Ethem Eldem has over twenty eight years of working experience, with extensive expertise in business management, organizational development and consulting, digital services innovation, digital product marketing and management, disruptive launcher of many first platforms and solutions at a global level.

In his current position, he is heading the smart and sustainable city solutions unit. He has previously headed the Etisalat AI Iot , Digital Payments and M2M&IoT business units since 2014.

Prior to joining Etisalat, he was responsible for all corporate mobile solutions including M2M/IoT, connectivity services, premium messaging, location based services and enterprise applications at Turkcell, Turkey’s leading mobile operator.

Ethem graduated from Austrian High school in Istanbul and completed his BA and MBA in Marmara University, Turkey.