Mustafa Seçkin was appointed as Executive Vice President of Unilever Turkey, Central Asia & Iran in January 2019. He joined Unilever at Turkey in 1989 where he held various roles in marketing. In 2000, he moved to Poland as the Director of the Regional Innovation Center. In 2002, he was appointed as the Knorr Brand Development Director Africa, Middle East and Turkey. In 2007, Mustafa Seçkin was appointed as the Vice President for Foods Marketing and Board Member at Unilever Turkey.

His most recent role was Vice President Foods and Refreshment NAMETRUB (North Africa, Middle East, Turkey and Russia) where he was responsible for Unilever’s Refreshment category from 2016 and Foods category from 2017. He has been a member of the Unilever NAMETRUB Board and Global Refreshment Board since 2016.

In addition to his corporate roles, Mustafa Seçkin has been the Chair of Global Compact Network Turkey during 2016-2019. In May 2019, he was elected as the board member of Global Compact Network Turkey.

Leading by example, he has been an advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. He has worked towards achieving gender balance in management within the business and supporting an inclusive work environment where employees can realize their full potential, share their opinions and ideas freely. Under his leadership, Global Compact Turkey introduced to high-level Turkish business leaders the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Implementation Guide, a step by step how-to for companies seeking to implement the WEPs and actively participate in achieving gender equality in the workplace. Moreover, in his board at Unilever Turkey, women now represent 50 percent of the company’s board members. Driven by his purpose, he has also been leading various projects supporting refugees and their social & economic integration in the host community.

In September 2020, Mustafa Seçkin joined the board of the Dutch Business Association (DBA). He is also a board member of International Investors Association (YASED) and Make a Wish Foundation.

Mustafa graduated from Lycée de Galatasaray and holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey.