Conversations with Turkey's Career Pioneers - Serhat Çeçen

CONVERSATIONS WITH TURKEY'S CAREER PIONEERS - SERHAT ÇEÇEN

This week’s guest on our Career Pioneers Talk was İçtaş Holding Member of the Board of Directors, and IC Energy Group Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Serhat Çeçen. Mr. Çeçen, who started his talk by introducing himself, first wanted to learn more about our students’ career plans. Indicating that he was glad to have studied Business, Mr. Çeçen, advised our students to get training on different areas to improve themselves. In this way, he said they will be able to extend their vision.

Stating that two of the firms he founded were added to IC Holding, Mr. Çeçen said that he himself, his siblings and administrators travel a lot because they are an international group. Despite this, he indicated that it is better that they are based in Ankara because %100 of the business they do is in the public sector. He added that IC Holding is a multifaceted firm expanding itself in the four main areas of; construction, transportation infrastructure, energy, and tourism. He also said that this year their energy infrastructure and later on their transportation infrastructure will go public.

Mr. Çeçen stated that they do not expect anything apart from hard work and patience from newly graduates. Adding that they will feel satisfied with the results of their hard work, Mr. Çeçen underlined that they will advance as they gain experience, and that they don’t need experience to be entrepreneurs. He listed good time management, communication, and listening skills as necessary and talked about the advantages of being clear. He ended his talk by answering students’ questions on being Fenerbahçe Deputy Chairman and his private life.