member of EMCC Turkey's Executive Committee.

Okan also writes a column in a monthly insurance magazine about new generation insurance, disruptive technologies, digitalization and the transformation of organizations and leaders. He also writes a blog about his life journey, organic leadership and organizational fitness.

Okan works with OneWorld Consulting on a range of projects, mostly focused on coaching and mentoring senior executives.

Burcu Yalman

Executive Coach

Burcu is an ICF certified professional coach (PCC), with over 3,000 hours of coaching experience, and an experienced facilitator, bringing over 20 years of work experience in professional and entrepreneurial life in the US and Turkey.

She works primarily with executives and management teams on change, growth and leadership. Previously she worked as an investment banker and corporate finance person with employers including World Bank (Washington DC), Global Securities (Istanbul), Euro-Phoenix (HQ in Budapest) and her own company Fora Corporate Finance (İstanbul).

She worked for projects in numerous countries such as Jordan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. Currently, Burcu coaches primarily senior level executives including Chairman, Board Members, General Manager and C-Level roles.

She facilitates workshops and coaches management teams for senior and mid-level executives. She coaches/facilitates both in Turkish and English.

Burcu is also the founder of Coachzone, a transformational solution provider; Faculty Leader in the Adler International School of Coaching; Country Associate for Pluribus Europe, a global company focusing on D&I; and a Global Faculty for Coming Into Your Own, a women leadership and empowerment program offered for over 20 years in 18 countries, including Turkey.

Furthermore, she is a certified Council Guide, exploring and disseminating earth-based teaching and traditions of Native Americans.

Burcu holds a BA in Business Administration from Bosphorus University and an MBA from George Washington University. She is a mother of two children; San and Sim.
As a way to honor her values of freedom, curiosity and self-development, Burcu enjoys traveling, reading and connecting with the nature and her inner world.

Bengisu Erol

Researcher-Analyst

Bengisu started her career with Ernst & Young as a Tax Consultant but knew her heart and future belonged in Human Resources.

Having worked with OneWorld Consulting as an intern in 2017 she rejoined the team in 2018 and has been working as a Researcher.

Bengisu has worked on various search projects for senior and mid-level executives for leading Turkish and international companies across different industry sectors including retail, energy, consumer, manufacturing and life sciences.

In addition to her Researcher role, Bengisu is responsible for the OneWorld Consulting candidate and client satisfaction survey feedback process.

Bengisu has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Marmara University and is fluent in Turkish and English.

Betul Bagdadi Tilley

Office Manager

Betul has almost 20 years of professional work experience which has taken to her various countries and engaged her in a diverse range of work-related projects. This includes 10 years of experience with the British Consulate in Istanbul and her work with international NGOs.

In 2018 Betul joined the team as Office Manager and keeps all office and administrative operations running smoothly.

She is responsible for finance, legal, and all other office management duties.

Betul studied Economics in Bucharest, Romania and Ankara and she recently went back to school to continue her studies.
Betul is fluent in Turkish and English and has conversational Arabic.

All in all, my experience with OneWorld Consulting was the best ever, during my job search period. Even this satisfaction survey proves how well you're managing the search and selection process and your openness to further improvement. Thank you for your professional approach; I strongly recommend your high quality services to any recruiter or job seeker.


The consultant treated me as valuable as a client. I really appreciated the approach toward a candidate and the support provided.


The consultants that I had interview with were very kind and it was very clear that they know what they are doing. They were very supportive and very attentive. I would always love to work with them.


Although the process in general is tough for job seeker, the consultant is very professional in managing the process. Thank you for your support and help.


Typically you are only asked to take personality tests prior to the interview. For the first time in my life I received written and verbal guidance to prepare myself for the interview. I felt like I was cared for! This is great!


Cigdem Köseoglu is in a great partnership between the candidate and the searching company (client). She is very good in terms of her communication skills and understands the candidates' expectations very well.


This is the first time throughout my carreer, I received on time and relevant, useful, and reliable feedback from the recruiter following my attendance to a hiring process. The consultant provided me with very good briefing documents, and updated me frequently all throughout the process. As an HR professional, I would definetely be willing to work with OneWorld Consulting Consultants and get their assistance with my recruitment projects.


I see that OneWorld Consulting allows qualified time for understanding the candidate's experiences and assessment. It's not easy both having a professional approach while observing strict guidelines and also having a sincere, patient and open approach at the same time. I see that OneWorld Consulting achieves to catch this balance very succesfuly. Thank you very much.


I felt very comfortable working with Joan in this project. With her communication during the process, candidate-position match, providing information and asking questions, she presented me the right information. I enjoyed working with her.


All in all I would like to thank the OneWorld Consulting team for their support during my journey. It was a pleasure working with you and the support that I got. The book that I received about "the first 100 days" and the coaching helped me so much for my overall first days of planning and beyond. Thank you again.


Thanks for your support in every step of process. You are not only a headhunter, you are a professional consultant.


Very professional approach to the both candidate and the client. The consultant following the integration of the candidate to the company, after the recruitment, has influenced me a lot.


You are the best consultancy firm I've ever seen!


I see the consultant as a close friend and a good coach throughout the process. The sincere approach and feedback on my strengths and areas for improvement helped me in the interviews. The post-recruitment support was also highly valuable. It was a great chance for me to work with OneWorld Consulting. Thanks.


Your business attitude is inspiring. I believe trust and cooperation is crucial in your field, which is accomplished perfectly by your company. It was really a great pleasure to work with you. I am grateful for your kind support all through the process even after being on board in my new assignment.


Very professional approach to the candidate and continuous support from the consultants. Best consulting firm I have ever worked with. Thanks and keep doing this good job.


Perfect performance. As an HR professional I experienced that OneWorld Consulting service quality is far ahead from the others. Thanks so much Cigdem & Nurdan.


I have a lot of interviews and got professional relationship with many headhunter firms in Istanbul. I can honestly tell that OneWorld Consulting was the most professional and elite company I have interviewed and communicated with. I got great support from consultants at every stage of the hiring process. I really want to thank to every single person working at the company for their professional work ethics, and business discipline.


We are proud of our status as an independent, owner-operated business and you can always be sure that one of the partners is closely involved in your project.

To broaden our international reach, and to keep up to date with global developments and standards, we have joined some carefully selected networks of like-minded firms.

Career Star Group is the world's largest outplacement provider, with all its members firms being no.1 or no.2 in their market. Career Star Group was created by bringing together the local market leaders in outplacement into a single harmonized, global organization to complement the size, reach and presence of our clients.

Coaching and Mentoring International is led by David Clutterbuck, a pioneer and thought leader in developmental mentoring programmes, and we are proud to be the Turkey representative of this firm.

Our partners and consultants have worked in executive search for over 25 years and have lived and worked in the United States, Asia, Western Europe and the Middle East, as well as Turkey. We have delivered searches on the ground in over 20 countries throughout the world. This experience has enabled us to develop strong relationships with high quality executive search firms throughout the world. We have also worked with some of the leading international search firm networks as well.

Our international knowledge, experience and relationships enable us to provide high quality cross-border executive search services to our clients. We have delivered searches for our clients in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and Asia. We have also partnered with firms throughout the world to successfully complete assignments in a wide variety of international markets.

Our independence allows us to select the right partner firm to work with in each specific case. Experience has taught us that the best firm for a project may not be large or carry a particular brand. We choose our partners based on their experience, credibility and track record in the specific sector and discipline that we require for that project.

Please talk to us about your exact situation so that we can together design an effective solution to deliver the best results for your international executive search needs.