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Utku Öz

Partner

Head, Digital and Analytics Practice, Eastern Europe & Middle East

Türkiye

Utku is an expert in applying digital and analytics solutions to business problems and facilitating companies’ transformations to data-driven organizations.

Utku Öz

Areas of Focus

Education

Boğaziçi University
BSc. in Industrial Engineering

Past Experience

McKinsey & Company
Junior Partner
Value Partners Mgmt. Consulting
Senior Engagement Manage

Utku Öz

Utku is a Partner based in our Istanbul office. He is the leader of the “Digital and Analytics” Practice in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, helping clients create value with data, innovative tools, and techniques. He serves a wide range of industries, including financial services, telecoms, manufacturing, and retail.

Utku’s topics of expertise cover:

  • Advanced analytics transformation (including capacity building and change management)
  • Artificial intelligence/machine-learning use-case deployment
  • Sales and service models in banking and telecommunications
  • Pricing and margin management

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Utku worked for McKinsey & Company in its İstanbul office and supported clients in Turkey, Europe, and the Middle East. He established and led its “Data Science” team in Istanbul.

In addition to his consulting work, Utku voluntarily supports start-ups, developing artificial intelligence and automation applications in Turkey.

He holds a BSc. degree (industrial engineering) from Boğaziçi University. He has hands-on experience in the R/Python programming languages, as well as key classification, regression, and simulation techniques.

Utku is married to Aslı and lives in Istanbul. In his free time, he plays tennis and develops software, algorithms, and mobile games. He likes reading about science and space.

Post-merger integration success in insurance
Financial Services
Post-merger integration success in insurance
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have become an optimal way for insurers to expand or increase profits. However, dealmaking is time-intensive and costly, so failing to deliver on expected value is not an option. In this Viewpoint, we examine all the required elements to ensure business continuity and create synergies that make the combined entity more than the sum of its parts.
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Financial Services
Digital & analytics
Utku Öz
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AT THE CORE Digitization in service businesses has become the de facto standard, where the focus centers on creating operating models without staff involvement in sales and service processes. The same is true for banks. Under their digitization programs, banks have been attempting to cut costs of traditional sales channels (e.g., branch network, sales staff) by minimizing sales force size and diverting sales and services to digital channels.
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Financial Services
Bold choices ahead – transforming banks to win
Utku Öz
Banks should become the economic lever corporations and consumers need to survive the pandemic
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Utku Öz

Utku is a Partner based in our Istanbul office. He is the leader of the “Digital and Analytics” Practice in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, helping clients create value with data, innovative tools, and techniques. He serves a wide range of industries, including financial services, telecoms, manufacturing, and retail.

Utku’s topics of expertise cover:

  • Advanced analytics transformation (including capacity building and change management)
  • Artificial intelligence/machine-learning use-case deployment
  • Sales and service models in banking and telecommunications
  • Pricing and margin management

Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Utku worked for McKinsey & Company in its İstanbul office and supported clients in Turkey, Europe, and the Middle East. He established and led its “Data Science” team in Istanbul.

In addition to his consulting work, Utku voluntarily supports start-ups, developing artificial intelligence and automation applications in Turkey.

He holds a BSc. degree (industrial engineering) from Boğaziçi University. He has hands-on experience in the R/Python programming languages, as well as key classification, regression, and simulation techniques.

Utku is married to Aslı and lives in Istanbul. In his free time, he plays tennis and develops software, algorithms, and mobile games. He likes reading about science and space.

Post-merger integration success in insurance
Financial Services
Post-merger integration success in insurance
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have become an optimal way for insurers to expand or increase profits. However, dealmaking is time-intensive and costly, so failing to deliver on expected value is not an option. In this Viewpoint, we examine all the required elements to ensure business continuity and create synergies that make the combined entity more than the sum of its parts.
Find out more
Financial Services
Digital & analytics
Utku Öz
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT AT THE CORE Digitization in service businesses has become the de facto standard, where the focus centers on creating operating models without staff involvement in sales and service processes. The same is true for banks. Under their digitization programs, banks have been attempting to cut costs of traditional sales channels (e.g., branch network, sales staff) by minimizing sales force size and diverting sales and services to digital channels.
Find out more
Financial Services
Bold choices ahead – transforming banks to win
Utku Öz
Banks should become the economic lever corporations and consumers need to survive the pandemic
Find out more

More About Utku
  • Boğaziçi University
    BSc. in Industrial Engineering
  • McKinsey & Company
    Junior Partner
  • Value Partners Mgmt. Consulting
    Senior Engagement Manage