Ragıp Balcıoğlu

Ragıp Balcıoğlu received his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1989 and his Master's degree in Business Administration from Koç University in 1996. He completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in 2019.

Ragıp Balcıoğlu began his professional career in 1990 as a Marketing Manager at Data Hidrolik Makine Sanayi A.Ş. He then worked as an Imported Material Planning and Purchasing Specialist at Beko from 1992 to 1996. In 1996, Balcıoğlu was appointed as the Trading Manager of Beko England. He was promoted to Product Marketing Manager at Beko Plc in 2003 and then to Product Marketing Director in 2004. In 2006, he was appointed as Product Management and Supply Director. Balcıoğlu served as Sales Director at Beko Plc from 2008 to 2010. He then worked as the UK and Ireland Country Manager at Beko and General Manager at Beko Plc from 2011 to 2015. In 2015, Balcıoğlu was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer — International Sales at Beko, a position he held until 2017. From January 2018 to April 2023, he served as Chief Commercial Officer — Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Americas.

In line with the company's restructuring and anticipated inorganic expansion in Europe, he has been serving as Chief Commercial Officer — Europe since April 2023. In addition to his role at Beko, Balcıoğlu serves as the CEO of Beko Europe as of April 2024.